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. 27 - Sun, Apr. 29
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think Like a Man | $17,604,141 | -48% | 2,015 | 0 | $8,737 | $60,472,199 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $11,137,734 | -- | 3,358 | -- | $3,317 | $11,137,734 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | The Hunger Games | $10,814,271 | -26% | 3,572 | -180 | $3,028 | $372,019,021 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | The Lucky One (2012) | $10,808,023 | -52% | 3,175 | 20 | $3,404 | $39,409,719 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Five-Year Engagement | $10,610,060 | -- | 2,936 | -- | $3,614 | $10,610,060 | 1 | Universal |
| 6 | Safe (2012) | $7,892,539 | -- | 2,266 | -- | $3,483 | $7,892,539 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Raven | $7,289,642 | -- | 2,203 | -- | $3,309 | $7,289,642 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | Chimpanzee | $5,227,862 | -51% | 1,567 | 4 | $3,336 | $18,920,794 | 2 | Disneynature |
| 9 | The Three Stooges | $5,167,421 | -47% | 3,105 | -377 | $1,664 | $36,907,965 | 3 | Fox |
| 10 | The Cabin in the Woods | $4,619,480 | -42% | 2,639 | -172 | $1,750 | $34,783,320 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | 21 Jump Street | $3,000,054 | -37% | 1,820 | -607 | $1,648 | $131,937,572 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | American Reunion | $2,907,900 | -47% | 2,154 | -879 | $1,350 | $53,471,735 | 4 | Universal |
| 13 | Mirror Mirror | $2,232,938 | -49% | 2,017 | -921 | $1,107 | $58,870,360 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 14 | Wrath of the Titans | $1,981,008 | -49% | 1,572 | -930 | $1,260 | $80,524,819 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Titanic 3D | $1,913,733 | -62% | 1,409 | -1106 | $1,358 | $56,280,875 | 4 | Paramount |
| 16 | Lockout | $945,406 | -71% | 1,259 | -1076 | $751 | $13,334,936 | 3 | Open Road |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $848,070 | -55% | 883 | -700 | $960 | $208,435,750 | 9 | Universal |
| 2 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $512,212 | -16% | 401 | -43 | $1,277 | $101,883,417 | 12 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $427,518 | -38% | 335 | -111 | $1,276 | $7,777,846 | 8 | CBS Films |
| 4 | Bully (2012) | $327,390 | -36% | 263 | 0 | $1,245 | $2,123,869 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | This Means War | $174,554 | -17% | 232 | -61 | $752 | $54,351,037 | 11 | Fox |
| 6 | Safe House | $166,030 | -28% | 229 | -72 | $725 | $125,855,855 | 12 | Universal |
| 7 | Act of Valor | $155,179 | 18% | 285 | 56 | $544 | $69,681,471 | 10 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | Footnote | $147,089 | -21% | 101 | 8 | $1,456 | $1,548,255 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 9 | The Raid: Redemption | $134,805 | -72% | 126 | -422 | $1,070 | $3,894,013 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 10 | The Vow | $118,983 | -39% | 218 | -79 | $546 | $124,808,533 | 12 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 11 | A Thousand Words | $115,949 | 83% | 169 | 1 | $686 | $18,071,001 | 8 | Paramount |
| 12 | John Carter | $112,881 | -33% | 180 | -64 | $627 | $69,219,949 | 8 | Disney |
| 13 | October Baby | $92,108 | -63% | 145 | -165 | $635 | $5,186,613 | 27 | IDP / Samuel Goldwyn |
| 14 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $91,287 | -27% | 127 | -48 | $719 | $51,662,230 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 15 | Project X (2012) | $78,168 | -39% | 155 | -103 | $504 | $54,637,007 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Chronicle | $75,715 | -26% | 121 | -16 | $626 | $64,416,422 | 13 | Fox |
| 17 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $71,836 | -27% | 155 | -40 | $463 | $19,004,825 | 11 | Disney |
| 18 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $48,815 | -30% | 111 | -24 | $440 | $132,990,691 | 20 | Fox |
| 19 | Housefull 2 | $34,452 | -65% | 121 | 0 | $285 | $1,566,991 | 4 | Eros International |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monsieur Lazhar | $245,126 | 61% | 68 | 35 | $3,605 | $606,440 | 27 | Music Box Films |
