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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 Fri, Mar. 18 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, Mar. 18 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Limitless$6,631,632--2,756--$2,406$6,632,6321Relativity Media
2Battle: Los Angeles$4,483,543122%3,4170$1,312$50,485,2492Sony / Columbia
3Paul$4,469,190--2,802--$1,595$4,469,1901Universal
4Rango$4,229,239107%3,843-80$1,101$81,491,3553Paramount
5The Lincoln Lawyer$4,087,192--2,707--$1,510$4,087,1921Lionsgate
6Red Riding Hood$2,426,750141%3,0300$801$21,134,1332Warner Bros.
7The Adjustment Bureau$1,808,885101%2,660-187$680$44,655,9253Universal
8Mars Needs Moms$1,492,748107%3,1170$479$11,576,5622Disney
9Beastly$1,109,523128%1,810-149$613$20,094,9883CBS Films
10Hall Pass$842,21699%1,905-650$442$37,831,8224Warner Bros. / New Line
11Just Go With It$752,66391%1,708-690$441$96,471,8726Sony / Columbia
12Gnomeo and Juliet$652,51727%1,748-837$373$91,940,8996Disney
13The King's Speech$568,90879%1,249-519$455$131,011,13817Weinstein Company
14Unknown (2011)$408,02028%1,401-902$291$60,223,5725Warner Bros.

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleFri, Mar. 18 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1I Am Number Four$333,53319%955-1050$349$51,935,3235Disney / DreamWorks
2Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son$214,76265%550-381$390$35,914,2305Fox
3Cedar Rapids$148,065115%46268$320$5,101,4206Fox Searchlight
4Justin Bieber: Never Say Never$144,457-21%480-767$301$71,883,3556Paramount
5Yogi Bear$127,00680%43834$290$99,092,02314Warner Bros.
6The Green Hornet$87,068103%282-27$309$97,753,57410Sony / Columbia
7True Grit (2010)$76,185133%268-133$284$169,606,78213Paramount
8The Fighter$65,08053%316-147$206$93,213,12915Paramount
9No Strings Attached$52,951171%232-22$228$70,149,8139Paramount
10Black Swan$52,40517%191-146$274$106,181,85216Fox Searchlight
11Take Me Home Tonight$46,353-67%281-1722$165$6,613,2543Relativity Media
12The Rite$33,801470%202117$167$32,782,2648Warner Bros. / New Line
13The Roommate$25,993--112-101$232$37,250,8787Sony / Screen Gems

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleFri, Mar. 18 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Jane Eyre (2011)$127,595678%2622$4,908$380,7002Focus
2Hubble 3D$50,87716%490$1,038$22,740,87653Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Win Win$37,666--5--$7,533$37,6661Fox Searchlight
4Kill the Irishman$36,119373%2116$1,720$228,1202Anchor Bay Films
5Biutiful$25,92850%89-25$291$4,635,03812Roadside Attractions
6The Music Never Stopped$20,093--32--$628$20,0931Roadside Attractions
7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$19,24367%94-28$205$294,777,45818Warner Bros.
8The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader$16,08414%82-41$196$104,189,95915Fox
9The Mechanic$15,080588%9957$152$28,957,9578CBS Films
10The Eagle$14,779119%92-7$161$19,334,2516Focus
11Drive Angry$12,447-69%95-456$131$10,484,0154Summit
12Blue Valentine (2010)$9,15447%43-17$213$9,551,34912Weinstein Company
13The Company Men$9,07279%58-5$156$4,186,7929Weinstein Company
14Gulliver's Travels (2010)$5,315-55%43-56$124$42,695,07213Fox
15happythankyoumoreplease$4,88310%12-7$407$123,7633Anchor Bay Films
16127 Hours$4,854-22%32-47$152$18,270,35520Fox Searchlight
17Season of the Witch$3,765-13%31-23$121$24,814,28711Relativity Media
18Nostalgia for the Light$3,389--1--$3,389$3,3891Icarus Films
19I Love You Phillip Morris$3,094177%11-1$281$1,987,35016Roadside Attractions
20Rabbit Hole$2,772-17%29-9$96$2,177,36414Lionsgate
21From Prada to Nada$2,32178%27-6$86$2,965,6208Lionsgate / Pantelion
22Vidal Sassoon: The Movie$1,61022%52$322$77,5446Phase 4 Films
23The Strange Case of Angelica$500--1--$500$40,40412Cinema Guild
24Winter's Bone$189-67%4-5$47$6,529,72041Roadside Attractions