Grosses
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Takes First, But Opens Below PredecessorMay 20, 2013 11:48 AM
Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness opened in first place this weekend with $70.17 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.
With an additional $13.54 million on Thursday (which included $2 million from Wednesday night IMAX showings), Star Trek Into Darkness has grossed $83.70 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 3.5 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 $21.62 million performance, the film did increase a healthy 25 percent on Saturday to gross $26.95 million and generated an opening weekend to Friday ratio of 3.24 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 $164.2 million.
Iron Man 3 fell 51 percent to place in second this weekend with $35.77 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 $337.66 million through 17 days of release. That places the film 34.5 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 $1.074 billion.
Warner's The Great Gatsby displayed respectable holding power as well this weekend. The Baz Luhrmann directed film starring Leonardo DiCaprio fell 52 percent to place in third with $23.94 million. The Great Gatsby continues to exceed expectations with a ten-day start of $90.68 million. That places The Great Gatsby 20 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 action fare.
The Great Gatsby launched overseas this weekend; grossing $43.0 million from 49 foreign territories. That places the film's current global haul at $133.7 million.
Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Dec. 23 - Sun, Dec. 25
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $29,556,629 | 131% | 3,448 | 3023 | $8,572 | $61,993,090 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $20,270,555 | -49% | 3,703 | 0 | $5,474 | $79,024,177 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $12,768,604 | -- | 2,914 | -- | $4,382 | $21,145,077 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $12,585,192 | -46% | 3,734 | 11 | $3,370 | $49,525,379 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | The Adventures of Tintin | $9,720,993 | -- | 3,087 | -- | $3,149 | $17,729,016 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $9,360,434 | -- | 3,117 | -- | $3,003 | $9,818,920 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | War Horse | $7,515,402 | -- | 2,376 | -- | $3,163 | $7,515,402 | 1 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 8 | New Year's Eve | $3,313,739 | -55% | 2,585 | -920 | $1,282 | $32,650,934 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | $3,000,000 | -- | 2,324 | -- | $1,291 | $3,000,000 | 1 | Summit |
| 10 | The Muppets | $2,145,762 | -39% | 1,752 | -1056 | $1,225 | $75,702,287 | 5 | Disney |
| 11 | Hugo | $2,131,828 | -43% | 1,236 | -1296 | $1,725 | $43,759,097 | 5 | Paramount |
| 12 | Arthur Christmas | $2,073,319 | -42% | 1,804 | -1125 | $1,149 | $43,541,321 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 13 | The Sitter | $1,739,165 | -62% | 1,786 | -966 | $974 | $22,227,367 | 3 | Fox |
| 14 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $1,466,306 | -65% | 1,603 | -1355 | $915 | $270,268,207 | 6 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Descendants | $2,073,371 | -37% | 813 | -65 | $2,550 | $32,364,923 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Young Adult | $1,746,450 | -49% | 987 | 1 | $1,769 | $7,155,898 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | Don 2 | $1,673,704 | -- | 161 | -- | $10,396 | $1,731,838 | 1 | Reliance Big Entertainment |
| 4 | The Artist | $883,063 | 207% | 167 | 150 | $5,288 | $2,381,493 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | My Week with Marilyn | $561,097 | -5% | 602 | 358 | $932 | $6,980,293 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $410,577 | -12% | 389 | -368 | $1,055 | $143,661,774 | 9 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | Happy Feet Two | $219,513 | -80% | 535 | -1245 | $410 | $59,852,155 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Jack and Jill | $185,706 | -85% | 385 | -1525 | $482 | $71,256,325 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | J. Edgar | $142,139 | -63% | 455 | -248 | $312 | $36,054,409 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Tower Heist | $137,255 | -85% | 283 | -1032 | $485 | $76,250,170 | 8 | Universal |
| 11 | Real Steel | $136,969 | 70% | 227 | 72 | $603 | $83,962,784 | 12 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 12 | Immortals | $120,959 | -86% | 228 | -988 | $531 | $82,364,581 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 13 | Moneyball | $114,352 | 51% | 242 | 144 | $473 | $74,506,059 | 14 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $111,972 | -36% | 245 | 43 | $457 | $34,646,158 | 8 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 15 | Courageous | $90,524 | -12% | 192 | 91 | $471 | $33,684,292 | 13 | Sony / TriStar |
| 16 | Dolphin Tale | $76,093 | -61% | 188 | -93 | $405 | $71,587,249 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | In Time | $44,941 | -72% | 131 | -142 | $343 | $36,867,949 | 9 | Fox |
| 18 | The Ides of March | $44,098 | -3% | 145 | 73 | $304 | $40,647,231 | 12 | Sony / Columbia |
| 19 | Footloose (2011) | $42,762 | -65% | 182 | -71 | $235 | $51,437,384 | 11 | Paramount |
| 20 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $30,058 | -67% | 124 | -82 | $242 | $103,878,057 | 10 | Paramount |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $717,459 | 57% | 55 | 39 | $13,045 | $1,819,041 | 3 | Focus |
