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'Man of Steel' Passes $150 Million; 'Iron Man 3' Passes $400 MillionJune 19, 2013 11:36 AM

by Daniel Garris

Warner's Man of Steel continued to dominate the daily box office on Tuesday with a first place take of $11.51 million. In the process, the blockbuster superhero franchise re-launch surpassed the $150 million mark yesterday. Man of Steel did fall 9 percent from Monday. While that represented the day's poorest daily hold among wide releases, the percentage hold was quite understandable given the size of the film's grosses and the competition the film (and the rest of the marketplace) faced from Game 6 of the NBA Finals. With $152.78 million through Tuesday, Man of Steel continues to perform far stronger than 2006's Superman Returns, which grossed $108.09 million through its first Tuesday (its seventh day of release). Man of Steel is currently running 23 percent behind the $198.04 million five-day start of last year's The Dark Knight Rises, a comparison which strongly suggests that Man of Steel won't have a problem surpassing the $300 million domestic mark.

In other box office news, fellow superhero film Iron Man 3 surpassed the $400 million domestic mark on Tuesday after taking in $368,605 for the day. The blockbuster superhero sequel from Disney and Marvel reached the milestone in 47 days. Iron Man 3 has grossed $400.35 million to date, which currently ranks the film in 17th place on the all-time unadjusted domestic chart.

This Is The End held up well once again on Tuesday with a second place take of $3.36 million. Sony's modestly budgeted ensemble R-rated comedy was down a slim 2 percent from Monday. In comparison, 2008's Pineapple Express fell 15 percent on its first Tuesday to gross $3.28 million. With a one-week start of $39.80 million, This Is The End is running 18 percent behind the $48.45 million one-week start of Pineapple Express and continues to make up ground in the comparison as days go by.

Lionsgate's Now You See Me held steady in third with $1.73 million. The surprise hit ensemble thriller was up 16 percent over Monday and down 29 percent from last Tuesday. Now You See Me has grossed $83.92 million through 19 days of release and is now just $16.08 million away from reaching the $100 million domestic milestone.

Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Aug. 27 - Sun, Aug. 29

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Takers$20,512,304--2,206--$9,298$20,512,3041Sony / Screen Gems
2The Last Exorcism$20,366,613--2,874--$7,087$20,366,6131Lionsgate
3The Expendables$9,527,937-44%3,398128$2,804$82,040,1833Lionsgate
4Eat Pray Love$6,815,555-44%3,10826$2,193$60,531,3263Sony / Columbia
5The Other Guys$6,285,712-38%3,181-291$1,976$99,018,1724Sony / Columbia
6Vampires Suck$5,221,780-57%3,2330$1,615$27,834,2562Fox
7Inception$4,876,356-38%2,070-331$2,356$270,519,9207Warner Bros.
8Nanny McPhee Returns$4,714,215-44%2,79814$1,685$16,991,2852Universal
9The Switch (2010)$4,583,481-46%2,0175$2,272$16,410,0092Miramax
10Piranha 3D$4,302,878-57%2,49121$1,727$18,266,8892Weinstein Company
11Lottery Ticket$3,854,303-64%1,9730$1,954$17,284,6412Warner Bros.
12Despicable Me$2,859,680-39%1,833-403$1,560$236,276,0858Universal
13Scott Pilgrim vs. the World$2,505,555-52%1,566-1254$1,600$26,166,9453Universal
14Salt$1,883,890-25%1,168-626$1,613$113,260,6446Sony / Columbia
15Dinner for Schmucks$1,779,540-49%1,501-648$1,186$69,204,3725Paramount / DreamWorks

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Avatar$4,007,750--812--$4,936$753,773,88937Fox
2Get Low$1,640,176130%570424$2,878$3,633,4515Sony Pictures Classics
3Step Up 3D$1,227,816-61%901-691$1,363$39,715,3044Disney
4Toy Story 3$1,010,710-34%600-130$1,685$405,659,22111Disney
5Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore$675,231-60%823-757$820$41,279,2445Warner Bros.
6The Kids Are All Right$522,172-36%342-62$1,527$19,149,7018Focus
7The Twilight Saga: Eclipse$514,653-9%476-81$1,081$298,027,7529Summit
8The Last Airbender$418,754122%30683$1,368$130,590,2569Paramount
9Ramona and Beezus$320,050-21%354-34$904$24,817,3556Fox
10The Girl Who Played With Fire$296,518-21%1765$1,685$6,184,3268Music Box
11Grown Ups$267,350-37%263-161$1,017$159,372,00610Sony / Columbia
12The Sorcerer's Apprentice$264,319-44%312-160$847$61,075,2787Disney
13Hubble 3D$263,530-25%1510$1,745$14,558,69124Warner Bros. / IMAX
14The Karate Kid (2010)$248,539-34%255-59$975$175,908,76312Sony / Columbia
15Charlie St. Cloud$213,100-55%333-314$640$30,749,8755Universal
16Shrek Forever After$192,638-31%207-25$931$238,053,79015Paramount / DreamWorks
17Knight and Day$182,311-30%229-48$796$75,986,16410Fox
18Predators$153,035-24%187-47$818$51,619,0228Fox
19Winter's Bone$140,868-34%117-13$1,204$5,426,06412Roadside Attractions
20Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time$106,901-39%157-29$681$90,586,62314Disney

