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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, Dec. 28 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, Dec. 28 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$8,518,218-12%3,4480$2,470$94,737,6392Paramount
2Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$6,557,259-4%3,683-43$1,780$69,837,1512Fox
3Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$6,515,996-11%3,7030$1,760$103,691,1982Warner Bros.
4The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)$4,166,138-9%2,9140$1,430$36,615,5511Sony / Columbia
5The Adventures of Tintin$4,147,004-10%3,0870$1,343$31,923,2151Paramount
6We Bought a Zoo$4,049,507-6%3,117--$1,299$23,399,8161Fox
7War Horse$3,714,009-11%2,376--$1,563$22,414,5241Disney / DreamWorks
8New Year's Eve$1,701,2722%2,225-826$765$37,896,5853Warner Bros. / New Line
9The Darkest Hour$1,242,087-15%2,324--$534$7,766,5561Summit
10The Muppets$1,012,4270%1,536-323$659$78,852,3185Disney
11The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$753,282-2%1,411-411$534$272,707,3276Lionsgate / Summit
12The Sitter$542,568-7%1,486-987$365$24,112,9483Fox
13Arthur Christmas$378,704-10%1,524-581$248$44,775,4975Sony / Columbia

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, Dec. 28 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Descendants$805,549-3%753-82$1,070$35,199,0446Fox Searchlight
2Hugo$726,017-6%951-536$763$46,247,2605Paramount
3Young Adult$622,428-5%9871$631$9,355,8263Paramount
4The Artist$303,3032%167150$1,816$3,415,2635Weinstein Company
5Puss in Boots (2011)$268,6981%389-368$691$144,452,8929Paramount / DreamWorks
6My Week with Marilyn$241,6714%602358$401$7,769,2425Weinstein Company
7Happy Feet Two$146,3726%525-235$279$60,258,1576Warner Bros.
8Jack and Jill$63,4511%242-435$262$71,455,7787Sony / Columbia
9J. Edgar$63,0203%4550$139$36,260,5427Warner Bros.
10Moneyball$58,250-1%2420$241$74,696,78214Sony / Columbia
11Dolphin Tale$57,0121%188-62$303$71,750,66314Warner Bros.
12Tower Heist$53,8650%283-135$190$76,425,7258Universal
13Courageous$46,3586%1925$241$33,837,38413Sony / TriStar
14Immortals$38,263-4%228-988$168$82,493,3887Relativity Media
15A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas$34,167-7%2450$139$34,762,4418Warner Bros. / New Line
16Footloose (2011)$29,67411%182-71$163$51,523,39911Paramount
17In Time$22,17111%112-161$198$36,933,9409Fox
18The Ides of March$21,206-6%1454$146$40,719,17512Sony / Columbia
19Paranormal Activity 3$15,41811%124-82$124$103,923,43010Paramount

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, Dec. 28 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$231,384-2%5539$4,207$2,625,9763Focus
2Shame$56,9815%500$1,140$1,708,2294Fox Searchlight
3Born to Be Wild 3D$49,4635%490$1,009$15,006,09538Warner Bros. / IMAX
4Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$30,7729%6--$5,129$173,7031Warner Bros.
5Pariah (2011)$21,824--4--$5,456$21,8240Focus
6The Polar Express (2011 re-issue)$14,80812%20-2$740$668,3925Warner Bros.
7The Way$14,7603%27-66$547$4,101,10712Producers Distribution Agency
8Margin Call$6,734-32%30-91$224$5,214,82910Roadside Attractions
9Drive (2011)$5,13914%26-30$198$34,802,97615FilmDistrict
10In the Land of Blood and Honey$4,85110%3--$1,617$34,7071FilmDistrict
11Like Crazy$4,60537%30-70$154$3,353,7649Paramount Vantage
12The Three Musketeers (2011)$4,45619%37-86$120$20,370,52410Summit
13Martha Marcy May Marlene$2,6273%15-24$175$2,897,45710Fox Searchlight
1450/50$2,273-10%31-80$73$35,011,67313Summit
15Inni$153233%1--$153$116,8379Cinema Purgatorio