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, Nov. 25 - Sun, Nov. 27
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $41,683,574 | -70% | 4,066 | 5 | $10,252 | $220,832,009 | 2 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 2 | The Muppets | $29,239,026 | -- | 3,440 | -- | $8,500 | $41,516,691 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | Happy Feet Two | $13,397,346 | -37% | 3,611 | 5 | $3,710 | $43,755,357 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Arthur Christmas | $12,068,931 | -- | 3,376 | -- | $3,575 | $16,301,131 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Hugo | $11,364,505 | -- | 1,277 | -- | $8,899 | $15,402,042 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | Jack and Jill | $10,000,142 | -15% | 3,029 | -409 | $3,301 | $57,120,112 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Immortals | $8,875,905 | -28% | 2,677 | -443 | $3,316 | $68,706,981 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $7,511,036 | -30% | 3,005 | -410 | $2,500 | $135,430,092 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Tower Heist | $7,174,615 | 1% | 2,474 | -468 | $2,900 | $65,198,780 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | J. Edgar | $4,975,172 | -16% | 1,910 | -37 | $2,605 | $28,837,843 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Descendants | $7,345,720 | 517% | 433 | 404 | $16,965 | $10,886,952 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | My Week with Marilyn | $1,750,507 | -- | 244 | -- | $7,174 | $2,062,150 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $1,594,054 | -45% | 875 | -933 | $1,822 | $31,559,389 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | In Time | $775,107 | -55% | 457 | -910 | $1,696 | $35,050,934 | 5 | Fox |
| 5 | Desi Boyz | $702,325 | -- | 103 | -- | $6,819 | $702,325 | 1 | Eros International |
| 6 | Like Crazy | $425,116 | -19% | 150 | 41 | $2,834 | $2,478,434 | 5 | Paramount Vantage |
| 7 | Real Steel | $330,377 | -40% | 262 | -440 | $1,261 | $83,181,049 | 8 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 8 | The Help | $311,076 | 4% | 283 | -74 | $1,099 | $168,753,480 | 16 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Margin Call | $293,728 | -31% | 139 | -34 | $2,113 | $4,367,685 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 10 | Footloose (2011) | $288,787 | -66% | 384 | -834 | $752 | $50,833,867 | 7 | Paramount |
| 11 | Moneyball | $285,687 | -44% | 187 | -222 | $1,528 | $73,155,248 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $275,373 | -72% | 355 | -1047 | $776 | $103,245,770 | 6 | Paramount |
| 13 | The Ides of March | $254,648 | -45% | 159 | -139 | $1,602 | $39,543,246 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | The Smurfs | $239,511 | 12% | 248 | -4 | $966 | $142,324,120 | 18 | Sony / Columbia |
| 15 | The Three Musketeers (2011) | $229,830 | 6% | 224 | 54 | $1,026 | $19,908,928 | 6 | Summit |
| 16 | Courageous | $209,123 | -51% | 211 | -306 | $991 | $32,759,758 | 9 | Sony / TriStar |
| 17 | The Way | $205,441 | -25% | 101 | -36 | $2,034 | $3,374,493 | 8 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 18 | 50/50 | $197,651 | -15% | 210 | 25 | $941 | $34,554,781 | 9 | Summit |
| 19 | Dolphin Tale | $185,854 | -29% | 216 | -172 | $860 | $70,363,255 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $176,158 | -54% | 113 | -67 | $1,559 | $2,575,771 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 21 | Contagion | $155,298 | -22% | 218 | -83 | $712 | $75,450,549 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Abduction | $132,281 | 7% | 163 | -18 | $812 | $27,840,894 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 23 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $77,065 | -11% | 103 | -28 | $748 | $176,585,297 | 17 | Fox |
| 24 | Rockstar | $35,787 | -82% | 112 | 0 | $320 | $972,254 | 3 | Eros International |
