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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 Tue, Feb. 22 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleTue, Feb. 22 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Unknown (2011)$1,967,267-45%3,043--$646$27,420,2821Warner Bros.
2Gnomeo and Juliet$1,794,965-71%3,01420$596$58,231,2142Disney
3Just Go With It$1,586,615-49%3,5480$447$65,723,6032Sony / Columbia
4I Am Number Four$1,553,062-53%3,154--$492$24,308,9161Disney / DreamWorks
5Justin Bieber: Never Say Never$963,243-68%3,11813$309$52,200,1802Paramount
6Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son$935,627-62%2,821--$332$19,670,6531Fox
7The King's Speech$738,103-52%2,086-177$354$105,513,97613Weinstein Company
8The Eagle$345,543-50%2,2960$150$16,185,7852Focus
9The Roommate$315,911-43%2,160-374$146$33,377,7843Sony / Screen Gems
10No Strings Attached$295,038-41%1,966-790$150$66,785,1225Paramount
11True Grit (2010)$194,314-59%1,465-607$133$164,797,5539Paramount
12Sanctum$179,010-46%1,377-1412$130$22,456,7853Universal
13The Green Hornet$136,575-67%1,265-825$108$95,737,0776Sony / Columbia
14The Rite$92,294-49%1,048-1159$88$31,666,9784Warner Bros. / New Line

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleTue, Feb. 22 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Fighter$150,960-56%759-290$199$88,473,29311Paramount
2Black Swan$142,194-49%656-413$217$101,960,18512Fox Searchlight
3The Mechanic$102,265-47%952-934$107$28,179,4734CBS Films
4Cedar Rapids$67,538-62%10287$662$1,558,3132Fox Searchlight
5Biutiful$60,744-47%157-34$387$3,212,0218Roadside Attractions
6Tangled$55,278-74%389-395$142$194,361,95513Disney
7TRON: Legacy$43,054-61%312-52$138$170,595,13710Disney
8127 Hours$39,509-51%240-119$165$17,532,11616Fox Searchlight
9Blue Valentine (2010)$37,779-48%235-158$161$8,939,7068Weinstein Company
10Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$32,842-62%321-88$102$294,021,98014Warner Bros.
11The Company Men$31,511-43%242-35$130$3,613,2495Weinstein Company
12The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader$30,572-65%264-29$116$103,493,26711Fox
13Megamind$26,346-72%214-38$123$148,363,88316Paramount / DreamWorks
14Little Fockers$22,800-52%285-139$80$147,705,4859Universal
15Gulliver's Travels (2010)$18,913-68%235-73$80$42,252,4349Fox
16The Dilemma$14,650-47%293-949$50$48,264,2256Universal
17The Social Network$8,796-57%113-65$78$96,789,35121Sony / Columbia
18From Prada to Nada$7,591-57%128-124$59$2,835,7374Lionsgate / Pantelion
19Unstoppable (2010)$5,003-49%105-42$48$81,483,43815Fox
20Season of the Witch$3,294-42%132-44$25$24,538,4987Relativity Media

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleTue, Feb. 22 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Yogi Bear$62,156-61%0-1111--$97,504,74710Warner Bros.
2Hubble 3D$36,693-32%502$734$21,836,86049Warner Bros. / IMAX
37 Khoon Maaf$10,746-48%65--$165$195,6181UTV Communications
4Rabbit Hole$7,951-35%78-34$102$1,995,03610Lionsgate
5Somewhere (2010)$4,113-46%29-3$142$1,735,3149Focus
6Immigration Tango$2,117-14%30--$71$19,0131Roadside Attractions
7Winter's Bone$1,644-62%20-6$82$6,427,42237Roadside Attractions
8Vidal Sassoon: The Movie$1,142-69%10$1,142$39,0452Phase 4 Films
9Brotherhood (2010)$282-18%1--$282$8,5011Phase 4 Films
10I Love You Phillip Morris$238-69%9-14$26$1,947,13212Roadside Attractions