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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, May. 27 - Sun, May. 29

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Hangover Part II$85,946,294--3,615--$23,775$117,556,6611Warner Bros.
2Kung Fu Panda 2$47,656,302--3,925--$12,142$53,460,4311Paramount / DreamWorks
3Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides$39,828,974-56%4,1649$9,565$153,424,2612Disney
4Bridesmaids$16,551,355-21%2,95821$5,595$85,157,9103Universal
5Thor$9,533,870-38%3,296-628$2,893$159,893,1734Paramount
6Fast Five$6,409,150-39%2,981-641$2,150$195,818,2505Universal
7Something Borrowed$1,860,855-47%1,440-1166$1,292$34,775,1814Warner Bros.
8Rio (2011)$1,804,883-61%1,672-921$1,079$134,846,1577Fox
9Priest (2011)$1,772,996-63%1,918-946$924$27,335,2773Sony / Screen Gems

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Jumping the Broom$1,823,631-51%939-533$1,942$34,104,6974Sony / TriStar
2Water for Elephants$1,087,568-50%794-1100$1,370$54,417,0336Fox
3Cave of Forgotten Dreams$431,0624%11812$3,653$2,618,5345IFC Films
4Soul Surfer$401,011-57%401-583$1,000$41,290,0338Sony / TriStar
5Rango$359,511-9%280-22$1,284$121,715,38213Paramount
6Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family$335,126-65%359-553$933$52,298,0366Lionsgate
7Source Code$321,925-22%299-78$1,077$53,432,4139Summit
8Everything Must Go$272,793-48%161-84$1,694$2,096,2113Roadside Attractions
9HOP$227,240-11%299-55$760$107,508,6459Universal
10Limitless$219,912-36%269-88$818$78,457,21811Relativity Media
11Hanna$219,139-28%216-63$1,015$39,528,6618Focus
12Win Win$195,965-29%124-78$1,580$9,646,65011Fox Searchlight
13The Lincoln Lawyer$191,573-24%166-92$1,154$56,790,94211Lionsgate
14Insidious$163,203-66%186-315$877$52,734,4579FilmDistrict
15Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules$161,200-13%214-39$753$52,107,69010Fox
16Jane Eyre (2011)$160,360-25%143-65$1,121$10,656,31112Focus
17The Conspirator$155,130-36%137-132$1,132$11,154,9177Roadside Attractions
18Scream 4$124,90837%26156$479$37,883,2627Weinstein Company
19The Beaver$106,185-44%109-59$974$765,7334Summit
20Mars Needs Moms$96,592-9%128-26$755$21,167,16112Disney
21Gnomeo and Juliet$88,604-29%111-47$798$99,604,17816Disney
22African Cats$74,845-71%147-231$509$14,774,0856Disneynature
23Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil$66,811-82%203-439$329$9,449,6215Weinstein Company
24The Greatest Movie Ever Sold$52,87828%14160$375$554,4266Sony Pictures Classics

