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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 Wed, Nov. 10 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, Nov. 10 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Due Date$2,577,1782%3,355--$768$40,109,1641Warner Bros.
2Megamind$2,315,36124%3,944--$587$52,064,3831Paramount / DreamWorks
3Morning Glory (2010)$1,067,685--2,518--$424$1,067,6850Paramount
4For Colored Girls$930,778-12%2,127--$438$22,620,1041Lionsgate
5Red (2010)$692,0089%3,229-120$214$73,528,5214Summit
6Saw 3D$570,388-3%2,8080$203$40,010,5802Lionsgate
7Paranormal Activity 2$509,16224%3,168-71$161$78,275,7723Paramount
8Jackass 3D$435,38117%2,165-974$201$111,830,7104Paramount
9Secretariat$324,4345%2,614-494$124$51,935,2805Disney
10Hereafter$319,311-7%2,205-219$145$29,659,0564Warner Bros.
11The Social Network$291,43316%1,860-907$157$85,616,6836Sony / Columbia
12Life As We Know It$214,2141%1,725-1135$124$49,096,5055Warner Bros.

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, Nov. 10 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Conviction$132,717-27%672107$197$5,235,0764Fox Searchlight
2The Town$100,360-2%641-967$157$90,039,0728Warner Bros.
3Waiting for 'Superman'$70,65624%242-88$292$5,579,0447Paramount Vantage
4Easy A$35,28427%486-776$73$57,314,0798Sony / Screen Gems
5Inception$34,64111%291-110$119$291,541,26817Warner Bros.
6Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$32,16814%530-1480$61$54,101,2707Warner Bros.
7Despicable Me$23,02515%307-28$75$248,375,57018Universal
8Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$22,559-18%353-580$64$51,960,6047Fox
9It's Kind of a Funny Story$18,16640%201-276$90$6,238,9845Focus
10Stone$17,983-16%109-16$165$1,546,1775Relativity / Overture
11Nowhere Boy$15,716-3%17522$90$1,242,7975Weinstein Company
12Devil$12,78030%284-351$45$33,499,0858Universal
13Alpha and Omega$10,20923%288-388$35$24,478,9188Lionsgate
14Case 39$8,5005%157-249$54$13,206,1606Paramount Vantage
15N-Secure$5,5177%105-262$53$2,570,4624Freestyle
16Jack Goes Boating$2,29710%644609$4$498,7568Relativity / Overture

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, Nov. 10 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Fair Game (2010)$57,8990%46--$1,259$818,9661Summit
2Hubble 3D$31,133-8%60-1$519$17,838,03034Warner Bros. / IMAX
3127 Hours$25,9417%4--$6,485$342,2151Fox Searchlight
4Under the Sea 3D$8,42814%14-2$602$24,734,59891Warner Bros. / IMAX
5Catfish$6,050-4%55-82$110$3,168,5438Universal / Rogue
6Never Let Me Go$4,987-16%51-75$98$2,299,5258Fox Searchlight
7Buried$3,795-5%46-61$83$1,039,4697Lionsgate
8Avatar$3,57814%91$398$760,472,71547Fox
9Let Me In$3,23521%95-283$34$12,008,0916Relativity / Overture
10The Tillman Story$2,61433%240$109$770,87012Weinstein Company
11Wild Target$517-52%51$103$47,0952Freestyle
12Winter's Bone$437-19%10-1$44$6,219,44122Roadside Attractions
13Piranha 3D$17738%6-13$30$25,002,00612Weinstein Company
14The Concert$16599%4-2$41$655,97716Weinstein Company
15I Spit on Your Grave (2010)$60-23%2-1$30$91,8735Anchor Bay