| 25 | RA. One | $2,303 | -93% | 189 | 0 | $12 | $2,509,150 | 5 | Eros International |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melancholia | $329,622 | -2% | 95 | 38 | $3,470 | $1,200,599 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 2 | The Artist | $204,878 | -- | 4 | -- | $51,220 | $204,878 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | The Skin I Live In | $184,737 | -34% | 91 | -22 | $2,030 | $2,420,402 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | A Dangerous Method | $167,953 | -- | 4 | -- | $41,988 | $226,685 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 5 | The Lion King 3D | $105,747 | -19% | 68 | -14 | $1,555 | $94,067,829 | 11 | Disney |
| 6 | Drive (2011) | $93,344 | 51% | 93 | 47 | $1,004 | $34,500,254 | 11 | FilmDistrict |
| 7 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $89,022 | 12% | 49 | 0 | $1,817 | $14,451,653 | 34 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 8 | Hubble 3D | $71,201 | 58% | 21 | 1 | $3,391 | $29,860,887 | 89 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 9 | Anonymous | $69,211 | -61% | 72 | -107 | $961 | $4,301,018 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Midnight in Paris | $58,955 | 70% | 41 | 5 | $1,438 | $55,684,541 | 28 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | $55,299 | -- | 19 | -- | $2,910 | $74,470 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | The Rum Diary | $54,243 | -63% | 54 | -98 | $1,005 | $12,957,015 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 13 | Take Shelter | $50,282 | -45% | 49 | -25 | $1,026 | $1,444,395 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | Cars 2 | $28,394 | -20% | 63 | -23 | $451 | $191,434,784 | 23 | Disney |
| 15 | Spy Kids: All The Time in the World | $26,764 | -28% | 48 | -22 | $558 | $38,516,832 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 16 | Le Havre | $26,738 | -10% | 12 | -1 | $2,228 | $238,265 | 6 | Janus Films |
| 17 | Under the Sea 3D | $25,080 | 14% | 8 | -3 | $3,135 | $30,140,387 | 146 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 18 | The Big Year | $25,014 | -11% | 53 | -6 | $472 | $7,160,649 | 7 | Fox |
| 19 | The Guard | $19,930 | -24% | 23 | 1 | $867 | $5,257,693 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | Into the Abyss | $19,002 | -55% | 19 | -8 | $1,000 | $148,937 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 21 | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | $18,335 | -25% | 9 | 3 | $2,037 | $53,006 | 2 | First Run Features |
| 22 | Tomboy (2011) | $17,947 | 154% | 6 | 5 | $2,991 | $31,798 | 2 | Dada Films |
| 23 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $17,514 | -45% | 11 | -4 | $1,592 | $162,514 | 6 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 24 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $17,242 | -27% | 16 | 1 | $1,078 | $336,495 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 25 | Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World | $12,609 | 64% | 9 | 0 | $1,401 | $4,399,140 | 81 | 3D Entertainment |
| 26 | The Mighty Macs | $11,897 | -39% | 11 | -17 | $1,082 | $1,889,522 | 6 | Quaker Media |
| 27 | Mozart's Sister | $10,974 | -34% | 13 | -9 | $844 | $619,142 | 15 | Music Box Films |
| 28 | Crazy Wisdom | $10,304 | -- | 1 | -- | $10,304 | $10,304 | 1 | Alive Mind Cinema |
| 29 | Sarah's Key | $10,061 | -68% | 27 | -25 | $373 | $7,685,374 | 19 | Weinstein Company |
| 30 | Weekend | $9,212 | -1% | 8 | -3 | $1,152 | $469,947 | 10 | IFC Films |
| 31 | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | $9,118 | -19% | 5 | 2 | $1,824 | $37,251 | 3 | Variance Films |
| 32 | Inni | $7,002 | 13% | 5 | -1 | $1,400 | $99,423 | 5 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 33 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $6,667 | 293% | 3 | 1 | $2,222 | $178,918 | 18 | Alive Mind Cinema |
| 34 | The Whale | $6,604 | -9% | 2 | -3 | $3,302 | $53,991 | 12 | Paladin |
| 35 | Love Crime | $6,439 | 2% | 8 | -3 | $805 | $538,356 | 13 | IFC Films |
