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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, Feb. 8 - Sun, Feb. 10

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Identity Thief$34,551,025--3,141--$11,000$34,551,0251Universal
2Warm Bodies$11,356,090-44%3,0090$3,774$36,481,1722Lionsgate / Summit
3Side Effects (2013)$9,303,145--2,605--$3,571$9,303,1451Open Road
4Silver Linings Playbook$6,425,271-17%2,8090$2,287$89,519,51013Weinstein Company
5Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters$5,753,165-39%3,285-90$1,751$43,836,0183Paramount
6Mama$4,229,665-36%2,677-104$1,580$63,951,8104Universal
7Zero Dark Thirty$4,006,860-23%2,562-309$1,564$83,567,4508Sony / Columbia
8Argo$2,375,34417%1,405470$1,691$123,608,95718Warner Bros.
9Django Unchained$2,303,495-23%1,502-275$1,534$154,516,6277Weinstein Company
10Bullet to the Head$2,078,192-54%2,4040$864$8,269,2142Warner Bros.
11Lincoln$1,873,537-22%1,517-239$1,235$173,621,00614Disney / DreamWorks
12Parker$1,867,411-43%2,004-234$932$15,848,0643FilmDistrict
13Les Miserables (2012)$1,555,550-36%1,447-401$1,075$143,983,7057Universal
14The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$1,468,374-23%1,001-299$1,467$298,333,4269Warner Bros. / New Line
15Parental Guidance$1,071,766-28%1,219-261$879$74,344,2567Fox

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Top Gun 3D$1,965,737--300--$6,552$1,965,7371Paramount
2Life of Pi$1,745,744-7%92422$1,889$108,530,24912Fox
3Wreck-It Ralph$1,065,81779%75797$1,408$184,414,53215Disney
4The Impossible$957,594-27%739-26$1,296$16,668,3388Lionsgate / Summit
5Quartet$940,930-21%24442$3,856$5,000,4175Weinstein Company
6Gangster Squad$874,071-53%942-683$928$44,807,9115Warner Bros.
7A Haunted House$780,058-49%913-588$854$39,000,4515Open Road
8Stand Up Guys$646,910-56%67011$966$2,766,6742Lionsgate / Roadside
9Broken City$489,536-67%755-1031$648$19,233,0004Fox
10Skyfall$434,210-18%370-55$1,174$303,460,11614Sony / Columbia
11The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013$387,7094%15145$2,568$924,7122ShortsHD
12Amour$376,233-16%12531$3,010$3,019,1118Sony Pictures Classics
13Movie 43$279,717-83%777-1246$360$8,661,1803Relativity Media
14Rise of The Guardians$254,284-5%275-32$925$100,865,90812Paramount / DreamWorks
15Jack Reacher$235,703-28%307-143$768$79,116,9448Paramount
16Monsters, Inc. 3D$217,662-14%236-33$922$33,095,6808Disney
17This is 40$194,605-48%278-95$700$67,255,6208Universal
18Hotel Transylvania$160,173-38%191-33$839$148,151,97520Sony / Columbia
19Hyde Park on Hudson$136,945-25%130-14$1,053$5,832,37710Focus
20The Guilt Trip$108,025-37%225-66$480$36,695,5628Paramount
21Texas Chainsaw 3D$101,742153%18564$550$34,185,7916Lionsgate
22The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$99,805-27%160-29$624$291,429,27313Lionsgate / Summit
23Here Comes the Boom$97,585-16%144-31$678$45,193,96118Sony / Columbia
24The Last Stand$93,427-66%239-450$391$11,904,8354Lionsgate
25Flight$58,432-48%115-85$508$93,749,20315Paramount
26Red Dawn (2012)$54,198-37%105-48$516$44,750,61512FilmDistrict

