Grosses
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Leads Weekend, But Opens Below PredecessorMay 19, 2013 08:51 AM
Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness opened in first place this weekend with an estimated $70.56 million. However, the second installment of the re-launched sci-fi series opened significantly below wide-spread expectations, including those of the studio. Star Trek Into Darkness also failed to match the $75.20 million opening weekend take of 2009's Star Trek (which bumps up to $79.20 million when including the $4 million that film earned from late night Thursday screenings). While a sequel opening slightly below its predecessor isn't the end of the world, it is especially underwhelming in this case given that Star Trek Into Darkness had the added advantage of higher priced 3D admissions this time around and was following in the footsteps of a very well received previous film.
After grossing an additional $13.54 million on Thursday (which included $2 million from Wednesday night IMAX showings), Star Trek Into Darkness has grossed $84.09 million through four days of release. The last minute release date change clearly hurt the film's Thursday performance, which made the film's weekend performance even that more important. Through four days of release, Star Trek Into Darkness is running 3 percent behind the $86.71 million take of Star Trek, 33 percent behind the $125.18 million four-day start of 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and 50 percent stronger than the $55.93 million four-day take of 2009's Terminator Salvation.
Within the softer than expected start, there were some promising signs for Star Trek Into Darkness this weekend. On the heels of Friday's $22.06 million performance, the film did increase a healthy 25 percent on Saturday to gross $27.5 million and is estimated to have an opening weekend to Friday ratio of 3.20 to 1. The film's A rating on CinemaScore was also an encouraging early sign. With that said, holding up well going forward will be no easy task for the film given the upcoming competition it will soon be facing from Universal's Fast & Furious 6, Warner's The Hangover Part III and to a lesser extent Sony's After Earth. The upcoming competition from Fast & Furious 6 and The Hangover Part III likely had an effect on Star Trek Into Darkness already this weekend, as moviegoers anticipating either or both of those films may have simply decided to pass on Star Trek Into Darkness. The continued strength of Disney's Iron Man 3 certainly isn't helping matters for Star Trek Into Darkness either.
It should be noted that Star Trek Into Darkness is performing stronger than its predecessor overseas. After grossing $40 million this weekend, Star Trek Into Darkness has grossed $80.5 million to date overseas. That places the early global total for Star Trek Into Darkness at $164.6 million.
Iron Man 3 fell 51 percent to place in second this weekend with an estimated $35.18 million. Given the new competition Iron Man 3 faced from Star Trek Into Darkness, this weekend's hold was quite respectable. It could also be a sign of the blockbuster superhero sequel being able to display solid holding power going forward, even in the face of increased competition. In comparison, 2010's Iron Man 2 fell 49 percent in its third weekend to gross $26.36 million, while last year's Marvel's The Avengers fell 46 percent to take in $55.64 million. Iron Man 3 has grossed a terrific $337.07 million through 17 days of release. That places the film 34 percent ahead of the $251.03 million 17-day take of Iron Man 3 and 26 percent behind the $457.67 million 17-day gross of The Avengers.
Iron Man 3 added $40.2 million to its overseas haul this weekend. That brings the film's overseas total to $736.2 million and current global haul to a mighty $1.073 billion.
Warner's The Great Gatsby displayed respectable holding power as well this weekend. The Baz Luhrmann directed film starring Leonardo DiCaprio fell 53 percent to place in third with an estimated $23.42 million. The Great Gatsby continues to exceed expectations with a ten-day start of $90.16 million. That places The Great Gatsby 19 percent ahead of the $75.54 million ten-day take of 2010's Shutter Island (which fell 45 percent in its second weekend to gross $22.67 million). Going forward, The Great Gatsby will hope to continue to serve as an alternative to the early summer's various action fare.
The Great Gatsby launched overseas this weekend; grossing $42.1 million from 49 foreign territories. That places the film's current global haul at $132.3 million.
Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Apr. 1 - Sun, Apr. 3
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOP | $37,543,710 | -- | 3,579 | -- | $10,490 | $37,543,710 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Source Code | $14,812,094 | -- | 2,961 | -- | $5,002 | $14,812,094 | 1 | Summit |
| 3 | Insidious | $13,271,464 | -- | 2,408 | -- | $5,511 | $13,271,464 | 1 | FilmDistrict |
| 4 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | $10,040,822 | -58% | 3,169 | 2 | $3,168 | $38,196,168 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Limitless | $9,307,896 | -38% | 2,838 | 33 | $3,280 | $55,509,640 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | The Lincoln Lawyer | $6,829,050 | -36% | 2,707 | 0 | $2,523 | $39,416,066 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Sucker Punch | $6,020,403 | -68% | 3,033 | 0 | $1,985 | $29,811,118 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Rango | $4,505,572 | -54% | 3,134 | -511 | $1,438 | $113,728,874 | 5 | Paramount |
| 9 | Paul | $4,245,560 | -46% | 2,550 | -256 | $1,665 | $31,844,445 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Battle: Los Angeles | $3,536,435 | -53% | 2,263 | -855 | $1,563 | $78,502,566 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | The Adjustment Bureau | $2,142,630 | -50% | 1,525 | -757 | $1,405 | $58,530,595 | 5 | Universal |
| 12 | Red Riding Hood | $1,776,234 | -59% | 1,788 | -927 | $993 | $35,592,341 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | The King's Speech | $1,133,162 | -27% | 1,007 | -55 | $1,125 | $136,586,305 | 19 | Weinstein Company |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Eyre (2011) | $1,215,132 | 25% | 180 | 90 | $6,751 | $3,479,513 | 4 | Focus |
| 2 | Win Win | $1,138,864 | 145% | 149 | 126 | $7,643 | $1,947,944 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Beastly | $821,881 | -62% | 821 | -764 | $1,001 | $26,786,409 | 5 | CBS Films |
| 4 | Hall Pass | $755,155 | -56% | 703 | -501 | $1,074 | $43,754,971 | 6 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | Just Go With It | $632,813 | -58% | 597 | -519 | $1,060 | $101,425,320 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Gnomeo and Juliet | $429,732 | -72% | 735 | -629 | $585 | $96,866,076 | 8 | Disney |
| 7 | Mars Needs Moms | $346,864 | -85% | 701 | -1469 | $495 | $20,370,610 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Tangled | $336,339 | -39% | 276 | -25 | $1,219 | $199,084,028 | 19 | Disney |
| 9 | True Grit (2010) | $294,285 | 62% | 324 | 119 | $908 | $170,422,239 | 15 | Paramount |
| 10 | Unknown (2011) | $228,488 | -65% | 325 | -363 | $703 | $62,723,803 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Cedar Rapids | $208,923 | -49% | 210 | -132 | $995 | $6,488,196 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 12 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | $200,244 | -51% | 250 | -156 | $801 | $37,271,547 | 7 | Fox |
| 13 | I Am Number Four | $200,232 | -60% | 270 | -242 | $742 | $53,868,034 | 7 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 14 | Yogi Bear | $174,857 | -46% | 265 | -61 | $660 | $100,169,068 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | The Green Hornet | $152,527 | -31% | 211 | -35 | $723 | $98,524,947 | 12 | Sony / Columbia |
| 16 | Black Swan | $105,270 | -43% | 162 | -45 | $650 | $106,774,597 | 18 | Fox Searchlight |
| 17 | Barney's Version | $92,540 | -49% | 112 | -43 | $826 | $7,236,712 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 18 | No Strings Attached | $81,406 | -40% | 145 | -68 | $561 | $70,625,986 | 11 | Paramount |
| 19 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | $55,367 | -74% | 113 | -176 | $490 | $72,686,579 | 8 | Paramount |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of Gods and Men | $219,018 | -34% | 98 | -22 | $2,235 | $2,466,674 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2 | Certified Copy | $146,208 | -24% | 55 | 7 | $2,658 | $704,011 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 3 | Hubble 3D | $133,008 | -14% | 45 | -2 | $2,956 | $23,720,250 | 55 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | Kill the Irishman | $112,386 | -27% | 56 | 15 | $2,007 | $709,502 | 4 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 5 | Potiche | $112,221 | 30% | 24 | 17 | $4,676 | $235,116 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 6 | The Last Godfather | $101,779 | -- | 58 | -- | $1,755 | $101,799 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | Game | $83,783 | -- | 63 | -- | $1,330 | $83,783 | 1 | Eros International |
