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'Star Trek Into Darkness' Falls Short Of Expectations; 'Iron Man 3' and 'Gatsby' Hold Up WellMay 18, 2013 04:43 AM

by Phil Contrino

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 $87.5 million when adjusting for inflation. 

Iron Man 3 wasn't hurt by Into Darkness as much as it could have been. The Disney release fell 50 percent during its sophomore frame. Everything from this point on is icing on the cake for Iron Man 3 now that it has hit $1 billion globally. 

Being sandwiched in between Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness would be daunting for any film, but The Great Gatsby is holding up reasonably well in the face of it. The period flick is on pace to drop 54 percent during its sophomore frame. Gatsby will hit $100 million in North America by next weekend, and its overseas rollout is just beginning. WB's gamble seems to be paying off.

 

Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Nov. 26 - Sun, Nov. 28

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$49,087,101-61%4,1250$11,900$219,056,1292Warner Bros.
2Tangled$48,767,052--3,603--$13,535$68,706,2981Disney
3Megamind$12,575,778-21%3,411-368$3,687$130,218,9344Paramount / DreamWorks
4Burlesque$11,947,744--3,037--$3,934$17,300,2131Sony / Screen Gems
5Unstoppable (2010)$11,432,903-12%3,183-26$3,592$60,442,6213Fox
6Love and Other Drugs$9,739,161--2,455--$3,967$13,901,5321Fox
7Faster (2010)$8,523,153--2,454--$3,473$12,002,8401CBS Films
8Due Date$7,167,885-20%2,555-674$2,805$84,861,0084Warner Bros.
9The Next Three Days$4,683,123-28%2,5640$1,826$14,392,0722Lionsgate
10Morning Glory (2010)$3,910,058-25%2,441-103$1,602$26,340,5713Paramount
11Skyline$1,141,440-68%1,189-1694$960$20,215,7903Universal / Rogue

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1127 Hours$1,708,88386%293185$5,832$4,420,1684Fox Searchlight
2Fair Game (2010)$1,560,1897%39610$3,940$5,958,7974Summit
3Red (2010)$1,375,685-45%914-1120$1,505$86,117,4127Summit
4For Colored Girls$1,362,287-41%605-611$2,252$36,564,3644Lionsgate
5The Social Network$707,153-24%291-280$2,430$90,423,9869Sony / Columbia
6Secretariat$647,172-33%501-509$1,292$57,547,2638Disney
7The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest$390,888-3%168-11$2,327$4,011,2605Music Box
8Despicable Me$363,09035%266-2$1,365$249,724,65021Universal
9The Town$314,72050%318153$990$91,429,62511Warner Bros.
10Inside Job$307,389-9%132-53$2,329$2,627,4618Sony Pictures Classics
11Paranormal Activity 2$220,108-77%279-822$789$84,105,6616Paramount
12Easy A$200,991210%251146$801$57,920,78611Sony / Screen Gems
13Jackass 3D$182,055-75%183-504$995$116,563,8007Paramount
14Alpha and Omega$165,947-15%228-24$728$25,077,97711Lionsgate
15Life As We Know It$154,381-71%249-309$620$51,980,0198Warner Bros.
16Saw 3D$131,305-84%145-661$906$45,670,8555Lionsgate
17You Again$120,285190%17986$672$25,493,43810Disney
18Inception$119,466-22%144-54$830$292,277,75520Warner Bros.
19Toy Story 3$109,840-12%168-36$654$414,984,49724Disney
20Hereafter$78,909-72%202-201$391$32,459,2637Warner Bros.
21Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$71,735-10%130-8$552$54,579,49310Warner Bros.

