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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, May. 25 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, May. 25 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Men in Black 3$17,664,409--4,248--$4,158$17,664,4091Sony / Columbia
2Marvel's The Avengers$9,664,323117%3,918-331$2,467$486,349,1114Disney
3Chernobyl Diaries$3,530,924--2,433--$1,451$3,530,9241Warner Bros.
4Battleship$3,054,15082%3,70212$825$36,559,4952Universal
5The Dictator$2,777,54580%3,0146$922$34,625,6492Paramount
6What to Expect When You're Expecting$2,240,577113%3,0210$742$17,261,8252Lionsgate
7Dark Shadows$2,075,42680%3,404-351$610$57,558,3223Warner Bros.
8The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$1,671,811255%1,233879$1,356$11,875,3074Fox Searchlight
9The Hunger Games$600,24150%1,421-643$422$393,609,02610Lionsgate

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleFri, May. 25 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Think Like a Man$405,65658%786-936$516$87,277,5976Sony / Screen Gems
2The Pirates! Band of Misfits$267,82259%884-956$303$26,472,1265Sony / Columbia
321 Jump Street$178,473--364103$490$136,021,20011Sony / Columbia
4The Lucky One (2012)$171,694-17%615-1390$279$57,884,5276Warner Bros.
5Mirror Mirror$133,441187%42215$316$61,851,6989Relativity Media
6Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$122,850170%39011$315$210,486,62013Universal
7The Five-Year Engagement$83,575-38%274-901$305$27,738,8605Universal
8The Three Stooges$78,32998%325-269$241$42,059,6837Fox
9Wrath of the Titans$61,75251%255-105$242$82,757,1289Warner Bros.
10Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$47,952137%175-70$274$102,981,44516Warner Bros. / New Line
11The Cabin in the Woods$47,331-9%203-245$233$40,806,0527Lionsgate
12American Reunion$30,52524%165-125$185$56,622,6308Universal
13Girl in Progress$29,161-16%143-179$204$2,307,4343Lionsgate / Pantelion
14Bully (2012)$19,618-47%104-100$189$3,274,0919Weinstein Company
15Safe (2012)$15,806-54%112-391$141$16,752,7595Lionsgate
16The Raven$15,787-54%111-321$142$15,691,2775Relativity Media

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleFri, May. 25 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Moonrise Kingdom$172,329--4--$43,082$172,3291Focus
2To the Arctic 3D$66,107-10%501$1,322$2,150,8786Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Crooked Arrows$47,159147%6712$704$366,6122Branded/Peck Films
4The Intouchables$28,704--4--$7,176$28,7041Weinstein Company
5Born to Be Wild 3D$24,39112%340$717$19,028,42760Warner Bros. / IMAX
6Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$21,43731%87-47$246$8,802,27212CBS Films
7Sound of My Voice$9,27749%425$221$282,2175Fox Searchlight
8This Means War$8,79451%44-46$200$54,701,56415Fox
9Titanic 3D$8,307-5%42-28$198$57,775,8988Paramount
10A Thousand Words$7,97729%59-51$135$18,406,09512Paramount
11The Artist$2,813-34%20-83$141$44,566,56327Weinstein Company
12Act of Valor$2,061-59%39-57$53$69,996,33814Relativity Media
13Friends With Kids$1,592-2%9-16$177$7,234,35112Roadside Attractions
14Undefeated$1,06744%6-3$178$552,28115Weinstein Company
15Tonight You're Mine$745--3--$248$3,8973Roadside Attractions
16Coriolanus$540-52%4-4$135$754,84219Weinstein Company
17Red Tails$37488%74$53$49,870,25519Fox
18Lovely Molly$320-68%2-3$160$16,8742Image Entertainment
19Blue Like Jazz$107-73%3-4$36$594,0817Roadside Attractions