| 2 | A Dangerous Method | $197,230 | 31% | 58 | 41 | $3,401 | $993,457 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | Shame | $123,574 | -60% | 50 | -1 | $2,471 | $1,530,991 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $72,348 | -- | 6 | -- | $12,058 | $72,348 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Pina | $68,012 | -- | 3 | -- | $22,671 | $68,012 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 6 | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | $59,004 | -46% | 20 | -5 | $2,950 | $624,346 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Carnage (2011) | $58,216 | -27% | 7 | 2 | $8,317 | $175,871 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 8 | Melancholia | $41,168 | -69% | 66 | -65 | $624 | $2,376,148 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 9 | Hubble 3D | $33,770 | -7% | 15 | -5 | $2,251 | $30,166,137 | 93 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 10 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $32,178 | -44% | 49 | 0 | $657 | $14,876,316 | 38 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 11 | The Way | $27,270 | -66% | 27 | -66 | $1,010 | $4,052,912 | 12 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 12 | Margin Call | $20,911 | -79% | 30 | -91 | $697 | $5,186,350 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 13 | The Help | $19,974 | -72% | 65 | -91 | $307 | $169,410,752 | 20 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 14 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $18,854 | -- | 3 | -- | $6,285 | $18,854 | 1 | FilmDistrict |
| 15 | The Skin I Live In | $14,886 | -71% | 34 | -37 | $438 | $2,991,663 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 16 | Drive (2011) | $11,879 | -72% | 26 | -30 | $457 | $34,787,204 | 15 | FilmDistrict |
| 17 | Midnight in Paris | $11,450 | -79% | 28 | -88 | $409 | $56,334,396 | 32 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 18 | Like Crazy | $11,000 | -81% | 30 | -70 | $367 | $3,341,867 | 9 | Paramount Vantage |
| 19 | Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World | $9,872 | 1% | 9 | 0 | $1,097 | $4,448,826 | 85 | 3D Entertainment |
| 20 | Under the Sea 3D | $8,686 | -5% | 10 | 2 | $869 | $30,231,587 | 150 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 21 | The Three Musketeers (2011) | $8,207 | -84% | 37 | -86 | $222 | $20,358,120 | 10 | Summit |
| 22 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $8,189 | -41% | 13 | 5 | $630 | $230,342 | 10 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 23 | My Reincarnation | $6,151 | 97% | 5 | 2 | $1,230 | $45,448 | 9 | Long Shot Factory |
| 24 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $6,088 | -72% | 18 | -21 | $338 | $2,889,383 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 25 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $5,883 | -69% | 6 | -6 | $981 | $443,007 | 12 | Strand Releasing |
| 26 | Take Shelter | $5,192 | -81% | 24 | -34 | $216 | $1,652,616 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | 50/50 | $3,694 | -90% | 31 | -80 | $119 | $35,003,812 | 13 | Summit |
| 28 | The Lion King 3D | $2,585 | -89% | 10 | -22 | $259 | $94,219,871 | 15 | Disney |
| 29 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,483 | 215% | 5 | 4 | $497 | $841,180 | 25 | International Film Circuit |
| 30 | Miss Minoes (2011 re-issue) | $1,901 | -- | 3 | -- | $634 | $1,901 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 31 | Addiction Incorporated | $1,564 | -4% | 1 | 0 | $1,564 | $6,442 | 2 | Variance Films |
| 32 | Sleeping Beauty (2011) | $1,556 | -66% | 3 | -1 | $519 | $33,947 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 33 | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | $1,478 | -74% | 5 | -1 | $296 | $130,507 | 6 | First Run Features |
| 34 | Blackthorn | $1,463 | -68% | 5 | -4 | $293 | $185,099 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 35 | The Guard | $1,380 | -78% | 6 | -6 | $230 | $5,330,294 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | Mozart's Sister | $1,260 | -87% | 3 | -7 | $420 | $676,373 | 19 | Music Box Films |
| 37 | Outrage | $1,105 | -64% | 1 | -6 | $1,105 | $29,150 | 4 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 38 | The Mill and the Cross | $1,027 | -2% | 3 | 0 | $342 | $262,188 | 15 | Kino Lorber |
| 39 | Into the Abyss | $939 | -85% | 3 | -14 | $313 | $221,488 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 40 | Rid of Me | $833 | -50% | 1 | 0 | $833 | $7,288 | 6 | Submarine Entertainment |
| 41 | I Melt With You | $777 | 16% | 1 | -1 | $777 | $5,990 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 42 | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | $562 | -89% | 2 | -5 | $281 | $83,472 | 7 | Variance Films |
| 43 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $472 | -71% | 1 | -1 | $472 | $195,307 | 22 | Alive Mind Cinema |
| 44 | Higher Ground | $455 | -46% | 5 | 2 | $91 | $837,571 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | Jane's Journey | $397 | -60% | 2 | 1 | $199 | $21,549 | 15 | First Run Features |
| 46 | Young Goethe In Love | $344 | -95% | 2 | -6 | $172 | $98,545 | 8 | Music Box Films |
| 47 | Crazy Wisdom | $323 | -95% | 1 | -3 | $323 | $43,742 | 5 | Alive Mind Cinema |
| 48 | The Whale | $290 | -72% | 1 | 0 | $290 | $58,728 | 16 | Paladin |
| 49 | Tyrannosaur | $288 | -- | 1 | -- | $288 | $15,735 | 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 50 | Inni | $165 | -71% | 1 | 0 | $165 | $116,563 | 9 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 51 | OKA! | $100 | -- | 1 | -- | $100 | $13,099 | 11 | Dada Films |
