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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. 16 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, Mar. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
121 Jump Street$13,239,489--3,121--$4,242$13,239,4891Sony / Columbia
2Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$6,784,20098%3,76923$1,800$142,407,2153Universal
3John Carter$3,968,48789%3,7490$1,059$43,625,9402Disney
4Project X (2012)$1,545,14560%2,922-133$529$45,670,9913Warner Bros.
5Act of Valor$1,143,21681%2,765-186$413$59,863,5854Relativity Media
6A Thousand Words$1,130,794120%1,8955$597$9,483,6152Paramount
7Safe House$825,60083%1,920-224$430$118,318,6956Universal
8The Vow$760,35588%2,175-303$350$119,823,6106Sony / Screen Gems
9This Means War$760,27999%1,660-289$458$49,160,0615Fox
10Silent House (2012)$733,22185%2,1240$345$9,224,9652Open Road
11Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$717,76446%1,935-590$371$93,323,4506Warner Bros. / New Line
12Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$401,34683%1,016-500$395$31,757,6794Lionsgate
13The Artist$306,79547%1,155-350$266$41,372,21417Weinstein Company
14Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$268,12529%1,024-780$262$49,150,5175Sony / Columbia

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleFri, Mar. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Casa de mi Padre$780,056--382--$2,042$780,0561Lionsgate / Pantelion
2Friends With Kids$457,287163%640271$715$3,187,2692Roadside Attractions
3Jeff Who Lives at Home$269,351--254--$1,060$269,3511Paramount Vantage
4Wanderlust$171,0250%698-522$245$16,395,1254Universal
5Chronicle$153,09351%432-163$354$62,823,0547Fox
6Hugo$135,770124%38370$354$72,642,45017Paramount
7The Iron Lady$119,53082%4569$262$28,308,80112Weinstein Company
8Gone$101,0058%476-668$212$11,193,0994Summit
9The Descendants$88,32846%347-170$255$81,793,13918Fox Searchlight
10The Woman in Black$84,21460%305-128$276$53,316,3737CBS Films
11Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$81,58368%286-1$285$131,453,53514Fox
12Seeking Justice$75,712--231--$328$75,7121Anchor Bay Films
13Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$71,35183%2290$312$208,616,66214Paramount
14The Grey$44,823213%21968$205$51,062,1058Open Road
15Big Miracle$42,480124%236-2$180$19,703,9307Universal
16We Bought a Zoo$41,56666%188-40$221$74,808,37213Fox
17Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$35,3511%156-102$227$43,005,5926Fox
18Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$28,55657%125-83$228$186,620,16914Warner Bros.
19Red Tails$25,734118%152-26$169$49,414,7839Fox
20The Adventures of Tintin$24,8221%123-30$202$77,508,58513Paramount
21The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)$21,401--108-103$198$102,465,22713Sony / Columbia
22One For the Money$20,713539%11248$185$26,153,5828Lionsgate
23Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$12,6387%105-97$120$31,769,97313Warner Bros.

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleFri, Mar. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$120,444486%6244$1,943$428,8442CBS Films
2Joyful Noise$89,6891245%65-38$1,380$30,899,35810Warner Bros.
3Born to Be Wild 3D$54,22848%400$1,356$17,185,81850Warner Bros. / IMAX
4Being Flynn$41,767805%8876$475$161,7533Focus
5Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$29,28649%86-23$341$24,031,02715Focus
6Undefeated$13,713153%218$653$291,7725Weinstein Company
7The Devil Inside$11,2073587%7767$146$53,217,74311Paramount
8Coriolanus$10,03971%212$478$507,5179Weinstein Company
9Albert Nobbs$8,75940%483$182$2,823,1428Roadside Attractions
10My Week with Marilyn$8,237-13%50-70$165$14,536,67517Weinstein Company
11W.E.$7,14662%20-4$357$409,4097Weinstein Company
12Haywire$4,347-26%69-13$63$18,924,9429Relativity Media
13Paan Singh Tomar$86665%50$173$36,3033UTV Communications
14Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya$254-76%3-7$85$176,4224UTV Communications