| 8 | Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World | $83,116 | 3% | 14 | 0 | $5,937 | $1,996,446 | 47 | 3D Entertainment |
| 9 | Miral | $73,044 | 10% | 15 | 11 | $4,870 | $163,161 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Bill Cunningham New York | $68,712 | 5% | 15 | 12 | $4,581 | $267,350 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 11 | Trust (2011) | $58,214 | -- | 28 | -- | $2,079 | $58,214 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 12 | Under the Sea 3D | $56,173 | -33% | 22 | 0 | $2,553 | $27,936,203 | 112 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 13 | TRON: Legacy | $55,972 | -21% | 63 | -16 | $888 | $171,989,909 | 16 | Disney |
| 14 | The Salvation Poem | $46,749 | 9% | 30 | 19 | $1,558 | $699,413 | 25 | CanZion Films |
| 15 | Super | $46,549 | -- | 11 | -- | $4,232 | $46,549 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 16 | The Grace Card | $45,209 | -55% | 61 | -53 | $741 | $2,377,570 | 6 | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn |
| 17 | Biutiful | $43,264 | -41% | 58 | -8 | $746 | $4,904,313 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 18 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | $36,781 | -37% | 66 | -19 | $557 | $294,980,434 | 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | I Am (2011) | $34,295 | -29% | 13 | -2 | $2,638 | $306,462 | 7 | Paladin |
| 20 | In a Better World | $33,058 | -- | 4 | -- | $8,265 | $33,058 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | $31,353 | -40% | 60 | -12 | $523 | $104,350,363 | 17 | Fox |
| 22 | The Company Men | $30,220 | -30% | 45 | -3 | $672 | $4,323,239 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 23 | The Music Never Stopped | $29,534 | -39% | 28 | -5 | $1,055 | $197,101 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 24 | Queen to Play | $28,092 | -- | 6 | -- | $4,682 | $28,092 | 1 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 25 | The Rite | $25,741 | -66% | 72 | -83 | $358 | $33,037,754 | 10 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 26 | Space Station 3D | $23,218 | -2% | 2 | 0 | $11,609 | $83,221,141 | 468 | IMAX |
| 27 | The Eagle | $22,508 | -51% | 57 | -40 | $395 | $19,478,384 | 8 | Focus |
| 28 | The Last Lions | $22,138 | -57% | 36 | -8 | $615 | $573,283 | 7 | National Geographic |
| 29 | The Illusionist (2010) | $21,885 | -40% | 32 | -17 | $684 | $2,166,980 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | Blue Valentine (2010) | $18,871 | -41% | 39 | -5 | $484 | $9,667,781 | 14 | Weinstein Company |
| 31 | Winter in Wartime | $18,751 | -28% | 10 | 2 | $1,875 | $78,875 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | Even the Rain (Tambien la lluvia) | $17,120 | -47% | 17 | -7 | $1,007 | $477,213 | 7 | Vitagraph |
| 33 | Another Year | $16,766 | -43% | 24 | -12 | $699 | $3,162,065 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | Rubber | $16,346 | -- | 5 | -- | $3,269 | $16,346 | 1 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 35 | The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte) | $16,192 | -- | 1 | -- | $16,192 | $20,914 | 1 | Lorber Films |
| 36 | The Mechanic | $15,791 | -67% | 43 | -57 | $367 | $29,113,588 | 10 | CBS Films |
| 37 | Drive Angry | $15,254 | -45% | 22 | -50 | $693 | $10,590,748 | 6 | Summit |
| 38 | happythankyoumoreplease | $14,482 | -31% | 12 | -4 | $1,207 | $193,184 | 5 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 39 | Take Me Home Tonight | $14,139 | -68% | 52 | -37 | $272 | $6,851,937 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 40 | My Perestroika | $13,498 | -24% | 1 | 0 | $13,498 | $49,971 | 2 | International Film Circuit |
| 41 | Gulliver's Travels (2010) | $13,243 | -24% | 26 | -8 | $509 | $42,756,588 | 15 | Fox |
| 42 | Rabbit Hole | $12,132 | 17% | 61 | 32 | $199 | $2,221,809 | 16 | Lionsgate |
| 43 | Poetry | $10,555 | -50% | 12 | -1 | $880 | $233,441 | 8 | Kino International |
| 44 | The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest | $9,550 | -- | 4 | -- | $2,388 | $826,580 | 35 | National Geographic |
