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"I am Iron Man."
It is where the story begins, and where the story ends.
Eleven years have passed, and Tony Stark, the rebellious soul of the Avengers and witty billionaire who always refused high-sounding words or social norms, finally sacrificed himself to save Earth and humankind.
A still from "Avengers: Endgame".
His epigraph, engraved on the arc reactor, was the same as the phrase on the original electromagnet, which saved and changed his life: "Proof that Tony Stark Has a Heart."
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fans walked out of the cinemas in tears, and social media was in deep mourning. "We love you 3,000," was almost a code between those who have already watched the film, to convey their grief without spoiling the scene.
This is only a peek of the massive appeal and influence of the finale of the Marvel Studio superhero saga, "Avengers: Endgame," not only in China, but around the world.
Figures tell
As of Saturday, the end of the May Day holiday, the film has already grossed over 3.8 billion yuan (560 million U.S. dollars) in the country and 1.9 billion U.S. dollars around the world.
It has also overtaken "The Fate of the Furious" to become the No.1 of all imported films, and the fastest ever to reach three billion yuan (450 million U.S. dollars), surpassing China's first domestic hardcore sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth," the previous record holder.