| 36 | Another Happy Day | $5,537 | -35% | 6 | 4 | $923 | $17,310 | 2 | Phase 4 Films |
| 37 | Young Goethe In Love | $5,173 | -41% | 3 | 0 | $1,724 | $57,953 | 4 | Music Box Films |
| 38 | Garbo: The Spy | $5,000 | -11% | 2 | 1 | $2,500 | $12,677 | 2 | First Run Features |
| 39 | House of Tolerance | $4,766 | -- | 1 | -- | $4,766 | $4,766 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 40 | Revenge of the Electric Car | $4,727 | -14% | 3 | 0 | $1,576 | $119,261 | 6 | Area23a |
| 41 | Machine Gun Preacher | $4,247 | 21% | 9 | -10 | $472 | $537,580 | 10 | Relativity Media |
| 42 | The Other F Word | $3,887 | -43% | 4 | -2 | $972 | $43,301 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 43 | The Mill and the Cross | $3,762 | -19% | 4 | -5 | $941 | $247,174 | 11 | Kino Lorber |
| 44 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,986 | -69% | 7 | -6 | $427 | $825,164 | 21 | International Film Circuit |
| 45 | Passione: A Musical Adventure | $2,867 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,867 | $258,222 | 23 | Abramorama |
| 46 | Urbanized | $2,566 | -26% | 1 | 0 | $2,566 | $36,208 | 5 | Undefined |
| 47 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (2011 re-issue) | $2,498 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,498 | $15,864 | 19 | The Film Desk |
| 48 | London Boulevard | $2,205 | 6% | 2 | 1 | $1,103 | $10,484 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 49 | Blackthorn | $2,201 | -49% | 3 | -3 | $734 | $162,748 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 50 | My Reincarnation | $2,171 | 10% | 2 | 0 | $1,086 | $28,066 | 5 | Long Shot Factory |
| 51 | Laugh at My Pain | $2,167 | -66% | 4 | -7 | $542 | $7,701,974 | 12 | CodeBlack Entertainment |
| 52 | Senna | $1,959 | -16% | 2 | 0 | $980 | $1,612,430 | 16 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 53 | Granito: How to Nail a Dictator | $1,524 | 1781% | 3 | 2 | $508 | $34,860 | 11 | International Film Circuit |
| 54 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch | $1,360 | -52% | 3 | -1 | $453 | $29,589 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 55 | Tucker & Dale vs. Evil | $1,269 | -38% | 5 | -2 | $254 | $223,615 | 9 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 56 | The Conquest | $1,246 | -87% | 3 | -5 | $415 | $159,466 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 57 | Amigo | $1,193 | -51% | 2 | -2 | $597 | $172,099 | 15 | Variance Films |
| 58 | Bill Cunningham New York | $1,172 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,172 | $1,510,026 | 37 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 59 | Higher Ground | $992 | 51% | 6 | 0 | $165 | $829,982 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | Restless (2011) | $835 | 252% | 3 | 1 | $278 | $161,299 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 61 | Tyrannosaur | $804 | -89% | 3 | -2 | $268 | $11,568 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 62 | Rid of Me | $715 | -65% | 2 | 1 | $358 | $3,349 | 2 | Submarine Entertainment |
| 63 | The Names of Love | $654 | -45% | 1 | 0 | $654 | $513,836 | 23 | Music Box Films |
| 64 | 3 (2010) | $599 | -76% | 2 | -3 | $300 | $58,911 | 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 65 | The Man Nobody Knew | $529 | -90% | 1 | -2 | $529 | $140,097 | 10 | First Run Features |
| 66 | Rapt | $495 | -- | 1 | -- | $495 | $44,456 | 21 | Lorber Films |
| 67 | The Interrupters | $404 | -- | 3 | -- | $135 | $254,631 | 18 | Cinema Guild |
| 68 | Back Door Channels | $346 | -- | 2 | -- | $173 | $11,997 | 11 | Fisher Klingenstein Films |
| 69 | Project Nim | $231 | -- | 1 | -- | $231 | $407,211 | 21 | Roadside Attractions |
| 70 | OKA! | $168 | -40% | 1 | 0 | $168 | $12,937 | 7 | Dada Films |
| 71 | I'm Glad My Mother is Alive | $147 | -- | 1 | -- | $147 | $8,705 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 72 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | $143 | -90% | 2 | -6 | $72 | $489,955 | 13 | Indomina Media |
