UPDATE: MAN OF STEEL Struggles During Second Weekend; Nears $400M Worldwide
The Man of Steel may be tough enough to tackle General Zod, but he failed to fight off Monsters University and World War Z at the North American box office this weekend, suffering a more severe drop than initially expected. However, it's not ALL bad news! Read on for details.
It's been a busy weekend at the North American box office, with holdover Man of Steel forced to battle it out with two high profile releases in the form of Pixar's Monsters University and Brad Pitt starrer World War Z. The former already has a worldwide total of $136 million after only four days of release with an international cume of $54.5 million and a domestic total of $82 million. These numbers make it the second highest opening weekend of all-time for Pixar, beaten only by 2010's Toy Story 3. World War Z meanwhile has left many stunned by earning a whopping $112 million worldwide, $66 million of which came from North America. This actually means that it had the biggest opening for an original live action film since James Cameron's Avatar all the way back in 2009 (!). As for Man of Steel, it obviously slipped down to third place this weekend with £12.7 million on Friday, $16.2 million on Saturday and a predicted three day gross of $41.2 million (that's a drop of around 65%). Quite a bit more than expected. Its overseas total is $135.6 million and that gives it a worldwide total of at least $345.6 million in just 11 days of release.
UPDATE: More good news! While Man of Steel may have dropped more than expected domestically, Deadline now reports that a strong overseas showing this weekend has resulted in the Superman reboot grossing $398.3 million worldwide. Depending how things go from here, it will reach $400 million by later today or early tomorrow. Stay tuned for further updates!
In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) is a young twenty-something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond his imagination. Transported years ago to Earth from Krypton, a highly advanced, distant planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question 'Why am I here?' Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Diane Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner), Clark discovers having extraordinary abilities means making difficult decisions. When the world is in dire need of stability, an even greater threat emerges. Clark must become a Man of Steel, to protect the people he loves and shine as the world’s beacon of hope – Superman.
STARRING:
Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman
Amy Adams as Lois Lane
Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent
Diane Lane as Martha Kent
Michael Shannon as Zod
RELEASE DATE: June 14th, 2013.
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