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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 Sat, Apr. 21 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSat, Apr. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Think Like a Man$13,165,0549%2,015--$6,534$25,290,8881Sony / Screen Gems
2The Lucky One (2012)$8,561,095-6%3,155--$2,714$17,666,7021Warner Bros.
3The Hunger Games$6,500,06862%3,752-164$1,732$352,914,7605Lionsgate
4The Three Stooges$4,321,22685%3,4825$1,241$26,812,7842Fox
5Chimpanzee$3,743,6426%1,563--$2,395$7,290,6811Disneynature
6The Cabin in the Woods$3,357,49735%2,8110$1,194$25,073,6852Lionsgate
7American Reunion$2,335,41040%3,033-170$770$47,047,3203Universal
8Titanic 3D$2,160,47254%2,515-182$859$51,389,8983Paramount
921 Jump Street$2,067,18348%2,427-308$852$125,929,7436Sony / Columbia
10Mirror Mirror$1,946,43675%2,938-268$663$54,150,1124Relativity Media
11Wrath of the Titans$1,712,50365%2,502-600$684$76,062,5534Warner Bros.
12Lockout$1,367,35145%2,33527$586$10,276,9472Open Road
13Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$838,990112%1,583-529$530$206,488,0058Universal

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSat, Apr. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$326,48886%44611$732$6,890,8787CBS Films
2Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$279,50195%444-58$630$101,051,81411Warner Bros. / New Line
3Bully (2012)$205,60943%263105$782$1,373,8814Weinstein Company
4Safe House$106,85561%301-70$355$125,550,09011Universal
5This Means War$93,83132%29310$320$54,066,57710Fox
6The Vow$84,61919%297-38$285$124,577,82611Sony / Screen Gems
7Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day$71,60864%1064$676$893,2172Code Black Entertainment
8Act of Valor$60,39469%229-123$264$69,437,2849Relativity Media
9Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$59,97691%175-41$343$51,503,62910Sony / Columbia
10Jeff Who Lives at Home$58,23465%122-61$477$3,994,1566Paramount Vantage
11Blue Like Jazz$51,37411%126-10$408$435,4202Roadside Attractions
12Project X (2012)$51,21037%258113$198$54,455,0778Warner Bros.
13Chronicle$45,48062%137-28$332$64,278,61712Fox
14The Iron Lady$33,47972%102-44$328$29,940,95417Weinstein Company
15Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$32,516113%135-18$241$132,901,16419Fox
16A Thousand Words$30,92897%168-109$184$17,919,9637Paramount

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSat, Apr. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1To the Arctic 3D$106,70042%50--$2,134$181,7351Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Friends With Kids$32,31059%83-30$389$7,070,8897Roadside Attractions
3Born to Be Wild 3D$27,200-29%32-8$850$18,307,32355Warner Bros. / IMAX
4The Artist$25,21964%86-35$293$44,139,46022Weinstein Company
5Touchback$22,3462%6919$324$127,4452Anchor Bay Films
6The Woman in Black$20,47728%90-32$228$54,268,96612CBS Films
7Silent House (2012)$18,3818%590$312$12,719,2307Open Road
8Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$17,95593%81-44$222$34,845,4669Lionsgate
9We Bought a Zoo$17,01693%66-17$258$75,538,88618Fox
10Casa de mi Padre$15,05938%58-63$260$5,761,2866Lionsgate / Pantelion
11Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$10,69884%32-1$334$43,394,80011Fox
12Red Tails$8,97650%39-4$230$49,821,61614Fox
13W.E.$4,896102%15-2$326$561,36812Weinstein Company
14Undefeated$4,73138%170$278$502,76110Weinstein Company
15Coriolanus$4,47358%14-4$320$682,88614Weinstein Company
16Albert Nobbs$3,493266%153$233$2,997,03513Roadside Attractions