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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 Thu, Feb. 16 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Feb. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Vow$2,913,7310%2,958--$985$61,926,8371Sony / Screen Gems
2Safe House$2,557,5802%3,119--$820$54,269,6151Universal
3Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$1,144,06618%3,470--$330$33,116,3421Warner Bros. / New Line
4Chronicle$744,6478%2,9081$256$43,479,4262Fox
5Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$717,2869%2,655--$270$25,873,2351Fox
6The Woman in Black$616,16014%2,8561$216$38,610,6182CBS Films
7The Grey$421,1214%2,801-406$150$44,893,0593Open Road
8The Descendants$289,5027%1,581-457$183$72,082,77013Fox Searchlight
9Big Miracle$266,62525%2,1334$125$14,443,4952Universal
10Underworld Awakening$238,679-4%1,657-979$144$60,243,8014Sony / Screen Gems
11Red Tails$230,0568%1,580-767$146$46,116,5364Fox
12One For the Money$213,2509%2,056-681$104$24,676,2093Lionsgate
13Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$136,29115%1,375-1130$99$30,002,9778Warner Bros.
14Man on a Ledge$120,02211%1,423-1575$84$18,045,9483Lionsgate
15Contraband$113,5055%1,081-966$105$65,226,0205Universal

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Feb. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Artist$231,8445%808-197$287$25,098,95912Weinstein Company
2Hugo$142,55411%702-328$203$65,086,12412Paramount
3The Iron Lady$132,0769%512-509$258$23,359,7867Weinstein Company
4Beauty and the Beast 3D$67,29528%678-1041$99$46,744,8265Disney
5Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$63,11516%469-608$135$206,813,4239Paramount
6War Horse$49,83817%502-661$99$78,407,9668Disney / DreamWorks
7Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$49,2857%232-70$212$22,202,84710Focus
8Joyful Noise$44,00117%686-664$64$30,087,9595Warner Bros.
9Albert Nobbs$33,2895%151-94$220$2,164,5643Roadside Attractions
10The Adventures of Tintin$31,65339%257-229$123$76,001,3168Paramount
11Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$30,08420%502-316$60$129,188,4959Fox
12Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$29,1164%265-592$110$184,717,3549Warner Bros.
13We Bought a Zoo$26,61037%420-334$63$73,356,6218Fox
14My Week with Marilyn$25,55718%125-46$204$13,445,11712Weinstein Company
15Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu$22,597-21%111--$204$795,5331UTV Communications
16Haywire$22,1363%263-988$84$18,681,7444Relativity Media
17Puss in Boots (2011)$16,19034%209-44$77$148,810,97616Paramount / DreamWorks
18The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$12,35220%230-66$54$281,213,34513Lionsgate / Summit
19Happy Feet Two$11,92111%202-53$59$63,729,22413Warner Bros.
20New Year's Eve$7,47826%155-67$48$54,525,28310Warner Bros. / New Line

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Feb. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Born to Be Wild 3D$20,82010%44-1$473$16,223,56545Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Shame$11,524-1%52-12$222$3,653,62011Fox Searchlight
3W.E.$6,806-4%1713$400$153,9302Weinstein Company
4The Sitter$6,3772%99-27$64$30,441,32610Fox
5Coriolanus$4,11228%11-3$374$282,7504Weinstein Company
6The Devil Inside$3,227-5%95-208$34$53,166,4436Paramount
7Pariah (2011)$2,64632%13-6$204$667,2657Focus
8Young Adult$2,525-3%35-23$72$16,266,21110Paramount
9Immortals$2,20913%33-29$67$83,497,43614Relativity Media
10J. Edgar$1,6794%42-93$40$37,300,47214Warner Bros.
11In the Land of Blood and Honey$1,5527%103$155$277,8698FilmDistrict
12The Darkest Hour$83012%18-21$46$21,221,0058Summit
13Vettai$34942%2-2$175$200,0635UTV Communications
14Margin Call$112-7%2--$56$5,354,03917Roadside Attractions