Ok, ok. We haven’t seen Iron Man. You’d think we’d be the kind of people who would rush out to see the early showings, and we’re not going to deny there were some curious phone calls between friends and staff members last night around 8PM, but most of us were trying to finish up some work before The Office/30 Rock came on.

So, we’re still amongst those who have not yet pledged the price of a movie ticket towards Iron Man’s noble fight.

If Iron Man makes over $70 million, as conservatively suggested, the following things will be proven/justified:

- Iron Man is the best reviewed studio-film of the year.

- Iron Man is the first real “summer movie.”

- Iron Man might be able to crush Speed Racer, leaving open territory between here and Dr. Jones.

- Iron Man’s success will prove that all the GTA fans can play video games and see movies in…gaps!…the same weekend.

-Iron Man 2 will be greenlit for a 2010 release date.

Yes, we’re sure about that last one. Sumner Redstone and Brad Grey (Exec Chairman and CEO, respectively) told Entertainment Tonight that if the movie does as well as expected, Paramount will greenlight a sequel for the same week in 2010.

That would throw it up against Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader.