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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, Feb. 10 - Sun, Feb. 12

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Vow$41,202,458--2,958--$13,929$41,202,4581Sony / Screen Gems
2Safe House$40,172,720--3,119--$12,880$40,172,7201Universal
3Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$27,335,363--3,470--$7,878$27,335,3631Warner Bros. / New Line
4Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$22,469,932--2,655--$8,463$22,469,9321Fox
5Chronicle$12,092,589-45%2,9081$4,158$39,959,8562Fox
6The Woman in Black$10,102,658-52%2,8561$3,537$35,258,1452CBS Films
7The Grey$5,045,620-46%2,801-406$1,801$42,787,8843Open Road
8Big Miracle$3,946,050-49%2,1334$1,850$13,281,9852Universal
9The Descendants$3,441,676-24%1,581-457$2,177$70,671,28913Fox Searchlight
10Underworld Awakening$2,480,156-55%1,657-979$1,497$58,914,5254Sony / Screen Gems
11Red Tails$2,417,386-49%1,580-767$1,530$45,080,7724Fox
12One For the Money$2,300,953-56%2,056-681$1,119$23,679,6583Lionsgate
13Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$1,473,011-61%1,375-1130$1,071$29,406,9008Warner Bros.
14Man on a Ledge$1,301,222-70%1,423-1575$914$17,471,4323Lionsgate
15Contraband$1,259,340-63%1,081-966$1,165$64,642,8255Universal

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Artist$2,240,252-14%808-197$2,773$24,002,03812Weinstein Company
2Hugo$1,765,205-22%702-328$2,515$64,442,02412Paramount
3The Iron Lady$1,155,969-39%512-509$2,258$22,797,2647Weinstein Company
4Beauty and the Beast 3D$840,111-67%678-1041$1,239$46,463,3065Disney
5Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$706,967-58%469-608$1,507$206,514,7689Paramount
6Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu$637,100--111--$5,740$637,1001UTV Communications
7Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$547,509-18%232-70$2,360$21,995,07810Focus
8Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$535,037-49%502-316$1,066$129,054,8919Fox
9The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)$493,306-52%269-399$1,834$100,814,0958Sony / Columbia
10Joyful Noise$489,616-66%686-664$714$29,890,1295Warner Bros.
11War Horse$451,793-53%502-661$900$78,200,1678Disney / DreamWorks
122012 Oscar Nominated Short Films$412,304--120--$3,436$412,3041Shorts International
13We Bought a Zoo$360,694-51%420-334$859$73,246,5998Fox
14The Adventures of Tintin$340,028-52%257-229$1,323$75,871,4868Paramount
15Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$328,902-68%265-592$1,241$184,573,2009Warner Bros.
16Albert Nobbs$274,819-44%151-94$1,820$2,034,3983Roadside Attractions
17The Muppets$271,985129%291122$935$87,777,65012Disney
18Puss in Boots (2011)$217,342-13%209-44$1,040$148,741,02016Paramount / DreamWorks
19My Week with Marilyn$208,012-18%125-46$1,664$13,344,06812Weinstein Company
20A Dangerous Method$205,193-36%107-128$1,918$4,948,36012Sony Pictures Classics
21Haywire$204,442-83%263-988$777$18,579,4514Relativity Media
22Happy Feet Two$185,955-29%202-53$921$63,675,13113Warner Bros.
23The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$168,283-40%230-66$732$281,158,17213Lionsgate / Summit
24Jack and Jill$165,008-18%187-35$882$73,837,88614Sony / Columbia
25Agneepath$83,732-75%1320$634$1,912,8703Eros International
26New Year's Eve$62,518-43%155-67$403$54,493,44210Warner Bros. / New Line