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The King's Speech$355,450--4--$88,863$355,4501Weinstein Company
2Hubble 3D$196,42932%570$3,446$18,722,35937Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Guzaarish$188,085-61%96-12$1,959$890,6782UTV
4Today's Special$87,088-4%2423$3,629$206,9292Alerion
5Conviction$73,497-58%86-104$855$6,571,0277Fox Searchlight
6The Nutcracker in 3D$65,944--45--$1,465$87,5391Freestyle Releasing
7Made in Dagenham$62,31666%118$5,665$122,7412Sony Pictures Classics
8Waiting for 'Superman'$60,563-44%69-49$878$6,252,79410Paramount Vantage
9White Material$60,15274%118$5,468$110,1572IFC
10Under the Sea 3D$53,15455%130$4,089$24,938,81194Warner Bros. / IMAX
11You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger$48,613-22%33-11$1,473$3,107,21710Sony Pictures Classics
12Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$45,395-56%90-95$504$52,401,17010Fox
13Tiny Furniture$35,197115%54$7,039$96,2833IFC
14Tamara Drewe$31,275-40%24-10$1,303$377,8068Sony Pictures Classics
15Mao's Last Dancer$31,216-14%22-20$1,419$4,780,21615Samuel Goldwyn
16Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen$22,766-15%11-6$2,070$221,2597Zeitgeist Films
17Kings of Pastry$19,314103%84$2,414$189,15511First Run
18Four Lions$18,412-26%7-7$2,630$170,2854Drafthouse Films
19Stone$16,682-51%23-32$725$1,742,0658Relativity / Overture
20Never Let Me Go$15,45046%13-5$1,188$2,374,70311Fox Searchlight
21Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer$15,265-42%12-5$1,272$126,1814Magnolia
22Nowhere Boy$14,995-56%40-20$375$1,422,2778Weinstein Company
23Welcome to the Riley's$14,35872%82$1,795$135,6325Samuel Goldwyn
24Undertow (2009)$13,612--2--$6,806$38,55911Wolfe Releasing
25Monsters (2010)$13,337-55%12-7$1,111$208,7065Magnolia
26The Legend of Pale Male$12,910--1--$12,910$15,9521Balcony
27The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest$12,34457%81$1,543$663,27117National Geographic
28Last Train Home$9,83139%5-1$1,966$262,79513Zeitgeist Films
29Waste Land$9,193-37%6-2$1,532$73,9135Arthouse Films
30Leaving$9,045-7%115$822$141,6899IFC
31Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$8,945-6%30$2,982$23,442,512165National Geographic
32Howl$8,784-17%7-3$1,255$520,02910Oscilloscope
33Inspector Bellamy$8,04665%42$2,012$89,9015IFC Films
34Enter the Void$7,86921%6-1$1,312$300,00910IFC Films
35Catfish$7,830-18%9-4$870$3,234,37311Universal / Rogue
36Wild Target$7,79328%6-1$1,299$76,4175Freestyle
37Get Low$7,5127%12-4$626$9,090,12818Sony Pictures Classics
38My Dog Tulip$7,257-16%2-10$3,629$132,10213New Yorker Films
39Let Me In$6,721-70%31-54$217$12,129,4859Relativity / Overture
40William S. Burroughs: A Man Within$5,220-20%21$2,610$20,6352Oscilloscope
41Jack Goes Boating$4,9800%9-9$553$528,84511Relativity / Overture
42Carlos$4,533-22%3-1$1,511$115,3357IFC
43Heartbreaker$4,41418%11-1$401$491,55312IFC
44Breathless (2010 re-issue)$4,080--1--$4,080$346,09627Rialto
45Animal Kingdom$3,520-63%5-10$704$1,008,74216Sony Pictures Classics
46Marwencol$3,341-11%30$1,114$37,1938Cinema Guild
47The Tillman Story$2,76221%132$212$792,92515Weinstein Company
48The Salvation Poem$2,668-58%2-3$1,334$444,8817CanZion Films
49Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould$2,494-60%2-4$1,247$150,64412Lorber
50Budrus$2,247--1--$2,247$48,0158Balcony Releasing
51Boxing Gym$2,036--7--$291$32,0766Zipporah Films
52Mademoiselle Chambon$1,599-62%40$400$521,92627Lorber
53The Girl Who Played With Fire$1,549-70%6-8$258$7,631,53121Music Box
54Dogtooth (Kynodontas)$1,122-33%1-1$1,122$69,72723Kino International
55I Am Love$1,111-44%2-1$556$5,004,64824Magnolia
56Hideaway (2009)$1,10476%31$368$32,36812Strand
57Cool It$918-91%1-41$918$57,9503Roadside Attractions
58Freakonomics$808-48%0-3--$100,6759Magnolia
59The Trouble with Terkel$799-75%1-1$799$28,93836Indican
60The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)$762-37%3-2$254$10,089,11037Music Box
61Army of Crime$70436%10$704$35,41615Lorber
62What If...$696-74%1-4$696$757,95515Five & Two Pictures
63Winter's Bone$646-36%2-2$323$6,226,36525Roadside Attractions
64Enemies of the People$620-67%10$620$46,46418International Film Circuit
65A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop$571-45%3-3$190$187,00513Sony Pictures Classics
66Le Amiche (2010 re-issue)$545-41%10$545$54,45224The Film Desk
67Lebanon$227-85%1-3$227$365,73759Sony Pictures Classics
68Altiplano$102--1--$102$3,06315First Run