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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 Mon, Jul. 23 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Jul. 23 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Dark Knight Rises$19,389,129-52%4,404--$4,403$180,276,4241Warner Bros.
2Ice Age: Continental Drift$2,885,030-51%3,8865$742$91,725,3142Fox
3The Amazing Spider-Man$1,550,349-51%3,753-565$413$230,161,7743Sony / Columbia
4Ted (2012)$1,430,230-50%3,214-89$445$181,861,6554Universal
5Brave$974,233-46%2,899-493$336$209,748,4065Disney
6Magic Mike$666,461-37%2,606-484$256$102,632,9204Warner Bros.
7Savages$502,055-54%2,336-299$215$40,557,1303Universal
8Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection$274,955-53%1,540-464$179$60,564,5774Lionsgate
9Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D$236,417-29%1,123-1609$211$22,849,1233Paramount
10Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$220,850-43%1,261-1024$175$207,847,0517Paramount / DreamWorks

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Jul. 23 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Moonrise Kingdom$263,474-50%895-29$294$36,351,4339Focus
2Beasts of the Southern Wild$103,929-55%12948$806$2,959,0714Fox Searchlight
3Dark Shadows$103,693-59%412173$252$78,724,66711Warner Bros.
4Marvel's The Avengers$98,364-44%495-252$199$615,156,78912Disney
5Snow White and the Huntsman$67,485-44%409-268$165$152,656,8008Universal
6The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$63,861-49%288-54$222$43,916,63212Fox Searchlight
7Prometheus$48,374-49%312-247$155$125,161,8637Fox
8Rock of Ages$38,384-45%32267$119$38,004,8196Warner Bros. / New Line
9The Hunger Games$31,550-42%190-22$166$405,259,26118Lionsgate
10Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter$30,535-47%266-389$115$36,515,9265Fox
11Safety Not Guaranteed$21,375-55%124-58$172$2,962,0647FilmDistrict
12Battleship$18,920-52%172-56$110$65,015,09510Universal
13What to Expect When You're Expecting$18,346-41%192-29$96$40,972,50410Lionsgate
14Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$15,030-36%167-1$90$213,964,53521Universal
15The Dictator$8,032-50%105-56$76$59,625,10010Paramount

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Jul. 23 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1To the Arctic 3D$52,9932%520$1,019$6,021,73914Warner Bros. / IMAX
2The Intouchables$37,786-60%918$415$7,110,4889Weinstein Company
3Born to Be Wild 3D$15,12913%330$458$20,095,29168Warner Bros. / IMAX
4The Three Stooges$5,067-62%53-19$96$44,165,37915Fox
5Mirror Mirror$4,759-34%59-32$81$64,834,39617Relativity Media
6For Greater Glory$3,298-62%33-9$100$5,561,0228ARC Entertainment
7Easy Money (2012)$2,550-43%20$1,275$54,6012Weinstein Company
8The Imposter$1,331--1--$1,331$43,0742Indomina Releasing
9A Cat In Paris$1,275-73%180$71$232,5568GKIDS