As expected, the Superman reboot "Man of Steel" had a heroic opening weekend, setting a record for a June film debut, according to final figures released today.
"Man of Steel" opened with $116.6 million, according to Hollywood.com Box Office. But the strong opening still fell short of the debut of "Iron Man 3," which earned $174.1 million in its first weekend nearly two months ago.
The apocalyptic comedy "This is the End" also had a strong opening, earning $20.7 million during the otherwise Superman-dominated weekend. The magician caper "Now You See Me" continued to attract audiences, holding onto third place with $11 million.
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"Fast & Furious 6" collected $9.6 million to claim fourth place and push its four-week total to $219.7 million, while "The Purge" earned $8.3 million.
Rounding out the top 10 films of the weekend were "The Internship" ($7.1 million); "Epic" ($6.3 million); "Star Trek Into Darkness" ($6.2 million); "After Earth" ($4.1 million) and "Iron Man 3" ($2.9 million).
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In its seven weeks of release, "Iron Man 3" has earned $399.7 million domestically.
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