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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 Sun, Apr. 1 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSun, Apr. 1 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Hunger Games$15,159,630-39%4,1370$3,664$248,483,9012Lionsgate
2Wrath of the Titans$8,422,264-34%3,545--$2,376$33,457,1881Warner Bros.
3Mirror Mirror$4,731,358-38%3,603--$1,313$18,132,0851Relativity Media
421 Jump Street$3,957,521-37%3,14827$1,257$92,882,6903Sony / Columbia
5Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$2,170,560-39%3,264-413$665$189,332,4455Universal
6John Carter$592,843-34%2,397-815$247$66,233,8394Disney
7Act of Valor$265,632-40%1,239-980$214$67,745,4006Relativity Media
8A Thousand Words$233,419-45%1,007-780$232$16,508,0684Paramount

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSun, Apr. 1 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$335,645-43%483359$695$3,169,6224CBS Films
2Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$233,868-35%908-432$258$98,455,5958Warner Bros. / New Line
3Project X (2012)$202,817-40%903-1162$225$53,354,0125Warner Bros.
4Safe House$196,830-47%729-601$270$123,881,7808Universal
5Casa de mi Padre$194,864-16%439-36$444$5,011,0553Lionsgate / Pantelion
6Jeff Who Lives at Home$176,506-43%513259$344$2,692,0303Paramount Vantage
7Friends With Kids$113,822-47%308-250$370$6,325,9014Roadside Attractions
8This Means War$91,686-50%575-613$159$53,076,9347Fox
9Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$85,947-37%380-131$226$50,753,6647Sony / Columbia
10The Vow$76,022-49%514-744$148$123,473,4568Sony / Screen Gems
11The Artist$75,369-43%315-261$239$43,546,37219Weinstein Company
12Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$69,641-45%321-300$217$34,401,7376Lionsgate
13Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$57,532-38%222-26$259$132,349,97716Fox
14The Iron Lady$51,358-34%284-43$181$29,414,72714Weinstein Company
15Chronicle$39,327-30%198-94$199$63,759,1689Fox
16Hugo$38,901-32%174-109$224$73,688,26419Paramount
17Silent House (2012)$37,014-55%325-877$114$12,372,0494Open Road
18The Woman in Black$35,543-51%179-1$199$53,946,9899CBS Films
19We Bought a Zoo$28,392-39%136-19$209$75,279,52215Fox
20Big Miracle$25,485-38%170-54$150$20,113,9659Universal
21Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$25,180-49%150-50$168$209,239,67916Paramount
22The Descendants$21,194-48%118-81$180$82,436,57820Fox Searchlight
23The Grey$18,106-31%2040$89$51,475,17210Open Road
24Wanderlust$16,820-52%116-119$145$17,255,6756Universal
25Red Tails$15,221-32%101-30$151$49,703,34211Fox
26One For the Money$9,300-42%102-49$91$26,370,44810Lionsgate

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSun, Apr. 1 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Bully (2012)$40,303-12%5--$8,061$116,4721Weinstein Company
2Born to Be Wild 3D$31,015-23%400$775$17,664,16352Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Being Flynn$11,597-42%40-33$290$480,0255Focus
4Undefeated$9,138-29%16-1$571$424,2827Weinstein Company
5Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$8,417-50%55-31$153$186,830,66916Warner Bros.
6Albert Nobbs$7,580-20%29-15$261$2,928,90210Roadside Attractions
7Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$7,234-38%30-44$241$43,271,5878Fox
8W.E.$5,788-30%213$276$490,7919Weinstein Company
9Coriolanus$5,395-33%16-3$337$599,64511Weinstein Company
10Gone$4,620-73%61-122$76$11,586,8166Summit
11My Week with Marilyn$1,687-54%12-32$141$14,597,40519Weinstein Company
12Seeking Justice$1,187-36%8-66$148$410,8193Anchor Bay Films