Man of Steel (film) that swings "between destructive overstatement and flat-footed homilies." Kofi Outlaw, Editor-in-Chief at Screenrant.com, gave "Man of Steel" a 4 out of 5 star review, stating that ""Man of Steel" has more than earned its keep, and deserves to be THE iconic Superman movie for a whole new generation". He would go on to name "Man of Steel" the best Superhero movie of 2013. Jim Vejvoda of IGN gave "Man of Steel" a 9 out of 10 while praising the action sequences and the performances of Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon. Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" gave it a
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