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Grosses

'Man of Steel' Strong on Monday with $12.59 MillionJune 18, 2013 11:34 AM

by Daniel Garris

Warner's Man of Steel continued to lead the box office with ease on Monday with a daily take of $12.59 million. The blockbuster superhero franchise re-launch was down 65 percent from Sunday. That represented a significant daily decline, but the decline was quite understandable given the film's exceptional daily hold on Father's Day. Man of Steel has grossed a strong $141.27 million through Monday. That represents a far better start than that of 2006's Superman Returns, which grossed $97.58 million through its first Monday (its sixth day of release). Man of Steel is running 22 percent behind the $180.28 million four-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.

This Is The End held up very nicely on Monday with a second place take of $3.42 million. Sony's modestly budgeted ensemble R-rated comedy was down just 45 percent from Sunday. R-rated comedies typically have strong Monday holds (especially in the summer months), but Monday's daily hold for This Is The End was a strong one even with that in mind. In comparison, 2008's Pineapple Express fell 50 percent on its first Monday to gross $3.85 million. With a six-day take of $36.45 million, This Is The End is running 19 percent behind the $45.17 million six-day take of Pineapple Express. With the aid of good word of mouth, This Is The End will hope to continue to make up ground on Pineapple Express going forward.

Lionsgate's Now You See Me claimed third place with $1.49 million. The surprise hit ensemble thriller fell 59 percent from Sunday and 38 percent from last Monday. Thanks in part to strong word of mouth driven holding power, Now You See Me has grossed $82.19 million through 18 days of release. That leaves the film just $17.81 million away from reaching the $100 million domestic milestone.

Universal releases The Purge and Fast & Furious 6 claimed fourth and fifth places respectively with $1.18 million and $1.08 million. The Purge was down just 47 percent from Sunday, while Fast & Furious 6 was down 65 percent. Respective total grosses stand at $220.80 million for Fast & Furious 6 in 25 days and at $53.14 million for The Purge in eleven days.

A24's The Bling Ring continued to post big grosses in its platform start in New York and Los Angeles. The Sofia Coppola directed film grossed $37,016 for the day from 5 locations. That gave the film a daily per-location average of $7,403 and was down only 44 percent from Sunday. The Bling Ring has grossed $251,411 in four days and will receive a major expansion on Friday.

Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Mar. 2 - Sun, Mar. 4

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$70,217,070--3,729--$18,830$70,217,0701Universal
2Project X (2012)$21,051,363--3,055--$6,891$21,051,3631Warner Bros.
3Act of Valor$13,572,578-45%3,05314$4,446$45,111,9242Relativity Media
4Safe House$7,390,935-32%2,553-499$2,895$108,355,4254Universal
5Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$7,047,061-55%2,1320$3,305$25,791,6932Lionsgate
6Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$6,547,374-51%3,060-290$2,140$85,233,8734Warner Bros. / New Line
7The Vow$6,011,147-39%2,826-212$2,127$111,623,4964Sony / Screen Gems
8This Means War$5,561,323-34%2,342-847$2,375$41,399,9623Fox
9Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$4,645,637-48%2,487-687$1,868$44,826,3763Sony / Columbia
10Wanderlust$3,843,840-41%2,0020$1,920$12,484,6552Universal
11The Artist$3,625,57125%1,756790$2,065$36,813,98915Weinstein Company
12Gone$3,001,862-37%2,1860$1,373$8,949,8392Summit
13Chronicle$1,931,431-48%1,054-743$1,832$60,846,6975Fox
14The Secret World of Arrietty$1,484,644-66%1,431-91$1,037$16,753,0243Disney

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Descendants$1,291,817-39%694-195$1,861$80,392,54316Fox Searchlight
2Hugo$1,233,618-18%406-95$3,038$71,300,19515Paramount
3The Woman in Black$1,154,475-58%812-915$1,422$52,241,3905CBS Films
4Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$1,100,446-65%731-887$1,505$42,218,7794Fox
5A Separation$952,051160%243160$3,918$3,677,46410Sony Pictures Classics
6The Iron Lady$850,90922%511-11$1,665$27,006,91310Weinstein Company
7Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$345,052-8%3143$1,099$130,804,28112Fox
8Big Miracle$301,560-55%359-269$840$19,362,1405Universal
9The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)$286,35261%256131$1,119$102,068,88811Sony / Columbia
10Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$263,189-23%126-38$2,089$23,665,41513Focus
11The Grey$258,960-68%308-609$841$50,735,5106Open Road
12Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$257,558-26%266-67$968$186,271,35112Warner Bros.
13We Bought a Zoo$243,829-14%266-14$917$74,406,78211Fox
14Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$226,037-12%30323$746$31,516,40411Warner Bros.
15Red Tails$190,895-56%249-240$767$49,023,7167Fox
16The Adventures of Tintin$186,315-32%215-57$867$77,167,15711Paramount
17Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$158,153-33%107-71$1,478$208,019,61312Paramount
18My Week with Marilyn$130,847-57%120-282$1,090$14,340,55115Weinstein Company
19Contraband$120,620-30%148-49$815$66,362,0658Universal
20War Horse$116,319-34%131-82$888$79,237,31711Disney / DreamWorks
21Joyful Noise$115,826-37%202-75$573$30,769,1398Warner Bros.
22The Muppets$79,202-46%138-67$574$88,479,90115Disney
23One For the Money$59,596-57%117-112$509$26,060,7546Lionsgate

