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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. 23 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Feb. 23 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Safe House$1,435,660-2%3,1212$460$86,696,5602Universal
2The Vow$1,351,3497%2,9580$457$93,007,3432Sony / Screen Gems
3Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$1,262,1665%3,50030$361$63,256,3512Warner Bros. / New Line
4This Means War$1,075,2175%3,189--$337$25,070,6361Fox
5Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$993,339-5%3,174--$313$29,032,0821Sony / Columbia
6Chronicle$500,4431%2,556-352$196$54,299,9273Fox
7Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$464,8406%2,6550$175$37,269,6302Fox
8The Secret World of Arrietty$444,1196%1,522--$292$10,157,8051Disney
9The Woman in Black$418,5005%2,559-297$164$47,729,1963CBS Films
10The Descendants$264,27019%1,243-338$213$76,326,69314Fox Searchlight
11The Grey$244,0104%2,107-694$116$49,378,8064Open Road
12Big Miracle$187,9105%1,634-499$115$18,234,7753Universal
13Red Tails$124,07517%1,009-571$123$48,233,0855Fox

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Feb. 23 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Artist$283,73416%8080$351$28,873,79913Weinstein Company
2Hugo$184,15510%558-144$330$67,843,94413Paramount
3The Iron Lady$123,2969%623111$198$25,026,5978Weinstein Company
4Underworld Awakening$100,9535%826-831$122$61,906,9465Sony / Screen Gems
5One For the Money$72,24217%933-1123$77$25,813,4694Lionsgate
6Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$62,4325%577-798$108$30,956,9849Warner Bros.
7Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$49,0493%403138$122$185,538,61810Warner Bros.
8Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$46,99219%184-48$255$22,934,57711Focus
9Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$46,14415%400-102$115$130,007,51010Fox
10Contraband$44,2250%420-661$105$66,001,0106Universal
11Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$39,5501%275-194$144$207,533,80010Paramount
12War Horse$30,63810%394-108$78$78,865,6329Disney / DreamWorks
13The Adventures of Tintin$29,1543%30346$96$76,626,7549Paramount
14Man on a Ledge$28,213-1%401-1022$70$18,546,2754Lionsgate
15My Week with Marilyn$25,7519%120-5$215$13,769,69213Weinstein Company
16Albert Nobbs$24,7647%119-32$208$2,481,5774Roadside Attractions
17Beauty and the Beast 3D$23,8173%214-464$111$47,173,7296Disney
18We Bought a Zoo$23,35418%287-133$81$73,811,5269Fox
19Joyful Noise$15,23412%340-346$45$30,402,7196Warner Bros.
20Puss in Boots (2011)$14,4754%163-46$89$149,118,02217Paramount / DreamWorks
21The Darkest Hour$7,348-7%11395$65$21,361,2379Summit
22Happy Feet Two$7,3065%135-67$54$63,882,70914Warner Bros.
23The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$3,91320%148-82$26$281,287,13314Lionsgate / Summit

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Feb. 23 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Born to Be Wild 3D$32,17729%451$715$16,507,94446Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Shame$10,45712%44-8$238$3,764,82312Fox Searchlight
3Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu$8,680-11%98-13$89$1,090,9762UTV Communications
4Haywire$6,6163%79-184$84$18,787,0945Relativity Media
5W.E.$5,491-8%203$275$237,6493Weinstein Company
6Coriolanus$4,0422%132$311$343,1375Weinstein Company
7Young Adult$3,528-5%8752$41$16,311,57111Paramount
8Undefeated$3,0500%5--$610$50,8821Weinstein Company
9Pariah (2011)$2,551-2%130$196$699,9468Focus
10New Year's Eve$1,57821%33-122$48$54,544,63811Warner Bros. / New Line
11The Devil Inside$1,076-5%34-61$32$53,186,8767Paramount
12In the Land of Blood and Honey$83639%8-2$105$289,0789FilmDistrict
13J. Edgar$39620%11-31$36$37,306,03015Warner Bros.
14Immortals$31614%29-4$11$83,504,01715Relativity Media