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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.

Studio Weekend Estimates (Domestic) Fri, Oct. 14 - Sun, Oct. 16

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Real Steel$16,304,000-40%3,4400$4,740$51,743,8012Disney / DreamWorks
2Footloose (2011)$16,100,000--3,549--$4,536$16,100,0001Paramount
3The Thing (2011)$8,718,360--2,996--$2,910$8,718,3601Universal
4The Ides of March$7,500,000-28%2,1990$3,411$22,154,3892Sony / Columbia
5Dolphin Tale$6,345,000-31%3,286-192$1,931$58,671,9814Warner Bros.
6Moneyball$5,500,000-26%2,840-178$1,937$57,712,2584Sony / Columbia
750/50$4,315,000-24%2,391-88$1,805$24,334,0653Summit
8Courageous$3,400,000-30%1,21453$2,801$21,377,5903Sony / TriStar
9The Big Year$3,325,000--2,150--$1,547$3,325,0001Fox
10The Lion King 3D$2,708,000-41%1,970-297$1,375$90,451,9155Disney
11Dream House$2,508,660-44%2,172-492$1,155$18,428,0303Universal
12Contagion$1,815,000-38%1,684-566$1,078$72,003,3136Warner Bros.
13Abduction$1,450,000-50%1,707-884$849$25,801,4914Lionsgate
14The Help$1,200,000-38%1,267-797$947$164,918,28810Disney / DreamWorks
15What's Your Number?$1,110,000-65%1,282-1729$866$12,915,7673Fox
16Killer Elite$1,110,000-50%1,431-980$776$23,842,5244Open Road

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Drive (2011)$1,060,383-42%703-627$1,508$32,057,6895FilmDistrict
2Laugh at My Pain$275,570-41%188-60$1,466$7,365,4746CodeBlack Entertainment
3The Way$263,440139%10269$2,583$426,5212Producers Distribution Agency
4Captain America: The First Avenger$230,000-26%246-57$935$176,170,53313Paramount
5Rise of the Planet of the Apes$230,000-22%272-110$846$175,298,45111Fox
6Spy Kids: All The Time in the World$195,00023%311-54$627$38,029,9629Weinstein Company
7The Debt$175,997-29%200-158$880$30,879,4027Focus
8Cowboys & Aliens$148,7201%2082$715$99,977,16612Universal
9Midnight in Paris$137,9645%107-12$1,289$55,115,65922Sony Pictures Classics
10Warrior (2011)$65,000-62%135-184$481$13,569,1076Lionsgate
11I Don't Know How She Does It$32,000-68%107-133$299$9,568,3275Weinstein Company

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Skin I Live In$230,979--6--$38,497$230,9791Sony Pictures Classics
2Take Shelter$129,287149%2413$5,387$285,5343Sony Pictures Classics
3The Guard$124,7765%94-30$1,327$4,842,72012Sony Pictures Classics
4Labios Rojos$72,000--67--$1,075$72,0001Lionsgate / Pantelion
5Munger Road$66,52830%3223$2,079$178,5493Freestyle Releasing
6Sarah's Key$45,000-23%86-27$523$6,973,56513Weinstein Company
7Trespass (2011)$18,216--10--$1,822$18,2161Millennium Entertainment
8The Mill and the Cross$18,00031%80$2,250$130,1885Kino Lorber
9Our Idiot Brother$17,000-40%41-26$415$24,689,7128Weinstein Company
10Apollo 18$14,000-18%18-28$778$17,541,0417Weinstein Company
11Texas Killing Fields$9,600--3--$3,200$9,6001Anchor Bay Films
12Dirty Girl$9,453-47%101$945$38,4602Weinstein Company
13America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments$6,669--3--$2,223$6,6691PMK*BNC
14Back Door Channels$5,420--3--$1,807$9,5855Fisher Klingenstein Films
15Benda Bilili!$4,523--3--$1,508$11,2673National Geographic
16Puncture$2,683-60%2-3$1,342$61,8374Millennium Entertainment