| 2 | To the Arctic 3D | $233,130 | -14% | 50 | 0 | $4,663 | $668,131 | 2 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Marley | $208,494 | -20% | 64 | 22 | $3,258 | $572,350 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 4 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $150,350 | -16% | 80 | 3 | $1,879 | $1,815,423 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 5 | Tezz | $148,133 | -- | 97 | -- | $1,527 | $148,133 | 1 | Eros Entertainment |
| 6 | Vicky Donor | $122,742 | -27% | 50 | 0 | $2,455 | $357,743 | 2 | Eros International |
| 7 | The Kid With A Bike | $111,297 | -26% | 85 | -1 | $1,309 | $1,111,496 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 8 | Bernie | $85,805 | -- | 3 | -- | $28,602 | $85,805 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 9 | Damsels in Distress | $82,880 | -28% | 57 | 11 | $1,454 | $438,094 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 10 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | $81,175 | -49% | 67 | -39 | $1,212 | $1,082,299 | 3 | Code Black Entertainment |
| 11 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $78,727 | -11% | 34 | 2 | $2,316 | $18,496,712 | 56 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 12 | The Deep Blue Sea (2011) | $75,572 | -10% | 56 | 1 | $1,350 | $873,609 | 6 | Music Box Films |
| 13 | Darling Companion | $64,441 | 61% | 17 | 13 | $3,791 | $119,342 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $57,338 | -56% | 79 | -43 | $726 | $4,138,198 | 7 | Paramount Vantage |
| 15 | We Have a Pope | $54,966 | 24% | 27 | 8 | $2,036 | $239,773 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 16 | Hubble 3D | $46,956 | -15% | 17 | 0 | $2,762 | $32,344,848 | 111 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 17 | Headhunters | $43,013 | -- | 4 | -- | $10,753 | $43,013 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 18 | Blue Like Jazz | $37,163 | -72% | 46 | -80 | $808 | $551,742 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 19 | Sound of My Voice | $36,134 | -- | 5 | -- | $7,227 | $36,134 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 20 | A Separation | $35,741 | -28% | 48 | -11 | $745 | $6,987,657 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | Under the Sea 3D | $34,583 | 4% | 16 | -1 | $2,161 | $31,278,412 | 168 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 22 | Friends With Kids | $31,583 | -55% | 53 | -30 | $596 | $7,154,954 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 23 | The Artist | $29,182 | -48% | 50 | -36 | $584 | $44,210,857 | 23 | Weinstein Company |
| 24 | The Woman in Black | $28,552 | -40% | 63 | -27 | $453 | $54,322,273 | 13 | CBS Films |
| 25 | Touchback | $26,392 | -55% | 28 | -41 | $943 | $183,315 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 26 | We Bought a Zoo | $25,951 | -26% | 52 | -14 | $499 | $75,586,710 | 19 | Fox |
| 27 | Elles | $24,286 | -- | 6 | -- | $4,048 | $24,286 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 28 | Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World | $23,879 | 4% | 12 | -1 | $1,990 | $5,388,945 | 103 | 3D Entertainment |
| 29 | The Hunter (2012) | $23,392 | -20% | 17 | 4 | $1,376 | $135,436 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 30 | A Simple Life | $21,929 | -55% | 11 | -2 | $1,994 | $162,472 | 3 | China Lion Film |
| 31 | Casa de mi Padre | $21,531 | -46% | 36 | -22 | $598 | $5,812,310 | 7 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 32 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $19,660 | -17% | 27 | -5 | $728 | $43,430,964 | 12 | Fox |
| 33 | The Salt of Life | $19,380 | -5% | 15 | -1 | $1,292 | $272,566 | 9 | Zeitgeist |
| 34 | Beauty and the Beast 3D | $18,560 | -16% | 27 | -4 | $687 | $47,611,331 | 16 | Disney |
| 35 | Coriolanus | $15,829 | 50% | 14 | 0 | $1,131 | $707,284 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 36 | Red Tails | $15,640 | -18% | 23 | -16 | $680 | $49,848,194 | 15 | Fox |
| 37 | Goon | $15,572 | 119% | 23 | 7 | $677 | $4,139,305 | 5 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 38 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $14,618 | -59% | 39 | -42 | $375 | $34,876,486 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | Goodbye First Love | $14,004 | -34% | 5 | 1 | $2,801 | $46,014 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 40 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $13,568 | -48% | 29 | -12 | $468 | $1,708,380 | 21 | Oscilloscope |