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Pina$157,961-18%64-19$2,468$2,825,93211IFC Films
2We Need to Talk About Kevin$132,595253%4024$3,315$818,31513Oscilloscope
3Rampart$119,38721%527$2,296$539,8484Millennium Entertainment
4In Darkness$106,84320%3513$3,053$421,0564Sony Pictures Classics
5Born to Be Wild 3D$96,153-18%400$2,404$16,793,00748Warner Bros. / IMAX
6Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie$87,475--24--$3,645$87,4751Magnolia Pictures
7Thin Ice$83,6215%41-5$2,040$459,3163IDP/ATO Pictures
8Undefeated$82,230326%138$6,325$164,0583Weinstein Company
92012 Oscar Nominated Short Films$76,964-72%59-87$1,304$1,625,1014Shorts International
10Underworld Awakening$72,270-70%79-181$915$62,321,0397Sony / Screen Gems
11A Dangerous Method$67,772-27%53-28$1,279$5,457,21515Sony Pictures Classics
12Albert Nobbs$63,926-50%68-32$940$2,723,0746Roadside Attractions
13Lost Woods$58,240--13--$4,480$58,2401Nocturnal Features
14Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World$48,29387%120$4,024$4,891,030953D Entertainment
15Love$45,30810%157$3,021$234,1593China Lion Film
16Hubble 3D$44,628-8%224$2,029$31,265,047103Warner Bros. / IMAX
17Being Flynn$43,990--4--$10,998$43,9901Focus
18W.E.$43,62358%194$2,296$327,5085Weinstein Company
19Happy Feet Two$43,609-16%850$513$63,992,32816Warner Bros.
20Coriolanus$37,16269%146$2,654$410,2667Weinstein Company
21Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya$32,432-66%26-22$1,247$155,2472UTV Communications
22Under the Sea 3D$30,839-33%154$2,056$30,717,275160Warner Bros. / IMAX
23Shame$29,692-31%22-3$1,350$3,856,51614Fox Searchlight
24Chico & Rita$26,194-35%142$1,871$161,3964GKIDS
25Boy$21,244--2--$10,622$21,2441Paladin
26Paan Singh Tomar$20,568--10--$2,057$20,5681UTV Communications
27The Salt of Life$19,176--2--$9,588$19,1761Zeitgeist
28Carnage (2011)$19,1063%19-3$1,006$2,491,96012Sony Pictures Classics
29The Forgiveness of Blood$17,816-33%63$2,969$53,1672IFC Films
30Beauty and the Beast 3D$14,953-73%24-35$623$47,259,1818Disney
31The Flowers of War$13,985-16%6-1$2,331$267,1507Wrekin Hill Entertainment
32The Sitter$13,654-32%21-9$650$30,527,01013Fox
33Let The Bullets Fly$11,287--5--$2,257$11,2871Variance Films
34Pariah (2011)$10,801-15%130$831$730,36210Focus
35The Women on the 6th Floor$10,57641%61$1,763$631,93222Strand Releasing
36Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu$10,405-74%25-10$416$1,150,1304UTV Communications
37Haywire$9,890-75%32-5$309$18,852,9517Relativity Media
38Midnight in Paris$7,044-96%11-153$640$56,802,12342Sony Pictures Classics
39In the Land of Blood and Honey$6,27466%84$784$301,30511FilmDistrict
40Better Than Something: Jay Reatard$5,712--4--$1,428$5,7121Undefined
41The Devil Inside$5,165-27%17-8$304$53,201,7159Paramount
42Kill List$4,711--10--$471$26,2975IFC Films
43Once Upon a Time in Anatolia$4,19617%3-1$1,399$73,8279Cinema Guild
44Le Havre$4,171--6--$695$589,51020Janus Films
45Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness$3,223-40%20$1,612$874,94435International Film Circuit
46Ranchero$2,960--2--$1,480$6,78634Indican Pictures
47Art Is... The Permanent Revolution$2,718--1--$2,718$2,7181First Run Features
48Last Days Here$2,671--1--$2,671$2,6711IFC Films
49The Help$2,645-88%5-133$529$169,705,58730Disney / DreamWorks
50Crazy Wisdom$2,569--1--$2,569$58,03415Alive Mind Cinema
51The Turin Horse$2,26569%20$1,133$25,9884Cinema Guild
52The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu$2,124--1--$2,124$31,39626The Film Desk
53The Skin I Live In$1,410-80%3-11$470$3,180,82621Sony Pictures Classics
54Charlotte Rampling: The Look$1,340--1--$1,340$18,92018Kino Lorber
55On the Ice$1,336-84%1-4$1,336$41,8043PMK*BNC
56The Way$1,3146%20$657$4,429,93322Producers Distribution Agency
57Falling Away$1,284--2--$642$1,2841Indican Pictures
58The Snowtown Murders$1,273--1--$1,273$1,2731IFC Films
59Addiction Incorporated$1,096--2--$548$29,20812Variance Films
60Tyrannosaur$952--2--$476$21,06216Strand Releasing
61Elite Squad: The Enemy Within$941--2--$471$100,11917Variance Films
62Take Shelter$860-52%30$287$1,728,11423Sony Pictures Classics
63The Whale$786-47%10$786$72,74226Paladin
64Windfall$571957%10$571$3,1005First Run Features
65Kung Fu Joe$412-78%10$412$11,5944Indican Pictures
66Sing Your Song$400--1--$400$33,2758S2BN Films
67Putin's Kiss$150-3%10$150$2,9443Kino Lorber
68The Pruitt-Igoe Myth$141--1--$141$32,4827First Run Features
69Eames: The Architect and the Painter$66-89%10$66$147,59116First Run Features