(From Warner Bros. | Sony)
Man of Steel has been heaped with mixed reviews, but its first weekend in theaters is officially an unqualified success. The most-anticipated superhero movie of the year pulled in an estimated $116.7 million over the weekend. Warner Bros. had to inflate its original projections by about $3.5 million after the movie enjoyed an unexpectedly huge Sunday. The result is the second-biggest opening of the year behind Iron Man 3, and the highest opening ever in June, beating previous record-holder Toy Story 3, which opened to $110.3 million.Meanwhile R-rated acocalypse comedy
This Is the End pulled in $20.1 million for a five-day total (it opened last Wednesday) of $32.8 million. Last week's box office winner,
The Purge, dropped a very steep 75 percent to land at $8.2 million. Full results are below.
| Movie |
Weekend |
Total |
1. Man of Steel
|
$116.7M |
$125.1M |
2. This Is the End
|
$20.1M |
$32.8M |
3. Now You See Me
|
$10.3M |
$80M |
4. Fast & Furious 6
|
$9.4M |
$219.6M |
| 5. The Purge |
$8.2M |
$51.8M |
6. The Internship
|
$7M |
$31M |
7. Epic
|
$6M |
$95.4M |
| 8. Star Trek Into Darkness |
$5.7M |
$210.5M |
| 9. After Earth |
$3.8M |
$54.2M |
| 10. Iron Man 3 |
$2.9M |
$399.6M |
