Warner/DC executives must have been nervous in the last few weeks, as they’d spent over $225 million on Man Of Steel, with the hope it would kick off an entire DC universe. They’ll be breathing a sigh on release as the movie has taken $125 million in its first four days, which is a June record at the US box office.
It added another $71 million internationally, from only 24 other territories. Warner has been lacking major franchises since Harry Potter drew to a close, so it’s certainly good news for the studio.
This Is The End came second, taking $20.5 million over the weekend and $32.8 million since it opened last Wednesday. It’s certainly not a exceptional start, but it’s not bad on a weekend when it was up against Superman, and the modestly budgeted film should end up as a minor hit.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of June 14th-16th.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Man Of Steel | $113.0 | $125.0 |
| 2 | This Is The End | $20.5 | $32.8 |
| 3 | Now You See Me | $10.3 | $80.0 |
| 4 | Fast & Furious 6 | $9.4 | $219.5 |
| 5 | The Purge | $8,2 | $51.8 |
| 6 | The Internship | $7.0 | $30.9 |
| 7 | Epic | $6.0 | $95.4 |
| 8 | Star Trek Into Darkness | $5.6 | $210.4 |
| 9 | After Earth | $3.7 | $54.2 |
| 10 | Iron Man 3 | $2.9 | $399.6 |
Box office watchers had been expecting The Internship to disappoint at the box office due to soft tracking, but few had thought The Purge would do as well as it did. While there were already rumbling it might have a chance of topping the box office, in the end it not only took the number one spot but did so with style, taking $36 million.
US audiences couldn’t get enough of movies over the Memorial Day holiday, but the box office came down to earth with a bump this weekend. While Fast & Furious 6 held onto the number 1 spot, it dropped nearly 65% from its opening to take $34.5 million. The Hangover Part II also dropped 60% in its second weekend, with $15.9 million and a sixth place finish.
It certainly seems as if they’re trying to sell M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth as being a bit like Avatar. You certainly got that feel from the trailer and now a new poster also gives a bit of a Pandoran feel, even though this is actually a futuristic Earth.
Actress Isabelle Fuhrman, who stars as Clove in The Hunger Games but is probably best known from the title role in Orphan, has joined the cast of M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth for Columbia Pictures, according to