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Mao's Last Dancer$299,69150%7542$3,996$1,193,8132Samuel Goldwyn
2Nick Saban: Gamechanger$188,786--26--$7,261$188,7861Flashlight
3Cairo Time$182,40938%4817$3,800$604,7384IFC
4Mesrine: Killer Instinct$152,873--28--$5,460$152,8731Music Box
5Animal Kingdom$123,59422%3917$3,169$372,5113Sony Pictures Classics
6What If...$97,91897%5532$1,780$162,7682Five & Two Pictures
7Flipped$70,38842%26-3$2,707$671,1094Warner Bros.
8The A-Team$66,992-38%92-59$728$77,096,45912Fox
9I Am Love$64,776-42%52-31$1,246$4,535,78611Magnolia
10Peepli Live$60,265-63%45-25$1,339$704,7743UTV Communications
11Under the Sea 3D$54,107-27%160$3,382$23,983,85981Warner Bros. / IMAX
12The Concert$52,199-2%200$2,610$370,2816Weinstein Company
13The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest$51,060-7%214$2,431$349,3624National Geographic
14Centurion$42,826--12--$3,569$42,8261Magnolia
15Restrepo$40,812-31%37-7$1,103$1,123,81810National Geographic
16Marmaduke$40,285-50%66-56$610$33,566,22613Fox
17Farewell (L'affaire Farewell)$36,221-36%21-6$1,725$447,8026NeoClassics
18The Tillman Story$31,670-39%51$6,334$108,0852Weinstein Company
19Please Give$29,840141%4527$663$4,010,32018Sony Pictures Classics
20Lebanon$28,016-18%14-1$2,001$143,14046Sony Pictures Classics
21The Extra Man$26,107-57%24-9$1,088$334,6645Magnolia
22The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)$22,580-46%29-12$779$9,980,95624Music Box
23A Film Unfinished$20,296-40%51$4,059$91,4982Oscilloscope
24La Soga$16,988-53%12-8$1,416$144,43237-57 Releasing
25Cyrus$16,261-52%32-24$508$7,353,11511Fox Searchlight
26Change of Plans$15,378--2--$7,689$15,3781IFC
27Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky$15,339-63%28-19$548$1,594,53312Sony Pictures Classics
28Life During Wartime$14,348-24%14-1$1,025$242,5916IFC
29Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child$13,781-42%51$2,756$173,3146Arthouse Films
30Exit Through the Gift Shop$12,769-34%9-1$1,419$3,200,41420Producers Distribution Agency
31Soul Kitchen$12,224-42%97$1,358$44,3882IFC
32Solitary Man$10,881-44%190$573$4,313,17815Anchor Bay
33The Disappearance of Alice Creed$10,506-32%7-1$1,501$129,2014Anchor Bay
34Date Night$10,205-32%13-10$785$98,700,49421Fox
35Mademoiselle Chambon$8,970-34%11-1$815$307,42014Lorber
36Micmacs$8,6982%13-11$669$1,187,75114Sony Classics
37Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work$8,107-60%12-18$676$2,905,49012IFC
38The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)$7,497-20%134$577$6,330,41120Sony Pictures Classics
39Winnebago Man$7,447-35%70$1,064$131,7008Kino International
40Agora$6,363-74%9-2$707$555,85214Newmarket
41Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles)$6,314-37%10-9$631$351,73110Sony Pictures Classics
42Le Amiche (2010 re-issue)$4,980-49%10$4,980$43,78311The Film Desk
43The Nature of Existence$4,5271886%21$2,264$42,51811Walking Shadows
44Army of Crime$4,367-46%2-1$2,184$19,0212Lorber
45Patrik, Age 1.5$4,275-76%4-5$1,069$50,9904Here Films
46Ondine$4,26786%4-1$1,067$530,48126Magnolia
47Breathless (2010 re-issue)$4,228-60%4-2$1,057$283,62714Rialto
48Circle$3,926--2--$1,963$3,9261Indican Pictures
49Around a Small Mountain$3,604--3--$1,201$24,5578Cinema Guild
50The People I've Slept With$3,437--1--$3,437$11,1383People Pictures
51Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo di Ferragosto)$1,969-68%2-3$985$669,81324Zeitgeist
52The Milk of Sorrow$1,914--1--$1,914$1,9141Olive Films
53The Cremaster Cycle (2010 re-issue)$1,702--21--$81$97,55821International Film Circuit
54Mother and Child$1,665-21%4-9$416$1,098,39617Sony Pictures Classics
55Dogtooth (Kynodontas)$1,453820%10$1,453$47,30410Kino International
56Daniel and Ana$1,400--1--$1,400$1,4001Strand
57The Sicilian Girl$1,37818%31$459$21,0334Music Box
58The Law$1,21410%10$1,214$17,35110Oscilloscope
59Orlando (2010 re-issue)$1,07939%3-2$360$55,4126Sony Pictures Classics
60Kisses$1,067-76%2-4$534$81,3137Oscilloscope
61Princess Kaiulani$1,045-10%10$1,045$871,86916Roadside Attractions
62Countdown to Zero$1,011-83%4-2$253$251,7286Magnolia
63Stonewall Uprising$732632%10$732$119,40711First Run Features
64City Island$649-63%1-3$649$6,670,71224Anchor Bay
65Tales From Earthsea$589-94%1-4$589$48,0433Disney
66Spoken Word$516-81%2-1$258$23,7466Variance
67Crude$499--1--$499$170,29551First Run
68Kings of the Evening$350-35%10$350$98,68229Indican Pictures
69Metropolis (1927) (2010 re-issue)$250-79%10$250$348,29017Kino International
70Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead$250--1--$250$66,90113Indican Pictures
71Everyone Else$160-91%10$160$92,85963Cinema Guild