Man of Steel soars to top
LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) — Man of Steel leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend.
The Warner Bros superhero film earned US$113 million in its opening weekend at the box office, according to studio estimates yesterday. The retelling of Superman’s backstory earned an additional US$12 million from Thursday screenings, bringing its domestic total to US$125 million. Original expectations for Man of Steel ranged from US$75 million to US$130 million.
“They finally got the Superman formula right,” said Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. “Superhero movies really are the bread and butter of the summer box office. The fact that Iron Man 3 has the biggest opening of the year so far and Man of Steel has the second biggest opening of the year just proves that.”
Sony’s This Is the End opened in second place behind Man of Steel with US$20.5 million in its opening weekend.
1. Man of Steel, US$113m.
2. This Is the End, US$20.5m.
3. Now You See Me, US$10.3m.
4. Fast & Furious 6, US$9.4m.
5. The Purge, US$8.2m.
6. The Internship, US$7m.
7. Epic, US$6m.
8. Star Trek: Into Darkness, US$5.6m.
9. After Earth, US$3.7m.
10. Iron Man 3, US$2.9m.
