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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 Thu, Dec. 27 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Dec. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$10,135,524-11%4,10055$2,472$189,700,8142Warner Bros. / New Line
2Les Miserables (2012)$9,168,120-25%2,808--$3,265$39,438,4250Universal
3Django Unchained$8,302,761-17%3,010--$2,758$33,320,2650Weinstein Company
4Parental Guidance$4,143,356-4%3,359--$1,234$14,788,6920Fox
5Jack Reacher$3,559,171-7%3,352--$1,062$30,553,1581Paramount
6This is 40$3,146,040-5%2,913--$1,080$23,930,2901Universal
7Lincoln$2,112,825-2%1,966-319$1,075$124,529,7977Disney / DreamWorks
8Monsters, Inc. 3D$1,932,21417%2,6180$738$12,126,4641Disney
9The Guilt Trip$1,695,9282%2,4310$698$14,410,3561Paramount
10Rise of The Guardians$1,591,17911%2,055-1332$774$85,247,1305Paramount / DreamWorks
11Skyfall$1,294,340-3%1,637-1080$791$285,027,3787Sony / Columbia
12Life of Pi$1,044,261-6%1,111-1097$940$80,870,1845Fox
13The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$656,02312%1,183-1859$555$283,679,7766Lionsgate / Summit

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Dec. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$968,1027%745374$1,299$23,250,7226Weinstein Company
2Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$656,4731%840--$782$5,026,6611Paramount
3Wreck-It Ralph$570,54322%913-950$625$173,650,1198Disney
4Argo$241,3753%345-322$700$107,422,11111Warner Bros.
5Hotel Transylvania$148,30126%301--$493$144,646,89713Sony / Columbia
6Anna Karenina (2012)$141,0133%237-151$595$10,180,0766Focus
7Flight$103,3323%400-1423$258$91,434,7578Paramount
8Hitchcock$96,5847%351-198$275$4,606,9345Fox Searchlight
9Here Comes the Boom$94,48517%269--$351$43,200,43011Sony / Columbia
10Red Dawn (2012)$86,117-2%402-1145$214$43,002,5165FilmDistrict
11Taken 2$60,30413%240-60$251$138,654,36712Fox
12Pitch Perfect$42,7509%190-101$225$64,245,28313Universal
13Playing For Keeps (2012)$29,0491%268-2070$108$12,562,6303FilmDistrict
14The Perks of Being A Wallflower$25,26016%1261$200$17,218,84114Lionsgate / Summit
15End of Watch$20,8454%1720$121$40,662,60314Open Road
16The Collection$2,5667%112-509$23$6,828,5484LD Entertainment

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Dec. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Zero Dark Thirty$96,75111%50$19,350$1,052,5711Sony / Columbia
2Hyde Park on Hudson$96,5399%7943$1,222$1,308,3023Focus
3The Impossible$36,4657%15--$2,431$300,3471Lionsgate / Summit
4To the Arctic 3D$26,84522%520$516$10,368,88836Warner Bros. / IMAX
5The Sessions$17,23127%75-76$230$5,440,78810Fox Searchlight
6Ice Age: Continental Drift$13,51055%64-20$211$161,088,57624Fox
7A Late Quartet$12,684-4%39-7$325$1,212,1478Entertainment One / RKO
8Born to Be Wild 3D$11,22730%300$374$21,575,53990Warner Bros. / IMAX
9Sinister$10,14111%82-102$124$48,016,78411Lionsgate / Summit
10Looper$9,7178%93-82$104$66,428,19313Sony / TriStar
11Alex Cross$8,61230%76-99$113$25,826,97010Lionsgate / Summit
12Killing Them Softly$8,330-7%68-1359$123$14,787,4334Weinstein Company
13Cloud Atlas$8,153-7%45-53$181$26,754,9869Warner Bros.
14The Polar Express (2012 re-issue)$6,3804%151$425$650,9195Warner Bros.
15Paranormal Activity 4$5,1021%50-107$102$53,864,06910Paramount
16Not Fade Away$4,53139%3--$1,510$41,0121Paramount Vantage
17Talaash$4,1231%25-88$165$2,835,9754Reliance Entertainment
18The Intouchables$2,9988%7-18$428$13,109,94431Weinstein Company
19ParaNorman$2,75729%23-38$120$55,985,67719Focus
20The Master$2,342-7%13-1$180$15,943,21815Weinstein Company
21Arbitrage$1,00229%5-5$200$7,902,57315Roadside Attractions