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Beasts of the Southern Wild$124,4343%9735$1,283$12,062,57633Fox Searchlight
2ABCD - Any Body Can Dance$95,236--25--$3,809$95,2361UTV Communications
3Race 2$81,944-71%63-76$1,301$1,524,8773UTV Communications
4A Royal Affair$63,642-34%37-7$1,720$1,110,19814Magnolia Pictures
5Anna Karenina (2012)$61,504-15%911$676$12,679,18713Focus
6To the Arctic 3D$61,4178%520$1,181$11,169,29343Warner Bros. / IMAX
7Hubble 3D$47,283-1%17-1$2,781$36,272,150152Warner Bros. / IMAX
8Born to Be Wild 3D$43,56776%300$1,452$21,924,34497Warner Bros. / IMAX
9Space Station 3D$43,103100%30$14,368$87,134,591565IMAX
10Deep Sea 3D$42,350243%73$6,050$45,404,580363Warner Bros. / IMAX
11The Gatekeepers$42,071-32%30$14,024$152,5382Sony Pictures Classics
12Killing Them Softly$38,2931281%8784$440$15,003,53711Weinstein Company
1356 Up$37,75043%163$2,359$280,8556First Run Features
14Lost in Thailand$32,206--35--$920$32,2061WAMCR
15Sound City$31,675-50%193$1,667$245,1102Variance Films
16Lore$31,498--6--$5,250$31,4981Music Box Films
17Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$31,171-9%47-3$663$12,495,8658Paramount
18Rust and Bone$29,363-59%51-29$576$1,899,33112Sony Pictures Classics
19Playing For Keeps (2012)$28,161-60%81-67$348$13,081,68110FilmDistrict
20Koch$26,023-26%42$6,506$77,7592Zeitgeist
21The Master$23,758-43%291$819$16,247,15922Weinstein Company
22Searching For Sugar Man$20,5553%202$1,028$3,245,67129Sony Pictures Classics
23John Dies at the End$20,364182%97$2,263$45,1823Magnolia / Magnet
24Hitchcock$19,96513%36-8$555$5,924,22412Fox Searchlight
25Taken 2$15,057-56%35-48$430$139,840,85419Fox
26The Sessions$11,712-47%18-11$651$5,933,82817Fox Searchlight
27West of Memphis$10,045-9%102$1,005$117,8047Sony Pictures Classics
28Yossi$8,89653%64$1,483$35,6093Strand Releasing
29A Late Quartet$8,813-43%120$734$1,514,02915Entertainment One / RKO
30Frankenweenie$6,727-72%20-39$336$35,280,41819Disney
31The Sorcerer and the White Snake$5,530--5--$1,106$5,5301Magnolia / Magnet
32The Waiting Room$5,242355%42$1,311$194,64020International Film Circuit
33Pitch Perfect$3,895-72%15-26$260$64,998,36820Universal
34Night Across the Street$3,248--1--$3,248$3,2481Cinema Guild
35Happy People: A Year in the Taiga$3,138-6%10$3,138$25,1723Music Box Films
36Under the Sea 3D$3,118-51%80$390$32,539,408209Warner Bros. / IMAX
37Beware of Mr. Baker$2,935-58%3-4$978$106,91411SnagFilms
385 Broken Cameras$2,62843%74$375$89,50137Kino Lorber
39Let My People Go!$1,787--2--$894$11,0615Zeitgeist
40Masquerade (2012)$1,752--4--$438$909,69021CJ Entertainment
41Brief Reunion$1,674--1--$1,674$5,8914Striped Entertainment
42The House I Live In$1,626-60%32$542$210,75219Abramorama
43Any Day Now$1,576-4%50$315$179,9039Music Box Films
44The Other Son$1,546-32%3-1$515$1,249,71916Cohen Media Group
45LUV$1,504-72%3-5$501$156,2514Indomina Media
46Step Up to the Plate$1,238362%21$619$44,98522Cinema Guild
47Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder$1,197--1--$1,197$1,1971First Run Features
48The Invisible War$996--1--$996$66,16734Cinedigm
49Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary$994-89%10$994$11,5832First Run Features
50Neighboring Sounds$914-40%10$914$52,04225Cinema Guild
51Clandestine Childhood$880--2--$440$9,0175Film Movement
52Port of Shadows (2012 re-issue)$611--1--$611$26,76522Rialto Pictures
53Nothing But a Man (2012 re-issue)$443--1--$443$9,24814APD/Cinema Conservancy
54Wagner & Me$242246%10$242$35,41610First Run Features