Despite posting strong early numbers on Friday, Star Trek Into Darkness has cooled down. The sci-fi extravaganza is now on pace for $68 million from Friday-Sunday after tallying $22 million on Friday. That will put its 4-day total at $81.5 million. Even Paramount was expecting $100 million in four days. Negative word of mouth doesn't seem to be the culprit. Into Darkness is creating plenty of buzz on Facebook and Twitter, and it boasts an "A" from CinemaScore. The impact of Iron Man 3's monster debut combined with the impending release of The Hangover Part III and Fast & Furious 6 could be to blame. 2009's Star Trek made $82.7 million during its first four full days of release, or approximately $87.
Read moreParamount's Star Trek Into Darkness started out its domestic run with an opening day take of $13.54 million on Thursday (an estimated $2.0 million from Wednesday night IMAX showings are included within the reported figure). While Star Trek Into Darkness led the daily box office comfortably on Thursday, the film's opening day performance left a lot to be desired for a highly anticipated sequel of its size. With that said, it is extremely likely that the last minute release date change to Thursday took a toll on the film's box office potential yesterday, though to exactly what degree remains to be seen until Friday's performance plays out. In comparison, Thursday's performance for Star Trek Into Darkness was 46 percent softer than the $25.
Read moreIn a minor upset, The Great Gatsby finished ahead of Iron Man 3 at the box office on Wednesday. The win bodes well for Gatsby's chances as it heads into its sophomore frame. As for Iron Man 3, it will definitely show more weakness now that Star Trek Into Darkness is on the scene.
Read moreIron Man 3 grossed $5.16 million on Tuesday to lead the daily box office for a twelfth consecutive day. It remained a fairly close race at the daily box office on Tuesday, with Disney's blockbuster superhero sequel topping Warner's The Great Gatsby by $204,053 for the day. Iron Man 3 increased 12 percent over Monday and was down 54 percent from last Tuesday. Iron Man 3 has grossed $294.72 million in twelve days and it set to reach the $300 million domestic milestone on Thursday. The film is currently running 35 percent stronger than the $218.48 million twelve-day take of 2010's Iron Man 2 and 24 percent behind the $389.47 million twelve-day start of last year's Marvel's The Avengers.
Read moreIron Man 3 took in $4.62 million on Monday to lead the daily box office for an eleventh consecutive day. It was a fairly close race on Monday between Disney's blockbuster superhero sequel and Warner's The Great Gatsby, with Iron Man 3 leading by $252,575 for the day. Iron Man 3 was down 78 percent from Sunday, as daily holds in general were down sharply from Sunday's Mother's Day inflated grosses. In comparison to last Monday, Iron Man 3 was down 59 percent. Iron Man 3 has grossed $289.56 million in eleven days, which leaves the film just $10.44 million away from reaching the $300 million domestic milestone. The film is currently running 35 percent stronger than the $214.
Read moreDisney's Iron Man 3 grossed $72.53 million this weekend to remain in first place at the box office. The third installment of Marvel's superhero franchise fell a sizable, but understandable 58 percent from last weekend's massive opening weekend performance. In comparison, 2010's Iron Man 2 fell 59 percent in its second weekend to gross $52.04 million, while last year's Marvel's The Avengers fell 50 percent to gross $103.05 million. Without taking into account ticket price inflation, Iron Man 3 claimed the fourth largest second weekend take of all-time (The Avengers is the second weekend record holder by a wide margin over second place Avatar). Iron Man 3 has grossed $284.95 million through ten days of release.
Read moreDisney's Iron Man 3 grossed an estimated $72.47 million this weekend to remain in first place at the box office. The third installment of Marvel's superhero franchise fell a sizable, but understandable 58 percent from last weekend's massive opening weekend performance. In comparison, 2010's Iron Man 2 fell 59 percent in its second weekend to gross $52.04 million, while last year's Marvel's The Avengers fell 50 percent to gross $103.05 million. Without taking into account ticket price inflation, Iron Man 3 claimed the fourth largest second weekend take of all-time (The Avengers is the second weekend record holder by a wide margin over second place Avatar). Iron Man 3 has grossed $284.89 million through ten days of release.
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