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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, Feb. 15 - Sun, Feb. 17

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1A Good Day to Die Hard$25,000,000--3,553--$7,036$33,239,1161Fox
2Identity Thief$23,437,000-32%3,16524$7,405$70,724,7852Universal
3Safe Haven$21,430,000--3,223--$6,649$30,258,9181Relativity Media
4Escape From Planet Earth$16,066,000--3,288--$4,886$16,066,0001Weinstein Company
5Warm Bodies$9,000,000-21%2,897-112$3,107$50,220,5313Lionsgate / Summit
6Beautiful Creatures (2013)$7,460,000--2,950--$2,529$10,002,3171Warner Bros.
7Side Effects (2013)$6,307,000-32%2,6050$2,421$19,127,8362Open Road
8Silver Linings Playbook$6,088,000-5%2,202-607$2,765$98,462,47214Weinstein Company
9Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters$3,470,000-40%2,103-1182$1,650$49,698,7954Paramount
10Zero Dark Thirty$3,100,000-23%1,522-1040$2,037$88,028,6689Sony / Columbia
11Mama$2,793,000-34%1,648-1029$1,695$68,273,1755Universal
12Lincoln$1,683,000-10%1,007-510$1,671$176,270,92715Disney / DreamWorks
13Django Unchained$1,491,000-35%1,017-485$1,466$156,983,9838Weinstein Company

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Argo$2,230,000-6%903-502$2,470$126,893,05219Warner Bros.
2Life of Pi$1,515,000-13%647-277$2,342$110,816,90113Fox
3Quartet$1,333,00042%33389$4,003$6,909,0176Weinstein Company
4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$970,000-34%605-396$1,603$299,854,34510Warner Bros. / New Line
5Les Miserables (2012)$855,000-45%676-771$1,265$145,520,9808Universal
6Wreck-It Ralph$811,000-24%506-251$1,603$185,544,85916Disney
7Amour$720,61492%306181$2,355$3,943,7439Sony Pictures Classics
8The Impossible$466,000-51%422-317$1,104$17,492,6519Lionsgate / Summit
9Parental Guidance$465,000-57%603-616$771$75,128,8608Fox
10Parker$421,000-77%705-1299$597$16,977,0244FilmDistrict
11Rise of The Guardians$410,00061%33863$1,213$101,369,57513Paramount / DreamWorks
12A Haunted House$311,987-60%340-573$918$39,559,7586Open Road
13The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$282,000183%25494$1,110$291,775,50614Lionsgate / Summit
14Jack Reacher$135,000-43%175-132$771$79,340,9859Paramount
15Stand Up Guys$100,000-85%119-551$840$3,155,0573Lionsgate / Roadside
16This is 40$94,000-52%167-111$563$67,427,4409Universal
17Broken City$81,000-83%133-622$609$19,485,9125Fox

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Top Gun 3D$130,000-93%40-260$3,250$2,947,0182Paramount
2Hyde Park on Hudson$102,972-25%86-44$1,197$6,016,42011Focus
3No (2013)$74,476--4--$18,619$74,4761Sony Pictures Classics
4Texas Chainsaw 3D$60,000-41%96-89$625$34,289,0357Lionsgate
5The Gatekeepers$46,91412%41$11,729$218,3603Sony Pictures Classics
6The Guilt Trip$46,000-57%88-137$523$36,789,0799Paramount
7Koch$36,87142%117$3,352$125,5803Zeitgeist
8Lore$36,00014%82$4,500$83,8322Music Box Films
9Anna Karenina (2012)$35,695-42%51-40$700$12,757,78414Focus
10Red Dawn (2012)$27,000-50%56-49$482$44,793,91813FilmDistrict
11Like Someone in Love$22,844--1--$22,844$22,8441IFC Films
12Lost in Thailand$8,642-73%350$247$55,9172WAMCR
13Chasing Ice$8,046--16--$503$1,161,27515Submarine Deluxe
14Playing For Keeps (2012)$7,000-75%23-58$304$13,098,77611FilmDistrict