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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.

Daily Domestic Gross Mon, Jun. 18 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Jun. 18 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$4,380,845-59%4,2635$1,028$123,386,8512Paramount / DreamWorks
2Prometheus$2,547,819-64%3,44246$740$91,918,1202Fox
3That's My Boy$2,002,287-52%3,030--$661$15,456,0011Sony / Columbia
4Snow White and the Huntsman$1,741,305-55%3,701-76$470$123,803,9753Universal
5Rock of Ages$1,588,281-57%3,470--$458$16,025,5501Warner Bros. / New Line
6Men in Black 3$1,205,480-66%3,135-657$385$153,932,0384Sony / Columbia
7Marvel's The Avengers$1,133,339-67%2,582-547$439$587,927,7107Disney
8The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$328,849-53%1,184-114$278$35,545,5627Fox Searchlight
9What to Expect When You're Expecting$184,539-32%1,216-871$152$38,823,9215Lionsgate
10The Dictator$158,014-49%1,119-532$141$57,835,7315Paramount

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Jun. 18 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Moonrise Kingdom$332,795-53%17882$1,870$7,172,2574Focus
2The Hunger Games$137,261-49%593-158$231$401,903,71313Lionsgate
3Battleship$136,590-68%942-1012$145$62,288,4105Universal
4Dark Shadows$79,483-56%680-870$117$75,235,4996Warner Bros.
5For Greater Glory$71,663-69%380-262$189$4,614,2213ARC Entertainment
6Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$42,935-38%277-13$155$212,533,18516Universal
7Mirror Mirror$37,531-39%278-25$135$63,952,79512Relativity Media
8The Cabin in the Woods$35,499-33%224111$158$41,542,82610Lionsgate
9The Lucky One (2012)$35,057-33%350-52$100$59,925,6319Warner Bros.
10Chernobyl Diaries$29,465-36%255-925$116$17,667,1714Warner Bros.
11Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap$23,066-45%157--$147$173,4031Indomina Media
12The Three Stooges$22,184-64%201-44$110$43,464,86110Fox
13The Five-Year Engagement$13,440-36%168-7$80$28,658,2108Universal
14Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$12,171-54%108-18$113$103,704,90619Warner Bros. / New Line
15Wrath of the Titans$11,235-57%105-45$107$83,561,51912Warner Bros.

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Jun. 18 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1To the Arctic 3D$50,278-11%510$986$3,661,5559Warner Bros. / IMAX
2The Intouchables$45,163-59%770$587$1,597,8084Weinstein Company
3Safety Not Guaranteed$40,493-56%4738$862$480,4922FilmDistrict
4Born to Be Wild 3D$11,943-28%330$362$19,492,12663Warner Bros. / IMAX
5Crooked Arrows$11,419-42%98-180$117$1,742,4335Branded/Peck Films
6Lola Versus$9,730-48%5248$187$117,7212Fox Searchlight
7Safe (2012)$5,156-55%76-35$68$17,125,1758Lionsgate
8Bully (2012)$3,113265%14-17$222$3,486,90812Weinstein Company
9Girl in Progress$3,105-44%41-16$76$2,597,9836Lionsgate / Pantelion
10Rowdy Rathore$2,631-77%32--$82$746,7953UTV Communications
11The Raven$1,511-54%29-5$52$15,841,5038Relativity Media
12The Artist$1,171-49%21-15$56$44,668,26630Weinstein Company
13Sound of My Voice$1,031-29%13-11$79$399,7608Fox Searchlight
14Piranha 3DD$676-44%11-67$61$371,5803Weinstein Company