FLYING HIGH: ‘Man Of Steel’ Soars With $132M Domestic Cume Including $120M Weekend; Starts Global With Asian Records
By
NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday June 14, 2013 @ 11:41pm PDT
FRIDAY 11:30 PM, 3RD & 4TH UPDATEs: Superman audiences have just thumbed their noses at the new movie’s critics and given it an ‘A-’ CinemaScore. That will further help word of mouth as it’s already setting records for the biggest opening for June and the second biggest weekend opening of 2013. Warner Bros’ and Legendary Pictures’
Man Of Steel (4,207 theaters with 3D in 3,357 venues) opened Thursday and is flying high at the domestic box office today on its way into the weekend.
My sources have now refined their estimates to $46M Friday including that $9M in midnight shows (though some think the number could get as high as $50M). That makes for $120M for the three-day weekend, and $132M for the four-day cume including that $12M from Thursday 7 PM Wal-Mart shows. Even with a longish running time of two hours and 23 minutes, the Chris Nolan-Zack Snyder-David S. Goyer-Henry Cavill PG-13 tentpole could pack a stronger punch because of the 3D premium and immense wannasee. Meanwhile, counter-programming the
Man Of Steel juggernaut this weekend is Sony/Columbia Pictures’ raunchy apocalyptic comedy
This Is The End (3,055 theaters). It received a ‘B+’ CinemaScore from audiences and 82% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and a #1 reception Wednesday. With a dearth of both ‘R’-rated movies or well-received laughers in the marketplace, pic made $7M or Friday, $21M for the 3-day weekend, and $32.3M for the 5-day cume - about what it cost.
Read more here.
Here’s the rest of the
Top Ten based on Friday estimates:
3.
Now You See Me )Summit/Lionsgate Week 3 [Runs 3,082] PG13
Friday $3.1M, Weekend $11.5M, Cume $81.2M
4.
The Purge (Universal) Week 2 [Runs 2,591] R
Friday $2.8M (-83%), Weekend $8.5M, Cume $52.1M
5.
Fast & Furious 6 (Universal) Week 4 [Runs 3,375 PG13
Friday $2.5M, Weekend $8.4M, Cume $218.5M
6.
The Internship (New Regency/Fox) Week 2 [Runs 3,399]
Friday $2.2M (-65%), Weekend $7.0M, Cume $31.0M
7.
Epic (Blue Sky/Fox) Week 4 [Runs 3,151] PG
Friday $1.6M, Weekend $5.8M, Cume $95.2M
8.
Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount) Week 5 [Runs 2,331] PG13
Friday $1.3M, Weekend $5.5M, Cume $210.3M
9.
After Earth (Sony) Week 3 [Runs 2,432] PG13
Friday $1.0M, Weekend $3.5M, Cume $54.0M
10.
Iron Man 3 )Marvel/Disney) Week 7 [Runs 1,649] PG13
Friday $650K, Weekend $2.6M, Cume $399.4M