Superman shot to the top of the North American charts on a record June launch thanks to an estimated $113.1m three-day haul that swelled to $125.1m since Thursday midnight screenings. Meanwhile another superhero tale, Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3, will cross $400m any day now through Buena Vista.

British actor Henry Cavill stars as Superman in Zack Snyder’s reboot, produced by Christopher Nolan. Michael

A total of 331 IMAX screens delivered $13.3m in a new June record.

Sony’s ensemble comedy This Is The End arrived at number two on a decent $20.5m as the rest of the top ten shuffled.

Summit’s mystery Now You See Me is headed for $100m through Lionsgate and ranks number three on $80m in its third weekend, while Fast & Furious continued to excel for Universal.

It ranks fourth on $219.6m after four weekends and is now the biggest in the franchise at the North America, international and global box office.

Sony’s Will Smith-Jaden Smith pairing in After Earth continued to slide away and ranks ninth on a disappointing $54.2m after three weekends.

A24 released Sofia Coppola’s Un Certain Regard opened The Bling Ring on $210,000 in five venues for a sensational $42,000 per-screen average. Emma Watson is among the cast in the true-life tale of teens who burgle celebrity homes.

Sundance hit Twenty Feet From Stardom opened through RADiUS-TWC on $52,200 in three sites.

Next weekend’s wide releases are Buena Vista/Pixar’s Monsters University and Paramount’s zombie thriller World War Z starring Brad Pitt.

Estimated Top 10 North America Jun 14-16 2013
Film (Dist) / Est wkd gross / Est total to date

1 (-) Man Of Steel (Warner Bros) WBPI $113.1m $125.1m
2 (-) This Is The End (Sony) SPRI $20.5m $32.8m
3 (3) Now You See Me (Lionsgate-Summit) Lionsgate Int’l $10.3m $80m
4 (2) Fast & Furious 6 (Universal) UPI $9.4m $219.6m
5 (1) The Purge (Universal) UPI $8.2m $51.8m
6 (4) The Internship (Fox) Fox Int’l $7m $30.9m
7 (5) Epic (Fox) Fox Int’l $6m $95.4m
8 (6) Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount) PPI $5.7m $210.5m
9 (7) After Earth (Sony) SPRI $3.8m $54.2m
10 (9) Iron Man 3 (Buena Vista/Marvel) WDSMPI $2.9m $399.6m

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