Man of Steel (film) move the final battle with Zod away from the heavily populated Metropolis, as the character did at the end of "Superman II". The success of "Man of Steel" started Warner Bros. plans of a cinematic universe featuring other DC Comics characters. In June 2013, Goyer was hired to write the sequel to "Man of Steel", as well as a "Justice League" script, with the previous draft being scrapped. In July 2013, Snyder announced at San Diego Comic-Con International that the sequel to "Man of Steel" would have Superman and Batman meeting for the first time in the next film. Cavill,
Man of Steel (film) second weekend, "Man of Steel"s box office fell almost 65%–68% if the Thursday night gross is included—putting it in third place, behind "Monsters University" and "World War Z". Box Office Mojo called it an "abnormally large drop," close to the second weekend decline for "Green Lantern". "Man of Steel" earned $73.3 million on its opening weekend from 24 countries, which includes $4.2 million from 79 IMAX theaters, setting a June opening-weekend record for IMAX. The film set an opening-day record in the Philippines with $1.66 million. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta, the film earned $5.6 million on its