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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.

Daily Domestic Gross Sun, Oct. 3 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSun, Oct. 3 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Social Network$5,569,315-37%2,771--$2,010$22,445,6531Sony / Columbia
2Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$3,154,524-39%3,5750$882$30,079,2982Warner Bros.
3The Town$2,361,449-45%2,93550$805$64,056,7523Warner Bros.
4Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$2,327,556-47%3,59732$647$35,778,4292Fox
5Easy A$1,457,028-52%2,974118$490$42,176,9673Sony / Screen Gems
6Case 39$1,345,939-38%2,211--$609$5,350,5701Paramount Vantage
7You Again$1,302,375-52%2,5480$511$16,607,6332Disney
8Let Me In$1,176,041-43%2,021--$582$5,147,4791Relativity / Overture
9Alpha and Omega$949,759-30%2,303-322$412$18,949,4373Lionsgate
10Devil$777,380-53%2,392-419$325$27,291,4603Universal
11Resident Evil: Afterlife$767,443-37%1,907-735$402$56,615,1004Sony / Screen Gems

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSun, Oct. 3 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Inception$186,575-60%625-282$299$288,405,37612Warner Bros.
2Takers$176,386-53%773-640$228$56,161,3476Sony / Screen Gems
3Catfish$157,761-32%13679$1,160$1,621,3493Universal / Rogue
4Despicable Me$125,010-39%463-147$270$246,091,77013Universal
5The Other Guys$94,820-55%566-481$168$117,697,1209Sony / Columbia
6Eat Pray Love$88,466-35%398-457$222$79,710,0838Sony / Columbia
7Salt$77,982-36%288102$271$117,562,73311Sony / Columbia
8Nanny McPhee Returns$62,530-38%481-284$130$28,520,9607Universal
9Lottery Ticket$60,031-50%302--$199$24,245,4057Warner Bros.
10The Expendables$59,709-43%410-442$146$102,516,7208Lionsgate
11Machete$57,396-37%314-368$183$26,205,1405Fox
12The American$49,238-49%374-941$132$35,202,4715Focus
13Grown Ups$41,475-46%230-35$180$161,645,86115Sony / Columbia
14Dinner for Schmucks$41,112-44%261-62$158$72,810,23410Paramount / DreamWorks
15Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore$38,301-31%188-79$204$43,432,94510Warner Bros.
16Vampires Suck$36,762-45%261-154$141$36,365,3617Fox
17The Last Exorcism$26,359-56%307-400$86$40,990,0556Lionsgate
18Ramona and Beezus$23,517-38%161-30$146$25,972,32911Fox
19The Twilight Saga: Eclipse$18,758-39%141-83$133$300,412,21614Summit
20Scott Pilgrim vs. the World$17,380-40%120-113$145$31,494,2708Universal
21The Virginity Hit$12,302-35%434-266$28$535,2494Sony / Columbia
22Going the Distance (2010)$8,864-50%121-354$73$17,666,4235Warner Bros. / New Line

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSun, Oct. 3 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Waiting for 'Superman'$107,226-25%3430$3,154$601,6072Paramount Vantage
2Never Let Me Go$53,057-33%4317$1,234$723,8733Fox Searchlight
3Hubble 3D$40,359-22%58-3$696$16,160,40429Warner Bros. / IMAX
4Jack Goes Boating$27,033-38%7942$342$271,2013Relativity / Overture
5Buried$26,152-35%3322$792$236,4472Lionsgate
6Piranha 3D$16,961-45%9529$179$24,899,7757Weinstein Company
7Winter's Bone$11,892-38%72-7$165$6,122,29117Roadside Attractions
8The Kids Are All Right$11,251-43%64-43$176$20,731,80213Focus
9Under the Sea 3D$8,754-25%180$486$24,335,25786Warner Bros. / IMAX
10The Tillman Story$6,989-26%270$259$633,3777Weinstein Company
11Avatar$6,819-28%19-10$359$760,277,66542Fox
12The Concert$6,130-32%213$292$612,36511Weinstein Company
13Flipped$3,086-58%35-71$88$1,739,1409Warner Bros.
14Bran Nue Dae$1,157-44%13-42$89$110,0294Freestyle Releasing
15The Disappearance of Alice Creed$556-53%31$185$161,3919Anchor Bay