BOX OFFICE: MAN OF STEEL Opens With Super $21M In Thursday Night Showings

BOX OFFICE: MAN OF STEEL Opens With Super $21M In Thursday Night Showings

Warner Bros.' Man Of Steel has begun its box office run in North America, and the Zack Snyder-directed reboot has already taken in a stellar $21M in total Thursday night grosses. Hit the jump for more details.

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By PaulRom - Jun 14, 2013 07:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: Deadline



Despite rather mixed reviews, Man Of Steel is guaranteed to be one of the highest grossing films of the year. Predictions for the film's opening weekend have been all over the place, with Warner Bros. predicting $80M and box office observers expecting $85-100M (if not more). Now, the Zack Snyder-directed reboot has taken in a super (pun intended) Thursday night gross. Man Of Steel opened in midnight showings with $9M, and combined with WB and Walmart's special screenings taking in $12M, the movie has made $21M last night. This is higher than Iron Man 3's $15.6M gross when the Marvel threequel opened last month, and this brings Steel in third place on the highest late-night grosses list (behind Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2's $43.5M and The Dark Knight Rises' $30.6M). Of course, this is fantastic news for DC Comics fans, as Man Of Steel is expected to kick off a DC movie universe. Will you be seeing Superman's latest big screen outing this weekend?

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jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/14/2013, 7:38 AM
OMG ... It's gonna bomb !!!
Dragonpiece
Dragonpiece - 6/14/2013, 7:54 AM
Seeing it tonight, pretty pumped!
hiluxsurf2002
hiluxsurf2002 - 6/14/2013, 7:55 AM
Leaving the office here in 10 minutes to see it in IMAX 3D at the Valley Fair Mall Megaplex. Rest in peace Larry Miller.
ksommer
ksommer - 6/14/2013, 7:55 AM
Thursday night (7PM) showings don't count towards the midnight showing. So it's not third time. 9 million is the figure that needs to go into the rankings.
KryptonitePen
KryptonitePen - 6/14/2013, 8:00 AM
Seeing it today @ 4:45 cannot friggin wait!
st1s
st1s - 6/14/2013, 8:01 AM
4:30 today for me!!!
jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/14/2013, 8:02 AM
@Jollem

rate it, please
ArmGunar
ArmGunar - 6/14/2013, 8:02 AM
Can't wait !!!

Nice Job !
ksommer
ksommer - 6/14/2013, 8:02 AM
Midnight Showings:

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - $43.5 million
2. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 - $30.3 million
3. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $30.1 million
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $26.3 million
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - $24 million
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $22.2 million
7. The Hunger Games - $19.7 million
8. The Avengers - $18.7 million
9. The Dark Knight - $18.5 million
10. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - $16.5 million
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 6/14/2013, 8:03 AM
Plan on seeing it at least 3 or 4 more times
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 6/14/2013, 8:03 AM
The movie was down right great, but you need to go out and watch before you pass judgment. Cannot wait to see it again this weekend.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 6/14/2013, 8:04 AM
This movie was just [frick]ing amazing! [frick] RT, it could drop down to 30% for all I care.
CapFanLex005
CapFanLex005 - 6/14/2013, 8:04 AM
there were no after credits scene's in any of the Batman movies
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 6/14/2013, 8:05 AM
The after credit scenes is a Marvel thing.
sups92
sups92 - 6/14/2013, 8:05 AM
@American

Wow can't believe you haven't saw it yet, but have fun seeing it.
Aero909
Aero909 - 6/14/2013, 8:05 AM
this movie was friggin awesome man
jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/14/2013, 8:06 AM
@Jollem

and you gave Iron Man 3 ... ?

(better watch out, that's a tricky question)
number1hero
number1hero - 6/14/2013, 8:06 AM
pass
jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/14/2013, 8:07 AM
because i liked Iron Man 3 a lot :)
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 6/14/2013, 8:07 AM
the movie was great! It even got a standing ovation and there was a buzz in the air. The movie should do well the next few weeks.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 6/14/2013, 8:07 AM
21 million is great for midnight showings. Tonight is considered opening night!
Indestruktible
Indestruktible - 6/14/2013, 8:08 AM
@Kryptonian

21m is not bad for an opening night, it even beat Iron Man 3 by several millions!

I got my 10 pm tickets along with my superman tee, my belt buckle, and my superman shoes. Awww yiss!!
thedude2936
thedude2936 - 6/14/2013, 8:08 AM
I saw it and loved it. I'm definitely seeing it again
Kevinwillpeabodyproperties
Kevinwillpeabodyproperties - 6/14/2013, 8:09 AM
^intruder

How do you feel about these numbers compared to your precious thor lol
thewolfx
thewolfx - 6/14/2013, 8:10 AM
Eat a supersized bowl of dicks haters!

(Im lookin at you trudy and randall)


Iknew the superherohype people were right :)
jonnytheshirt
jonnytheshirt - 6/14/2013, 8:11 AM
Glad its doing well - I'd hardly say Thor a thespians delight of a movie but I loved it and it managed to keep me entertained through 2 viewings which is rare for me. I'm sure MOS will be great also and my tickets have been booked for weeks. More CBM the merrier I say. Or maybe we should all go watch After Earth..? We live in a great time when I was a kid I dreamed of seeing LOTR and CBM as movies like we have now and nobody would make them. And now I do.
kalelhawj
kalelhawj - 6/14/2013, 8:11 AM
Hands down the best showing of Superman's in all his glory... So Amazing and epic. I'm still picking up my jaw from last night showing. Henry is now my favorite Superman. If you are one of the trolls that are trolling and says it sucks without even seeing it... I bet you if you went and see it you might be blown away...
jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/14/2013, 8:11 AM
@Jollem

ok, that's like Iron Man 3 (5,25) + MOS (9,5) divided by Jerry = probably 7 to 8/10 in my book
gambgel
gambgel - 6/14/2013, 8:11 AM
third place on midnights?????????????????

Thats AWESOME!!!

fingers crossed it crosses the 100m mark!! It has to happen!!

for a mindblowing Justice League!
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