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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, Mar. 16 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, Mar. 16 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Battle: Los Angeles$2,359,421-21%3,417--$690$43,978,8731Sony / Columbia
2Rango$2,213,605-11%3,9236$564$75,214,0852Paramount
3Red Riding Hood$1,122,418-18%3,030--$370$17,700,0771Warner Bros.
4The Adjustment Bureau$1,053,390-18%2,8477$370$41,949,0552Universal
5Mars Needs Moms$767,729-18%3,117--$246$9,363,0951Disney
6Gnomeo and Juliet$552,632-10%2,585-399$214$90,774,3795Disney
7Hall Pass$547,331-13%2,555-395$214$36,566,3403Warner Bros. / New Line
8Beastly$499,599-18%1,9597$255$18,499,6752CBS Films
9Just Go With It$433,486-14%2,398-522$181$95,325,3865Sony / Columbia
10The King's Speech$362,758-12%1,768-472$205$130,125,19916Weinstein Company
11Unknown (2011)$348,130-14%2,303-610$151$59,497,3864Warner Bros.
12I Am Number Four$284,163-10%2,005-898$142$51,320,9734Disney / DreamWorks
13Justin Bieber: Never Say Never$193,020-14%1,247-1007$155$71,557,0355Paramount
14Take Me Home Tonight$169,398-10%2,0030$85$6,426,5492Relativity Media

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, Mar. 16 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son$134,393-11%931-711$144$35,569,5134Fox
2Cedar Rapids$91,122-13%394159$231$4,884,3355Fox Searchlight
3Yogi Bear$67,730-23%404138$168$98,894,57813Warner Bros.
4The Fighter$53,736-17%463-112$116$93,105,59814Paramount
5Black Swan$52,491-7%337-344$156$106,084,66215Fox Searchlight
6The Green Hornet$43,225-18%30940$140$97,623,6949Sony / Columbia
7Drive Angry$41,459-4%551-1739$75$10,431,2033Summit
8True Grit (2010)$38,165-8%401-324$95$169,497,96112Paramount
9No Strings Attached$24,605-14%254-171$97$70,077,2958Paramount
10Biutiful$20,313-16%114-31$178$4,583,50611Roadside Attractions
11Little Fockers$14,160-6%177-44$80$148,424,49012Universal
12The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader$13,501-1%123-62$110$104,159,81914Fox
13Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$10,961-8%122-86$90$294,746,66617Warner Bros.

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, Mar. 16 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hubble 3D$45,2031%490$923$22,646,03652Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Jane Eyre (2011)$19,14811%4--$4,787$236,7121Focus
3Kill the Irishman$11,682-8%5--$2,336$184,3611Anchor Bay Films
4Gulliver's Travels (2010)$10,820-9%99-57$109$42,678,03412Fox
5127 Hours$7,551-7%79-56$96$18,259,26019Fox Searchlight
6Blue Valentine (2010)$7,315-5%60-36$122$9,535,98511Weinstein Company
7The Rite$6,367-5%85-116$75$32,742,5347Warner Bros. / New Line
8happythankyoumoreplease$6,117-17%1917$322$113,7692Anchor Bay Films
9The Eagle$6,063-16%99-228$61$19,312,7345Focus
10The Company Men$5,844-10%63-49$93$4,172,6488Weinstein Company
11Rabbit Hole$5,06160%38-17$133$2,171,23913Lionsgate
12Season of the Witch$4,005-4%54-55$74$24,806,18010Relativity Media
13The Mechanic$3,5243%42-67$84$28,940,6847CBS Films
14I Love You Phillip Morris$1,710-3%12-1$143$1,983,32715Roadside Attractions
15From Prada to Nada$1,280-13%33-2$39$2,961,9987Lionsgate / Pantelion
16Vidal Sassoon: The Movie$722-26%51$144$74,7095Phase 4 Films
17Winter's Bone$508-5%9-4$56$6,528,95740Roadside Attractions
18Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie$36088%1--$360$29,48215Argot Pictures