in $110 million in june of 2010. this is the end was second followed by now you see me, fast and furious and the purge. have you seen the man of steel promotion? it s everywhere. all over the street, video monitors. did well. coming up, life after the office, how he s spending his time now that his hit show is over. [ chirp ] all good? [ chirp ] getty up. seriously, this is really happening! [ cellphone rings ] hello? it s a giant helicopter ma am. [ male announcer ] get it done [ chirp ] with the ultra-rugged kyocera torque, only from sprint direct connect. buy one get four free for your business.
this weekend looks to be a good one for the box office. let s look. fast and furious 6 made $2.7 million. the moror film the purge made almost $3 million. the crime thriller now you see me came in at number three with $3.3 million. seth rogen s film this is the end came in at number two with $19 million. and finally, superman s return to the big screen came in with $55 million in the first 24 hours of its opening. this weekend will likely push that film over the $100 million mark. love superman. speaking of superman, marketers for the movie are hoping to bring the man of steel into the pulpit. they gave free early screenings to dozens of pastors across the nation. discussion guides based on the film were also distributed to churches. some pastors who have seen the film say they see parallels to the christian faith. we should mention, man of steel is a warner brothers film, and just like cnn, it s owned by time warner. thanks for starting your morning with us.
with matilda and cinderella. and tom hanks nominated for best actor for his first broadway role in lucky guy. and now to boston where openly gay player jason collins marched in his first gay pride parade. here he s wearing nike rainbow be true shirt and marching alongside his friend and former stanford roommate congressman joe kennedy. when collins came out as the first openly gay athlete in a u.s. sport, he said he wanted to march in the parade before but felt that he couldn t. on the big screen, the action horror thriller the purge starring ethan hawke is topping the box office. it s estimated to rake in more than $24 million beating out fast and furious 6. the magic thriller now you see me also exceeded expectations. following that was the comedy
worst summer opening ever. i saw some brutal reviews for that film, like made others look awesome. fast and furious 6 was number one for a fifth straight weekend followed by now you see me. after earth was third. you can check out all of the cnn trends. do it by heading to cnn.com/trends. early start continues right early start continues right now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com nature s fury hits the west. nearly 20,000 acres go up in smoke in los angeles as thousands more burn in minnesota monday. we ll have the latest from the fire zone. 16 dead in oklahoma after another powerful punch from a tornado. authorities now looking for the missing and mourning three veteran storm chasers. and what is steven seagal doing in russia? the hollywood action star s latest part trying to help the boston marathon bombing investigation. this is strange. doesn t even begin to cover it. all right, good morning. welcome to early start,
earth and disappointment at the box office. it was the worst summer opening ever. fast and furious 6 number one for a second week in a row followed by now you see me. after earth third. one of the things that makes me a bad person, i love really bad movie reviews and this one, all the ones, were particularly vicious. sometimes you get a bad movie review and pull in money, because it doesn t matter. they want to see the big draw. this was bad movie reviews and disappointment in the box office. bad in a bad way. 26 minutes after the hour. ahead on starting point a swim in a are river in yosemite turns into disaster when a teen is swept over a 600-foot waterfall. we will go live to the national park. the mother of a 10-year-old pennsylvania girl who may only have weeks to live, says the government is letting her daughter die and now making a public plea for help and will join us with her story. [ ice freezing ]