| 41 | In Darkness | $13,511 | -49% | 32 | -9 | $422 | $1,024,295 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Boy | $13,288 | 38% | 9 | -5 | $1,476 | $208,815 | 9 | Paladin |
| 43 | Silent House (2012) | $12,323 | -71% | 22 | -37 | $560 | $12,750,896 | 8 | Open Road |
| 44 | Rampart | $11,754 | 268% | 18 | 11 | $653 | $961,059 | 12 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 45 | Pina | $11,440 | -12% | 11 | 1 | $1,040 | $3,504,368 | 19 | IFC Films |
| 46 | Undefeated | $11,338 | 10% | 20 | 3 | $567 | $519,654 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 47 | The Highest Pass | $10,125 | -- | 2 | -- | $5,063 | $10,125 | 1 | Cinema Libre |
| 48 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $9,015 | 46% | 5 | 4 | $1,803 | $50,585 | 5 | New Yorker Films |
| 49 | Restless City | $8,106 | -- | 3 | -- | $2,702 | $8,106 | 1 | AFFRM |
| 50 | The Descendants | $7,923 | -67% | 21 | -16 | $377 | $82,624,961 | 24 | Fox Searchlight |
| 51 | Albert Nobbs | $7,130 | 26% | 16 | 1 | $446 | $3,009,276 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 52 | The Island President | $6,275 | -4% | 5 | 3 | $1,255 | $64,090 | 5 | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn |
| 53 | W.E. | $6,245 | -41% | 10 | -5 | $625 | $576,029 | 13 | Weinstein Company |
| 54 | Inventing Our Life | $6,193 | -- | 1 | -- | $6,193 | $6,193 | 1 | First Run Features |
| 55 | Here | $5,499 | -- | 2 | -- | $2,750 | $17,449 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 56 | Thin Ice | $5,368 | -21% | 9 | -2 | $596 | $780,485 | 11 | IDP/ATO Pictures |
| 57 | Whores' Glory | $5,358 | -- | 3 | -- | $1,786 | $5,358 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 58 | Gerhard Richter Painting | $5,169 | -12% | 4 | 1 | $1,292 | $134,609 | 7 | Kino Lorber |
| 59 | War Horse | $4,125 | -62% | 11 | -34 | $375 | $79,883,359 | 19 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 60 | Hit So Hard | $3,174 | -- | 1 | -- | $3,174 | $15,358 | 3 | Variance Films |
| 61 | Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | $2,610 | -60% | 5 | -1 | $522 | $34,665 | 4 | Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
| 62 | Natural Selection | $2,565 | 2211% | 2 | 1 | $1,283 | $35,350 | 7 | Cinema Guild |
| 63 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $2,308 | -56% | 5 | -2 | $462 | $703,466 | 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 64 | The Graduate: 45th Anniversary Reunion | $2,266 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,266 | $15,464 | 3 | Rialto |
| 65 | Payback (2012) | $2,186 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,186 | $5,854 | 1 | Zeitgeist |
| 66 | The Fairy | $2,165 | 13% | 2 | 1 | $1,083 | $13,716 | 10 | Kino Lorber |
| 67 | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $1,919 | 553% | 5 | 4 | $384 | $44,683 | 15 | First Run Features |
| 68 | Jesus Henry Christ | $1,442 | -82% | 3 | 0 | $481 | $12,211 | 2 | Entertainment One Films |
| 69 | Love in the Buff | $1,346 | -16% | 2 | -2 | $673 | $254,712 | 5 | China Lion Film |
| 70 | A Dangerous Method | $1,085 | -42% | 4 | 1 | $271 | $5,702,083 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 71 | Free Men | $1,008 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,008 | $45,433 | 7 | Film Movement |
| 72 | Surviving Progress | $853 | -91% | 2 | -4 | $427 | $23,114 | 4 | First Run Features |
| 73 | Keyhole | $669 | 829% | 1 | 0 | $669 | $12,919 | 4 | Monterey Media |
| 74 | Citizen Gangster | $625 | -- | 1 | -- | $625 | $625 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 75 | The Moth Diaries | $445 | -80% | 1 | -1 | $445 | $3,838 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 76 | Attenberg | $407 | -63% | 1 | -1 | $407 | $18,431 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 77 | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $405 | -63% | 1 | 0 | $405 | $113,892 | 17 | Cinema Guild |
| 78 | On the Ice | $360 | -68% | 1 | 0 | $360 | $70,526 | 11 | PMK*BNC |
| 79 | The FP | $315 | 239% | 2 | 1 | $158 | $39,771 | 7 | Drafthouse Films |
| 80 | Sing Your Song | $225 | -55% | 1 | 0 | $225 | $44,898 | 16 | S2BN Films |
| 81 | Carnage (2011) | $220 | -77% | 2 | -3 | $110 | $2,546,747 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 82 | My Reincarnation | $137 | -74% | 1 | 0 | $137 | $91,944 | 27 | Long Shot Factory |
