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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 Wed, May. 2 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, May. 2 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Think Like a Man$1,021,480-24%2,0150$507$64,087,5502Sony / Screen Gems
2The Five-Year Engagement$822,080-27%2,936--$280$13,384,5851Universal
3The Hunger Games$712,316-18%3,572-180$199$374,317,4556Lionsgate
4The Lucky One (2012)$684,468-29%3,17520$216$41,735,7132Warner Bros.
5Safe (2012)$556,763-33%2,266--$246$9,926,7401Lionsgate
6The Raven$513,091-27%2,203--$233$9,096,0321Relativity Media
7The Pirates! Band of Misfits$463,688-23%3,358--$138$12,731,7021Sony / Columbia
8The Cabin in the Woods$400,392-21%2,639-172$152$36,104,7673Lionsgate
9Chimpanzee$378,067-21%1,5674$241$20,174,1492Disneynature
1021 Jump Street$237,587-22%1,820-607$131$132,724,0347Sony / Columbia
11American Reunion$236,665-29%2,154-879$110$54,278,9804Universal
12The Three Stooges$213,954-23%3,105-377$69$37,634,0973Fox
13Titanic 3D$150,780-18%1,409-1106$107$56,767,5274Paramount
14Wrath of the Titans$148,363-24%1,572-930$94$81,030,5315Warner Bros.
15Mirror Mirror$128,654-19%2,017-921$64$59,300,6245Relativity Media
16Lockout$77,869-26%1,259-1076$62$13,603,2893Open Road

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, May. 2 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Bully (2012)$58,1743%2630$221$2,283,1235Weinstein Company
2Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$46,071-10%335-111$138$7,911,5708CBS Films
3Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$39,735-18%883-700$45$208,568,2009Universal
4Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$22,062-24%401-43$55$101,962,44812Warner Bros. / New Line
5Act of Valor$16,283-14%28556$57$69,734,07510Relativity Media
6Safe House$14,885-7%229-72$65$125,900,46512Universal
7This Means War$11,914-16%232-61$51$54,388,40311Fox
8A Thousand Words$8,411-25%1691$50$18,099,8418Paramount
9Project X (2012)$7,254-11%155-103$47$54,660,4529Warner Bros.
10Chronicle$5,883-10%121-16$49$64,434,70713Fox
11Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$3,512-9%111-24$32$133,001,71720Fox

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, May. 2 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1To the Arctic 3D$43,22716%500$865$781,7812Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Born to Be Wild 3D$20,41512%342$600$18,549,07556Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Jeff Who Lives at Home$6,107-10%79-43$77$4,157,4127Paramount Vantage
4Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day$5,758-21%67-39$86$1,102,8483Code Black Entertainment
5The Artist$4,135-4%50-36$83$44,223,14423Weinstein Company
6Friends With Kids$3,900-9%53-30$74$7,165,1128Roadside Attractions
7Blue Like Jazz$3,836-14%46-80$83$563,8143Roadside Attractions
8Sound of My Voice$3,286-13%5--$657$46,6291Fox Searchlight
9The Woman in Black$2,342-34%63-27$37$54,330,70613CBS Films
10We Bought a Zoo$2,069-14%52-14$40$75,592,88119Fox
11Coriolanus$1,8384%140$131$712,72515Weinstein Company
12Touchback$1,7622%28-41$63$188,2833Anchor Bay Films
13Casa de mi Padre$1,7391%36-22$48$5,817,5587Lionsgate / Pantelion
14Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$1,709-24%27-5$63$43,437,10712Fox
15Undefeated$1,41736%203$71$522,89311Weinstein Company
16Red Tails$1,238-30%23-16$54$49,852,41315Fox
17W.E.$1,028-10%10-5$103$578,68813Weinstein Company
18Silent House (2012)$999-14%22-37$45$12,753,8338Open Road
19Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$820-10%39-42$21$34,878,99610Lionsgate
20Albert Nobbs$6845%161$43$3,010,94014Roadside Attractions