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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 Mon, Nov. 28 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Nov. 28 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$2,525,769-71%4,0665$621$223,357,7782Lionsgate / Summit
2The Muppets$1,072,282-83%3,440--$312$42,588,9731Disney
3Immortals$623,461-66%2,677-443$233$69,330,4423Relativity Media
4Hugo$550,032-78%1,277--$431$15,952,0741Paramount
5Happy Feet Two$525,140-82%3,6115$145$44,280,4972Warner Bros.
6Arthur Christmas$440,036-84%3,376--$130$16,741,1671Sony / Columbia
7Jack and Jill$430,517-79%3,029-409$142$57,550,6293Sony / Columbia
8Tower Heist$346,360-73%2,474-468$140$65,545,1404Universal
9J. Edgar$333,057-67%1,910-37$174$29,170,9003Warner Bros.
10Puss in Boots (2011)$286,380-82%3,005-410$95$135,716,4725Paramount / DreamWorks

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Nov. 28 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Descendants$485,880-71%433404$1,122$11,372,8322Fox Searchlight
2My Week with Marilyn$151,141-67%244--$619$2,213,2911Weinstein Company
3A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas$124,377-58%875-933$142$31,683,7664Warner Bros. / New Line
4In Time$59,453-63%457-910$130$35,110,3875Fox
5Like Crazy$31,418-66%15041$209$2,509,8525Paramount Vantage
6Margin Call$20,437-68%140-30$146$4,388,1726Roadside Attractions
7The Way$16,954--101-36$168$3,391,4478Producers Distribution Agency
8Paranormal Activity 3$16,615-64%355-1047$47$103,262,3856Paramount
950/50$16,583-60%21025$79$34,571,3649Summit
10The Three Musketeers (2011)$16,463-65%22454$73$19,925,3916Summit
11The Ides of March$14,824-69%159-139$93$39,558,0708Sony / Columbia
12Moneyball$14,211-70%187-222$76$73,169,45910Sony / Columbia
13Martha Marcy May Marlene$14,133-67%113-67$125$2,589,9046Fox Searchlight
14Footloose (2011)$13,502-74%384-834$35$50,847,3697Paramount
15Courageous$11,473-75%211-306$54$32,771,2319Sony / TriStar
16Contagion$10,840-64%218-83$50$75,461,38912Warner Bros.
17Dolphin Tale$9,320-78%216-172$43$70,372,57510Warner Bros.
18Abduction$7,772-73%163-18$48$27,848,66610Lionsgate
19Rise of the Planet of the Apes$4,237-74%103-28$41$176,589,53417Fox

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Nov. 28 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Artist$19,488-63%4--$4,872$224,3661Weinstein Company
2Drive (2011)$8,487-63%9347$91$34,508,74111FilmDistrict
3The Rum Diary$6,296-53%54-98$117$12,963,3115FilmDistrict
4Born to Be Wild 3D$5,602-73%490$114$14,457,25534Warner Bros. / IMAX
5Anonymous$4,650-71%72-107$65$4,305,6685Sony / Columbia
6The Big Year$2,106-63%53-6$40$7,162,7557Fox
7The Polar Express (2011 re-issue)$1,231-88%19--$65$75,7011Warner Bros.
8Inni$1,103-52%52$221$100,5265Cinema Purgatorio
9The Mighty Macs$915-55%11-17$83$1,890,4376Quaker Media
10Spy Kids: All The Time in the World$876-85%48-22$18$38,517,70815Weinstein Company
11Sarah's Key$790-68%27-25$29$7,686,16419Weinstein Company
12Machine Gun Preacher$180-87%9-10$20$537,76010Relativity Media
13Laugh at My Pain$141-69%4-7$35$7,702,11512CodeBlack Entertainment
14Project Nim$5-92%1--$5$407,21621Roadside Attractions