| 45 | Inside Job | $8,491 | -52% | 18 | -4 | $472 | $4,283,265 | 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | Desert Flower | $8,295 | -22% | 8 | 2 | $1,037 | $35,554 | 3 | National Geographic |
| 47 | I Saw the Devil | $8,006 | -49% | 15 | 3 | $534 | $112,173 | 5 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 48 | I Love You Phillip Morris | $7,932 | -24% | 12 | 3 | $661 | $2,027,401 | 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 49 | 127 Hours | $7,837 | -3% | 18 | 0 | $435 | $18,317,299 | 22 | Fox Searchlight |
| 50 | Nostalgia for the Light | $6,368 | -31% | 3 | 1 | $2,123 | $58,229 | 3 | Icarus Films |
| 51 | Cold Weather | $6,235 | -11% | 10 | 0 | $624 | $128,359 | 9 | IFC Films |
| 52 | Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune | $6,162 | -42% | 11 | -1 | $560 | $208,473 | 13 | First Run Features |
| 53 | Casino Jack | $5,650 | -27% | 10 | 2 | $565 | $1,039,869 | 16 | IDP/ATO Pictures |
| 54 | Circo | $5,403 | -- | 1 | -- | $5,403 | $5,403 | 1 | First Run Features |
| 55 | Orgasm Inc. | $4,866 | -11% | 3 | 1 | $1,622 | $40,854 | 8 | First Run Features |
| 56 | Carancho | $4,805 | -29% | 4 | 1 | $1,201 | $59,444 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 57 | Made in Dagenham | $4,083 | -57% | 5 | -7 | $817 | $1,091,901 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | Every Man For Himself (2010 re-issue) | $3,563 | 666% | 1 | 0 | $3,563 | $45,154 | 21 | Film Desk |
| 59 | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives | $3,260 | -76% | 5 | 1 | $652 | $125,936 | 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 60 | Heartbeats | $3,058 | 3% | 9 | 6 | $340 | $52,792 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 61 | Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? | $3,032 | -75% | 3 | -3 | $1,011 | $84,091 | 29 | Collective Eye |
| 62 | All Good Things | $2,871 | -30% | 3 | -3 | $957 | $578,382 | 18 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 63 | Galapagos | $2,794 | -41% | 2 | 0 | $1,397 | $17,938,111 | 597 | IMAX |
| 64 | Kaboom | $2,428 | -63% | 10 | -2 | $243 | $114,546 | 10 | IFC Films |
| 65 | Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster | $2,421 | 527% | 4 | 2 | $605 | $194,586 | 10 | Variance Films |
| 66 | Academy Award-Nominated Short Films (2011) | $2,101 | -58% | 4 | -8 | $525 | $1,348,207 | 8 | Shorts International |
| 67 | Wrecked | $2,054 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,054 | $2,054 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 68 | Black Death | $1,688 | -22% | 2 | -1 | $844 | $19,893 | 4 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 69 | Into Eternity | $1,529 | -18% | 2 | -1 | $765 | $25,736 | 9 | International Film Circuit |
| 70 | My Dog Tulip | $1,427 | -7% | 2 | -1 | $714 | $232,975 | 31 | New Yorker Films |
| 71 | Putty Hill | $1,416 | -22% | 1 | 0 | $1,416 | $39,762 | 7 | Cinema Guild |
| 72 | The Human Resources Manager | $1,151 | -81% | 2 | -3 | $576 | $49,347 | 5 | Film Movement |
| 73 | Cracks | $1,085 | 213% | 3 | 2 | $362 | $17,595 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 74 | Public Speaking | $1,008 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,008 | $42,371 | 6 | Rialto |
| 75 | Monogamy | $846 | -78% | 3 | -1 | $282 | $20,202 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 76 | The Woodmans | $772 | 841% | 2 | 1 | $386 | $34,875 | 11 | Lorber Films |
| 77 | The Butcher, The Chef, and The Swordsman | $725 | -87% | 2 | -8 | $363 | $47,383 | 3 | China Lion Film |
| 78 | Enemies of the People | $596 | 22% | 1 | 0 | $596 | $73,171 | 36 | International Film Circuit |
| 79 | Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula | $580 | -80% | 1 | -1 | $580 | $18,909 | 4 | Indican Pictures |
| 80 | Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields | $573 | -- | 1 | -- | $573 | $68,094 | 23 | Variance Films |
| 81 | The Trouble with Terkel | $500 | 100% | 1 | 0 | $500 | $34,188 | 54 | Indican |
| 82 | Korkoro | $352 | -71% | 1 | 0 | $352 | $2,398 | 2 | Lorber Films |
| 83 | Winter's Bone | $313 | 55% | 3 | 2 | $104 | $6,531,021 | 43 | Roadside Attractions |
| 84 | The Strange Case of Angelica | $245 | -75% | 1 | 0 | $245 | $42,539 | 14 | Cinema Guild |
