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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, May. 12 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSat, May. 12 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Marvel's The Avengers$42,905,51947%4,3490$9,866$342,148,4092Disney
2Dark Shadows$10,849,57212%3,755--$2,889$20,523,0351Warner Bros.
3Think Like a Man$2,250,64543%2,05242$1,097$79,438,2474Sony / Screen Gems
4The Hunger Games$1,856,04556%2,531-263$733$385,545,4338Lionsgate
5The Lucky One (2012)$1,625,57825%2,839-166$573$52,606,7794Warner Bros.
6The Pirates! Band of Misfits$1,308,47077%3,079-279$425$21,952,5663Sony / Columbia
7The Five-Year Engagement$1,297,34535%2,569-372$505$23,570,1303Universal
8Chimpanzee$617,10460%1,55928$396$24,965,9454Disneynature
9Safe (2012)$553,53743%1,690-581$328$15,211,1303Lionsgate
10The Raven$546,73734%1,888-321$290$14,299,8393Relativity Media
11The Three Stooges$460,11670%1,416-758$325$40,806,3805Fox
12The Cabin in the Woods$400,99532%1,029-640$390$39,486,5155Lionsgate

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSat, May. 12 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$1,080,87361%178151$6,072$2,825,5992Fox Searchlight
2Girl in Progress$443,2329%322--$1,376$851,3661Lionsgate / Pantelion
321 Jump Street$281,77435%589-451$478$134,962,8919Sony / Columbia
4Mirror Mirror$222,18464%607-315$366$60,752,1047Relativity Media
5American Reunion$195,37534%521-335$375$55,958,9956Universal
6Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$179,72568%455-66$395$209,446,34011Universal
7Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$97,70787%260-43$376$102,495,14414Warner Bros. / New Line
8Wrath of the Titans$92,39628%265-450$349$81,939,9587Warner Bros.
9Lockout$82,16350%255-56$322$14,093,5225Open Road
10Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$77,72465%200-47$389$8,478,15410CBS Films
11The Artist$69,34175%751710$92$44,359,68025Weinstein Company
12Titanic 3D$58,77847%157-176$374$57,555,0916Paramount
13Bully (2012)$40,220-37%2630$153$2,833,6907Weinstein Company
14Safe House$34,00035%136-39$250$126,123,80014Universal
15A Thousand Words$32,82883%127-13$258$18,265,20410Paramount
16This Means War$28,58630%132-39$217$54,570,00813Fox
17The Vow$22,24135%111-46$200$125,000,53414Sony / Screen Gems
18Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$18,18757%110-33$165$34,993,47112Lionsgate
19Act of Valor$17,34442%118-75$147$69,891,52012Relativity Media
20Jeff Who Lives at Home$16,30534%11770$139$4,232,0399Paramount Vantage

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSat, May. 12 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1To the Arctic 3D$65,941-11%49-1$1,346$1,343,6144Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Sound of My Voice$23,14438%4618$503$171,0543Fox Searchlight
3The Road (2012)$22,38431%50--$448$39,5311Freestyle Releasing
4Born to Be Wild 3D$17,555-34%340$516$18,767,71258Warner Bros. / IMAX
5Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day$12,778122%23-7$556$1,165,1425Code Black Entertainment
6Casa de mi Padre$10,51036%56-12$188$5,883,7469Lionsgate / Pantelion
7Chronicle$10,18474%51-27$200$64,503,06615Fox
8Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$9,024143%67-8$135$133,054,68822Fox
9Kalakalappu @ Masala Cafe$7,48073%10--$748$11,7921UTV Communications
10Friends With Kids$5,76929%362$160$7,203,62610Roadside Attractions
11Project X (2012)$4,60517%40-32$115$54,720,39811Warner Bros.
12Red Tails$3,0388%9-3$338$49,865,82217Fox
13Coriolanus$2,12530%11-7$193$738,21817Weinstein Company
14Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$2,02488%12-5$169$43,452,29414Fox
15Undefeated$1,97832%130$152$540,01913Weinstein Company
16Blue Like Jazz$1,78648%11-9$162$586,8325Roadside Attractions
17Touchback$1,715118%6-6$286$201,6955Anchor Bay Films
18Tonight You're Mine$78215%2--$391$1,4621Roadside Attractions
19Albert Nobbs$39-90%2-3$20$3,014,29116Roadside Attractions