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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 Wed, Nov. 7 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, Nov. 7 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Wreck-It Ralph$1,822,013-62%3,752--$486$58,572,6701Disney
2Flight$1,750,120-21%1,884--$929$30,832,7601Paramount
3Argo$742,280-13%2,774-81$268$78,173,5074Warner Bros.
4The Man With the Iron Fists$486,505-33%1,868--$260$9,769,7351Universal
5Cloud Atlas$419,169-19%2,0135$208$19,784,4022Warner Bros.
6Taken 2$361,842-29%2,639-356$137$126,898,4165Fox
7Silent Hill: Revelation 3D$255,404-30%2,9330$87$14,808,8052Open Road
8Paranormal Activity 4$217,085-32%3,006-406$72$50,380,6493Paramount
9Here Comes the Boom$185,573-50%2,314-177$80$36,296,1854Sony / Columbia
10Pitch Perfect$165,950-42%1,502-497$110$56,324,6086Universal
11Hotel Transylvania$165,784-64%2,922-354$57$138,353,0996Sony / Columbia
12Sinister$157,840-26%1,882-465$84$44,875,1344Lionsgate / Summit
13Alex Cross$126,821-33%1,648-893$77$23,553,0913Lionsgate / Summit
14Chasing Mavericks$95,105-30%2,03028$47$4,699,5512Fox
15Fun Size$87,618-62%3,0162$29$7,935,3482Paramount

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, Nov. 7 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Looper$103,211-15%696-493$148$63,985,3436Sony / TriStar
2The Perks of Being A Wallflower$84,652-29%622-114$136$13,371,1647Lionsgate / Summit
3Seven Psychopaths$64,851-18%459-544$141$13,624,7544CBS Films
4Frankenweenie$41,235-44%857-881$48$33,510,9875Disney
5The Dark Knight Rises$23,2391%2910$80$447,595,45516Warner Bros.
6The Master$19,02520%138-63$138$15,563,0058Weinstein Company
7Trouble with the Curve$16,962-27%286-134$59$35,018,2717Warner Bros.
8End of Watch$15,485-10%158-132$98$38,901,1057Open Road
9ParaNorman$11,951-48%246-34$49$55,281,97812Focus
10Arbitrage$10,879-21%116-9$94$7,570,0578Roadside Attractions
11The Campaign$9,308-18%188-34$50$86,775,20413Warner Bros.
12The Expendables 2$9,219-10%173-5$53$84,883,88212Lionsgate
13The Bourne Legacy$9,180-8%153-38$60$113,194,00013Universal
14The Possession$7,195-11%15573$46$49,005,61610Lionsgate
15Ice Age: Continental Drift$6,061-45%157-35$39$160,445,84217Fox
16House at the End of the Street$4,130-21%128-174$32$31,196,1957Relativity Media

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, Nov. 7 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Sessions$41,3554%6949$599$1,064,4613Fox Searchlight
2To the Arctic 3D$10,022-21%520$193$9,564,89929Warner Bros. / IMAX
3A Late Quartet$6,291-18%9--$699$99,7221Entertainment One / RKO
4Born to Be Wild 3D$5,406-4%300$180$21,221,60083Warner Bros. / IMAX
5Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana$4,426-35%60--$74$111,2901UTV Communications
6Atlas Shrugged: Part 2$3,73411%70-77$53$3,296,5764Atlas Distribution
7The Intouchables$2,881-8%28-20$103$12,946,48824Weinstein Company
8Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$2,374-68%95-21$25$48,749,86814Fox
9The Bay$2,157-16%23--$94$26,8441Roadside Attractions
10Lawless$1,459-1%35-61$42$37,369,96610Weinstein Company
11Won't Back Down$1,275-37%41-24$31$5,290,0566Fox
12This Must Be the Place$1,201-8%2--$601$11,6311Weinstein Company
13War of the Buttons (2012)$390-27%6-2$65$47,2734Weinstein Company
14Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare$286-19%40$72$70,7925Roadside Attractions
15Vamps$693%1--$69$6961Anchor Bay Films