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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 Sun, Mar. 3 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSun, Mar. 3 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Jack the Giant Slayer$7,503,927-37%3,525--$2,129$27,202,2261Warner Bros. / New Line
2Identity Thief$2,325,595-50%3,2308$720$107,433,2504Universal
3Snitch (2013)$2,077,127-42%2,5110$827$24,478,7302Lionsgate / Summit
4Escape From Planet Earth$2,041,544-38%3,110-243$656$43,106,8773Weinstein Company
521 And Over$2,018,102-40%2,771--$728$8,754,1681Relativity Media
6Silver Linings Playbook$1,406,412-49%1,836-176$766$115,302,64916Weinstein Company
7Safe Haven$1,397,985-51%2,951-272$474$57,072,0133Relativity Media
8The Last Exorcism Part II$1,289,228-60%2,700--$477$7,728,3541CBS Films
9A Good Day to Die Hard$1,257,377-41%2,589-966$486$59,696,5273Fox
10Dark Skies$773,180-52%2,3130$334$13,365,2402Weinstein / Dimension
11Warm Bodies$615,986-49%1,930-714$319$61,937,9305Lionsgate / Summit
12Side Effects (2013)$462,010-44%1,112-958$415$28,072,4534Open Road
13Beautiful Creatures (2013)$259,139-40%1,075-1875$241$18,557,7443Warner Bros.

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSun, Mar. 3 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Life of Pi$690,724-39%62654$1,103$117,018,62515Fox
2Argo$536,126-48%985183$544$132,659,72721Warner Bros.
3Quartet$518,441-35%725369$715$11,181,3168Weinstein Company
4Zero Dark Thirty$330,396-48%722-475$458$93,574,80111Sony / Columbia
5Lincoln$261,136-46%652-223$401$180,071,29317Disney / DreamWorks
6Django Unchained$231,490-51%983324$235$160,268,93710Weinstein Company
7Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters$165,558-33%601-824$275$54,092,2436Paramount
8Les Miserables (2012)$161,955-38%352-110$460$147,631,64510Universal
9Rise of The Guardians$91,368-34%295-10$310$102,386,10715Paramount / DreamWorks
10The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$77,880-38%210-178$371$301,402,74612Warner Bros. / New Line
11Mama$75,990-53%447-716$170$70,874,9057Universal
12Bless Me, Ultima$66,131-9%183-80$361$1,261,2932Arenas Entertainment
13Kai Po Che$64,549-47%104-6$621$876,5682UTV Communications
14Parental Guidance$56,388-43%258-123$219$76,060,89210Fox
15Jack Reacher$47,364-45%225125$211$79,682,72611Paramount
16The Impossible$41,811-44%151-122$277$18,322,58811Lionsgate / Summit
17A Haunted House$29,930-35%169-133$177$40,041,6838Open Road
18The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$28,917-43%180-43$161$292,298,92316Lionsgate / Summit
19Gangster Squad$26,922-32%138-64$195$45,753,3918Warner Bros.
20The Guilt Trip$22,766-40%133-53$171$37,101,01111Paramount
21Skyfall$16,227-55%101-83$161$304,295,23817Sony / Columbia

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSun, Mar. 3 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Stoker$46,725-29%7--$6,675$160,5471Fox Searchlight
2The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone$31,082-54%68--$457$143,5321Methinx Entertainment
3To the Arctic 3D$23,0670%520$444$11,476,23346Warner Bros. / IMAX
4Hyde Park on Hudson$15,397-30%38-27$405$6,215,99413Focus
5Bullet to the Head$12,527-30%86-19$146$9,454,4045Warner Bros.
6Broken City$8,993-42%69-29$130$19,640,6917Fox
7Born to Be Wild 3D$8,227-27%300$274$22,086,541100Warner Bros. / IMAX
8The Sweeney$7,38310%11--$671$20,3211eOne Films US
9Parker$6,140-43%51-161$120$17,441,9586FilmDistrict
10Stand Up Guys$5,606-23%17-24$330$3,301,0465Lionsgate / Roadside
11Camp (2013)$1,810-1%21$905$15,4122Freestyle Releasing
12A Late Quartet$945-60%6-1$158$1,551,84618Entertainment One / RKO
13Movie 43$910-56%17-4$54$8,808,9836Relativity Media
14ABCD - Any Body Can Dance$3610%2-7$181$221,9084UTV Communications
15Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare$132-33%1--$132$96,05222Roadside Attractions