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Midnight in Paris$1,929,562222%5852$33,268$2,834,5462Sony Pictures Classics
2The Tree of Life$372,920--4--$93,230$372,9201Fox Searchlight
3Born to Be Wild 3D$247,6122%47-3$5,268$5,887,5268Warner Bros. / IMAX
4Incendies$199,0607%7213$2,765$888,5686Sony Pictures Classics
5The Double Hour$163,07638%5822$2,812$738,2627IDP/Samuel Goldwyn
6Tangled$131,938-86%34-157$3,881$200,803,30927Disney
7Prom$113,721-77%98-276$1,160$9,867,3985Disney
8Hubble 3D$102,37114%36-2$2,844$25,600,79663Warner Bros. / IMAX
9Meek's Cutoff$96,82815%401$2,421$603,1028Oscilloscope
10Arthur (2011)$85,251-35%77-160$1,107$32,940,0978Warner Bros.
11I Am (2011)$83,2800%54-20$1,542$1,384,36415Paladin
1213 Assassins$82,45114%316$2,660$421,7345Magnolia / Magnet
13The First Grader$57,23950%3619$1,590$139,7683National Geographic
14Battle: Los Angeles$54,065-46%96-74$563$83,537,65112Sony / Columbia
15Potiche$52,00318%36-10$1,445$1,480,90810Music Box Films
16Bill Cunningham New York$48,499-2%22-3$2,205$1,133,66711Zeitgeist Films
17I Am Number Four$46,685-74%42-54$1,112$55,086,02915Disney / DreamWorks
18L'Amour fou$41,8102%187$2,323$170,7323IFC Films
19Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World$39,115-6%110$3,556$2,801,576553D Entertainment
20In a Better World$37,7089%28-6$1,347$749,3259Sony Pictures Classics
21Of Gods and Men$35,348-32%37-23$955$3,853,59114Sony Pictures Classics
22Under the Sea 3D$34,332-1%211$1,635$28,574,650120Warner Bros. / IMAX
23Hesher$29,792-52%11-13$2,708$322,0603Wrekin Hill Entertainment
24Queen to Play$26,01939%110$2,365$271,1379Zeitgeist Films
25Winter in Wartime$22,89717%13-5$1,761$431,02611Sony Pictures Classics
26The Princess of Montpensier$21,7433%173$1,279$276,9327IFC Films
27Hobo with a Shotgun$21,0336%2113$1,002$598,9084Magnolia / Magnet
28A Beautiful Life$12,639-46%21-2$602$51,7882China Lion Film
29The King's Speech$11,588-41%18-22$644$138,774,31527Weinstein Company
3035 and Ticking$10,612-64%60$1,769$48,2802Image Entertainment
31There Be Dragons$8,568-61%10-19$857$1,065,4394IDP/Samuel Goldwyn
32Kill the Irishman$8,537-27%10-2$854$1,166,53712Anchor Bay Films
33My Perestroika$8,305-41%11-8$755$191,08410International Film Circuit
34Certified Copy$7,760-53%8-16$970$1,307,11212IFC Films
35Last Night (2010)$7,694-25%3-1$2,565$98,9864Miramax / Tribeca
36Barney's Version$6,54473%94$727$7,486,44920Sony Pictures Classics
37Tuesday, After Christmas$6,472--1--$6,472$8,3591Lorber Films
38Circo$5,408430%10$5,408$59,4589First Run Features
39Into Eternity$4,656137%40$1,164$43,79417International Film Circuit
40Rubber$4,307112%5-1$861$88,0949Magnolia / Magnet
41Blank City$4,0848%2-1$2,042$87,8628Insurgent Releasing
42Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?$3,757--6--$626$169,33837Collective Eye
43Lebanon, PA$3,359-37%3-3$1,120$44,6745Truly Indie
44The Robber$3,300-23%1-1$3,300$54,3535Kino International
45Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives$3,24346%53$649$165,57913Strand Releasing
46Poetry$2,877-66%3-5$959$342,22616Kino International
47How To Live Forever$2,709-65%20$1,355$16,8453Variance Films
48Harvest$2,651--4--$663$21,1474Monterey Media
49Dumbstruck$2,328260%10$2,328$12,9677Truly Indie
50Pianomania$2,238--1--$2,238$2,2381First Run Features
51Dum Maaro Dum$1,929-59%6-5$322$562,6876Fox Searchlight
52Small Town Murder Songs$1,854--2--$927$1,8541Monterey Media
53The Music Never Stopped$1,692-38%50$338$244,72411Roadside Attractions
54Go For It!$1,528-89%14-50$109$178,1643Lionsgate / Pantelion
55Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen$1,483-58%2-2$742$43,6946Variance Films
56Henry's Crime$1,182-50%1-1$1,182$100,5048Moving Pictures Film & Television
57United Red Army$1,161--1--$1,161$1,1611Lorber Films
58Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune$94597%10$945$247,56421First Run Features
59Biutiful$932-77%5-2$186$5,098,56222Roadside Attractions
60Battle of the Brides$910-86%1-5$910$64,1164Variance Films
61The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls$841-83%2-3$421$11,0313Argot Pictures
62City of Life and Death$810-82%21$405$19,5643Kino International
63Kings of Pastry$788-23%10$788$332,40137First Run
64American: The Bill Hicks Story$759-36%21$380$82,3748Variance Films
65The Little Traitor$732-50%10$732$398,01077Westchester Films
66The Salvation Poem$677-54%20$339$868,63833CanZion Films
67Hey Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird$636-66%2-1$318$13,3713First Run Features
68Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff$530-73%1-1$530$6,8383Strand Releasing
69The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte)$483-86%1-2$483$110,5209Lorber Films
70Skateland$479-93%2-9$240$17,7043Freestyle Releasing
71Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench$222--1--$222$33,79330Variance Films
72To Die Like a Man$153--1--$153$3,9138Strand Releasing