Man of Steel began premiering in North America Thursday night before a opening in theaters worldwide on Friday. The box office expects the film to earn $225 million overseas and to open in the $85 to $100 million range.

Warner Bros expectations are a little more conservative. They expect the superhero film to rake in around $80 million. Overseas, the film takes the number one spot in the Philippines and Taiwan, where it earned $1.7 million and $794,742 respectively. Man of Steel will open in the UK and Mexico on Friday and opens the following weekend in China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Spain.

Henry Cavill stars as Clark Kent in the film that finds the character trying to hide his superpowers and live a normal life on Earth. Amy Adams stars as Lois Lane and Michael Shannon takes on the role of enemy General Zod. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan, who successfully revived the Batman Begins series.

Comedy This Is the End gets a head start on the superhero film by opening on Wednesday. The opening day gross rounds up at $7.8 million. The film stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as themselves as they prepare for the apocalypse with their other hilariously funny comedian friends.

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Man of Steel’s Henry Cavill covers the June/July issue of Details and shares that he wasn’t always the hunk that he is.

Cavill revealed to the magazine that he used to struggle with his weight as a kid. “I was fat,” he said. “I was Fat Cavill.” He got into shape after landing his first role at the age of 17 in the film The Count of Monte Cristo. “I lost one and a half stone (21 lbs) and I wasn’t Fat Cavill anymore,” said the actor. He had to bulk up to take on the role of Superman in Man of Steel. He told the magazine that he packed on the pounds by consuming 5,000 calories a day.

Cavill shared his experience of  finding out he landed the role with Details. “When I found out I got the part, I was home playing World of Warcraft,” said the actor. He stated that he didn’t think he was going to get the part and assumed the call was to be “let down easy”.  He added, “then it dawned on me that he was giving me the part. I had to play it cool. Be appreciative, respectful, professional.” Cavill said he definitely could not hide the excitement. “I just sprinted up and down my stairs cheering and whooping like a madman. I kept looking in the mirror, going, ‘I don’t believe it. I’m Superman? I’m Superman!”

Man of Steel hits theaters on June 14.

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