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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 Tue, Sep. 4 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleTue, Sep. 4 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Possession$1,201,397-64%2,816--$427$22,280,2371Lionsgate
2Lawless$1,077,661-62%2,888--$373$16,092,6561Weinstein Company
3The Expendables 2$787,969-68%3,334-21$236$69,602,0543Lionsgate
42016: Obama's America$750,811-61%1,747--$430$21,473,0398Rocky Mountain Pictures
5The Bourne Legacy$563,580-73%3,131-523$180$98,876,7454Universal
6The Dark Knight Rises$503,493-73%2,187-419$230$433,814,7547Warner Bros.
7The Campaign$468,080-69%2,941-361$159$75,252,0074Warner Bros.
8Hope Springs (2012)$463,448-68%2,44139$190$53,963,8784Sony / Columbia
9ParaNorman$454,478-80%3,085-370$147$40,767,1033Focus
10The Odd Life of Timothy Green$422,153-82%2,63537$160$38,863,7193Disney
11Premium Rush$403,760-66%2,2550$179$13,911,4302Sony / Columbia
12Hit and Run$281,001-58%2,8700$98$11,011,8482Open Road
13Sparkle (2012)$139,295-74%1,257-987$111$22,391,0163Sony / TriStar
14Marvel's The Avengers$121,773-78%1,705--$71$620,445,61018Disney
15Brave$108,698-83%1,7081256$64$232,538,81211Disney
16Ice Age: Continental Drift$95,356-82%1,036-514$92$156,248,0118Fox
17Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$89,742-85%1,204-761$75$45,858,2305Fox
18The Oogieloves in The BIG Balloon Adventure$64,080-61%2,160--$30$899,7241Kenn Viselman Presents

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleTue, Sep. 4 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Total Recall (2012)$80,950-63%756-820$107$57,038,0695Sony / Columbia
2The Amazing Spider-Man$79,563-72%50183$159$259,890,7699Sony / Columbia
3Ted (2012)$67,320-55%561-222$120$216,191,53510Universal
4The Apparition$64,497-59%8100$80$4,472,7692Warner Bros.
5Beasts of the Southern Wild$43,828-74%26755$164$9,831,98910Fox Searchlight
6The Intouchables$42,697-65%175-19$244$11,181,13715Weinstein Company
7Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$41,330-82%505131$82$214,813,86813Paramount / DreamWorks
8Moonrise Kingdom$32,259-72%197-135$164$44,352,34015Focus
9Step Up Revolution$27,754-58%236-192$118$34,264,7846Lionsgate / Summit
10Magic Mike$19,583-46%268-87$73$113,446,62310Warner Bros.
11The Watch$15,768-63%195-55$81$33,820,9516Fox
12The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$13,022-57%105-7$124$45,970,52818Fox Searchlight
13Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection$12,967-74%17973$72$65,317,42910Lionsgate
14Snow White and the Huntsman$8,580-71%143-51$60$155,120,39514Universal
15The Hunger Games$4,239-76%145-44$29$408,003,49424Lionsgate

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleTue, Sep. 4 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1For A Good Time, Call...$17,801-58%23--$774$204,4901Focus
2To the Arctic 3D$16,719-64%520$322$8,295,43920Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Joker$9,179-58%74--$124$136,6341UTV Communications
4Cosmopolis$8,022-70%652$123$631,8633Entertainment One Films
5Ruby Sparks$7,996-70%78-57$103$2,303,9646Fox Searchlight
6Savages$5,330-58%82-35$65$47,312,8809Universal
7Prometheus$5,127-51%55-36$93$126,391,88413Fox
8Mugamoodi$4,898-59%21--$233$73,5751UTV Communications
9Safety Not Guaranteed$3,345-72%48-6$70$3,835,40513FilmDistrict
10Born to Be Wild 3D$3,305-79%330$100$20,785,21374Warner Bros. / IMAX
11Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter$2,202-72%49-26$45$37,475,57311Fox
12The Day$1,372-51%12--$114$17,0351Anchor Bay Films
13A Cat In Paris$592-82%3-3$197$313,87414GKIDS
14Easy Money (2012)$46727%2-3$234$187,9128Weinstein Company