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LOS ANGELES, USA – Superman blockbuster “Man of Steel” soared to the top of the North American box office this weekend, scoring a US$113-M opening despite mixed reviews, provisional figures showed Sunday.
The Zack Snyder-directed movie stars British actor Henry Cavill as the iconic superhero, with Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams playing Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane in a cast that also includes Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane.
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The movie is the latest attempt to build a money-spinning franchise around planet Krypton’s most famous son, and follows a 2006 reboot by Warner Bros — “Superman Returns” — which ultimately stalled after one film.
Snyder’s movie has divided critics however, scoring a modest 56% rating on the movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with many complaining of an over-reliance on computer-generated imagery against plot.
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Meanwhile another new film, “This Is The End,” a comedy starring James Franco and Jonah Hill, opened in second place with US$20.5 million, figures from the industry tracker Exhibitor Relations showed.
Sleeper hit “Now You See Me,” about an FBI agent and an Interpol detective who hunt down a team of illusionists performing bank heists during their shows, held on to 3rd place with US$10.3 million.
Action sequel “Fast & Furious 6,” starring Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, added another US$9.4 million, taking its outright haul to US$219.5 million and positioning it in 4th place.
Low-budget horror film “The Purge” — which scored a surprisingly strong opening last week to top the box office — fell to 5th place with US$8.2 million.
However, the US$3 million Universal feature starring Ethan Hawke and “Game of Thrones” star Lena Headey has now earned a total of US$51.8 million, with a sequel already in the works, according to industry reports.
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In 6th place was the Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson comedy “The Internship,” which sees the “Wedding Crashers” co-stars competing with tech-savvy wizards after scoring an internship at Google. The film took US$7 million.
In 7th spot was animated film “Epic” with US$6 million, just ahead of “Star Trek: Into Darkness” with US$5.7 million, which has earned US$210.5 million so far.
Another science-fiction offering, the critically-savaged Will Smith vehicle “After Earth” was 9th with US$3.7 million.
Superhero sequel “Iron Man 3” rounded out the top 10 with US$2.9 million in its 7th week, for a total of US$399.6 million since its release in May. – Rapppler.com
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