The Playlist: Box Office: 'Man Of Steel' Flies Above The Rest With $113 Million; 'This Is The End' Made End's Meet With $32.8 Million

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Box Office: 'Man Of Steel' Flies Above The Rest With $113 Million; 'This Is The End' Made End's Meet With $32.8 Million Jun 16th 2013, 17:52 It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a massive hit for Warner Bros. this Father's Day weekend. The Zack Snyder-directed Superman reboot "Man of Steel" is set to rake in a bit over $113 million ($125 million if you include the Walmart screenings on Thursday night), making it the largest June opening of all time (not adjusting for inflation, it beats out former record-holder 'Toy Story 3' that made $110.3 million), the 18th opening in general of all time, and 4th for non-sequel openings. As it stands, the film has made more than the next 4 on this list combined. A remarkable amount of the revenue came from technologically enhanced screenings, 12% from IMAX theaters and 41% from 3D theaters. Considering that the last reboot was only 7 years ago and somewhat lackluster in the box office, this was a gamble for Warner Bros. that they won luckily in spades with the team of Snyder, producer Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S. Goyer along with a cast comprising of Henry Cavill, Amy... Media files: man-of-steel-poster-crop.jpg (image/jpeg)

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