<\/a>Superman movie Man of Steel has soared to the top of the North American box office, making $113m (\u00a371.9m) in its opening weekend,
\nearly estimates have suggested.
\nThe film stars British actor Henry Cavill as the superhero alongside Amy Adams as news reporter, Lois Lane, reports BBC.
\n\u2018They finally got the Superman formula right,\u2019 said box office analyst for Hollywood.com, Paul Dergarabedian.
\n\u2018Superhero movies really are the bread and butter of the summer box office.\u2019
\nMan of Steel scored the biggest opening for June, beating the previous record held by Toy Story 3, which made $110.3 million when it opened in 2010.
\nIt stars Seth Rogen, James Franco and Jonah Hill as versions of themselves trapped in a mansion during the apocalypse.
\nIt opened on Wednesday and has earned $32.8m (\u00a320.8m) so far, having only cost $32m (\u00a320.3m) to make.
\nAbout $20m of the box office receipts came over the weekend.
\n\u2018To have this amount of money in the bank with its cost of production, good reviews and word of mouth really puts our feet on solid ground,\u2019 said Rory Bruer, Sony\u2019s president of worldwide distribution.
\nMan of Steel will be up against some stiff competition next week when Brad Pitt zombie thriller World War Z and the Disney-Pixar\u2019s prequel Monsters University are released.
\nMan of Steel focuses on a young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.<\/p>\n

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