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1A Separation$265,801-5%455$5,907$1,622,3987Sony Pictures Classics
2Pina$257,28635%6829$3,784$1,705,4628IFC Films
3Born to Be Wild 3D$102,09811%44-1$2,320$16,157,02345Warner Bros. / IMAX
4Shame$84,637-18%52-12$1,628$3,606,89711Fox Searchlight
5We Need to Talk About Kevin$83,81628%163$5,239$496,67010Oscilloscope
6Rampart$60,446--5--$12,089$60,4461Millennium Entertainment
7W.E.$59,64627%1713$3,509$123,7932Weinstein Company
8The Sitter$56,838-22%99-27$574$30,411,95010Fox
9Hubble 3D$43,39633%19-2$2,284$30,958,977100Warner Bros. / IMAX
10Carnage (2011)$40,910-37%36-4$1,136$2,371,2259Sony Pictures Classics
11The Devil Inside$35,013-77%95-208$369$53,149,7766Paramount
12Coriolanus$31,267-30%11-3$2,842$267,9474Weinstein Company
13In Darkness$27,413--3--$9,138$49,1041Sony Pictures Classics
14Pariah (2011)$23,354-33%13-6$1,796$657,4377Focus
15Chico & Rita$20,654--1--$20,654$20,6541GKIDS
16Real Steel$19,451-55%55-35$354$85,463,30919Disney / DreamWorks
17Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World$18,969-33%143$1,355$4,776,391923D Entertainment
18Immortals$18,764-39%33-29$569$83,488,54614Relativity Media
19Under the Sea 3D$17,595-19%12-2$1,466$30,521,582157Warner Bros. / IMAX
20Midnight in Paris$17,567-22%24-16$732$56,534,73739Sony Pictures Classics
21J. Edgar$13,703-67%42-93$326$37,293,47814Warner Bros.
22Young Adult$13,346-33%35-23$381$16,257,51210Paramount
23In Time$11,624-26%20-14$581$37,553,93216Fox
24In the Land of Blood and Honey$11,174-47%103$1,117$272,3768FilmDistrict
25The Women on the 6th Floor$11,110-20%4-2$2,778$586,68619Strand Releasing
26The Help$10,474-29%13-7$806$169,653,84627Disney / DreamWorks
27Melancholia$9,219-25%8-5$1,152$3,012,97514Magnolia Pictures
28The Turin Horse$9,145--1--$9,145$9,1451Cinema Guild
29Death of the Virgin$8,628--3--$2,876$8,6281Indican Pictures
30The Viral Factor$8,167-58%4-3$2,042$204,3744China Lion Film
31My Reincarnation$7,492--2--$3,746$80,38716Long Shot Factory
32The Way$7,377-2%7-4$1,054$4,424,33919Producers Distribution Agency
33An Inconsistent Truth$7,356-40%21$3,678$46,1613Rocky Mountain Pictures
34The Innkeepers$7,201-76%13-7$554$66,8642Magnolia / Magnet
35The Darkest Hour$6,880-65%18-21$382$21,217,4898Summit
36Return$6,717--3--$2,239$6,7171Dada Films
37Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness$4,824--3--$1,608$858,07832International Film Circuit
38Young Goethe In Love$4,645138%52$929$142,15915Music Box Films
39Once Upon a Time in Anatolia$4,19287%20$2,096$56,1356Cinema Guild
40El Bulli: Cooking in Progress$3,713-60%2-2$1,857$230,18829Alive Mind Cinema
41The Flowers of War$3,301-38%61$550$211,5924Wrekin Hill Entertainment
42Vettai$3,268-66%2-2$1,634$198,1925UTV Communications
43Kung Fu Joe$3,158--2--$1,579$3,1581Indican Pictures
44Elite Squad: The Enemy Within$2,629--1--$2,629$96,27714Variance Films
45The Conquest$2,614-14%40$654$184,69114Music Box Films
46Paul Goodman Changed My Life$2,596--2--$1,298$34,60517Zeitgeist Films
47Kill List$2,059-79%42$515$17,1492IFC Films
48The Skin I Live In$1,242-56%6-4$207$3,166,07118Sony Pictures Classics
49Tomboy (2011)$932120%30$311$119,96213Dada Films
50Addiction Incorporated$894-73%2-1$447$23,9709Variance Films
51Domain$862--1--$862$5,6955Strand Releasing
52The Pruitt-Igoe Myth$851-83%21$426$32,1154First Run Features
53Margin Call$743-18%20$372$5,353,58617Roadside Attractions
54Sing Your Song$66615%20$333$29,1105S2BN Films
55The Whale$548377%10$548$69,26723Paladin
56Take Shelter$522-65%4-4$131$1,723,81120Sony Pictures Classics
57Charlotte Rampling: The Look$322-84%20$161$17,58015Kino Lorber
58All's Well Ends Well 2012$319-97%1-9$319$47,5513China Lion Film
59Tyrannosaur$200-70%1-1$200$19,99813Strand Releasing
60Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey$190-98%1-1$190$286,20117Submarine Deluxe
61Crazy Wisdom$102-54%10$102$53,94412Alive Mind Cinema
62Khodorkovsky$82--1--$82$30,11411Kino Lorber
63Windfall$80-96%1-1$80$2,4592First Run Features