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, Jun. 15 - Sun, Jun. 17
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $34,055,474 | -44% | 4,263 | 5 | $7,989 | $119,006,006 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Prometheus | $20,712,174 | -59% | 3,442 | 46 | $6,017 | $89,370,301 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Rock of Ages | $14,437,269 | -- | 3,470 | -- | $4,161 | $14,437,269 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | That's My Boy | $13,453,714 | -- | 3,030 | -- | $4,440 | $13,453,714 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $13,265,635 | -42% | 3,701 | -76 | $3,584 | $122,062,670 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | Men in Black 3 | $10,047,575 | -28% | 3,135 | -657 | $3,205 | $152,726,558 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Marvel's The Avengers | $8,905,467 | -21% | 2,582 | -547 | $3,449 | $586,794,371 | 7 | Disney |
| 8 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $2,283,218 | -30% | 1,184 | -114 | $1,928 | $35,216,713 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $1,203,381 | -57% | 1,216 | -871 | $990 | $38,639,382 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | The Dictator | $1,109,454 | -51% | 1,119 | -532 | $991 | $57,677,717 | 5 | Paramount |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonrise Kingdom | $2,237,726 | 43% | 178 | 82 | $12,571 | $6,839,462 | 4 | Focus |
| 2 | Battleship | $1,248,150 | -45% | 942 | -1012 | $1,325 | $62,151,820 | 5 | Universal |
| 3 | The Hunger Games | $852,832 | -20% | 593 | -158 | $1,438 | $401,766,452 | 13 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Dark Shadows | $623,388 | -56% | 680 | -870 | $917 | $75,156,016 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Bernie | $618,746 | -25% | 300 | -32 | $2,062 | $5,870,616 | 8 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 6 | For Greater Glory | $545,121 | -41% | 380 | -262 | $1,435 | $4,542,558 | 3 | ARC Entertainment |
| 7 | Hysteria | $284,377 | 92% | 218 | 134 | $1,304 | $1,059,488 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 8 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $260,380 | -23% | 277 | -13 | $940 | $212,490,250 | 16 | Universal |
| 9 | Mirror Mirror | $235,632 | -31% | 278 | -25 | $848 | $63,915,264 | 12 | Relativity Media |
| 10 | The Lucky One (2012) | $213,346 | -40% | 350 | -52 | $610 | $59,890,574 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | The Three Stooges | $204,303 | -20% | 201 | -44 | $1,016 | $43,442,677 | 10 | Fox |
| 12 | Think Like a Man | $201,818 | -40% | 208 | -79 | $970 | $90,677,964 | 9 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 13 | 21 Jump Street | $191,780 | -24% | 220 | -38 | $872 | $137,982,550 | 14 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | Chernobyl Diaries | $177,498 | -79% | 255 | -925 | $696 | $17,637,706 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | The Cabin in the Woods | $173,134 | 177% | 224 | 111 | $773 | $41,507,327 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap | $150,337 | -- | 157 | -- | $958 | $150,337 | 1 | Indomina Media |
| 17 | The Five-Year Engagement | $92,440 | -24% | 168 | -7 | $550 | $28,644,770 | 8 | Universal |
| 18 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $91,998 | -34% | 149 | -168 | $617 | $29,140,953 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 19 | Wrath of the Titans | $77,466 | -26% | 105 | -45 | $738 | $83,550,284 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $75,213 | -20% | 108 | -18 | $696 | $103,692,735 | 19 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Intouchables | $357,028 | -7% | 77 | 0 | $4,637 | $1,552,645 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $296,494 | 203% | 47 | 38 | $6,308 | $439,999 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 3 | Ferrari Ki Sawaari | $240,792 | -- | 99 | -- | $2,432 | $240,792 | 1 | Eros International |
| 4 | To the Arctic 3D | $194,068 | 13% | 51 | 0 | $3,805 | $3,611,277 | 9 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 5 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | $133,816 | 26% | 76 | 45 | $1,761 | $284,283 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 6 | Your Sister's Sister | $109,221 | -- | 13 | -- | $8,402 | $109,221 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 7 | Lola Versus | $61,779 | 94% | 52 | 48 | $1,188 | $107,991 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Crooked Arrows | $56,754 | -74% | 97 | -181 | $585 | $1,731,014 | 5 | Branded/Peck Films |
| 9 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $56,212 | 14% | 33 | 0 | $1,703 | $19,480,183 | 63 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 10 | John Carter | $56,079 | -38% | 79 | -23 | $710 | $72,996,043 | 15 | Disney |
| 11 | Hubble 3D | $49,095 | 36% | 17 | 1 | $2,888 | $33,109,130 | 118 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 12 | Headhunters | $45,524 | -34% | 40 | -20 | $1,138 | $937,123 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 13 | Chimpanzee | $43,819 | -33% | 96 | -59 | $456 | $28,431,595 | 9 | Disneynature |
| 14 | Rowdy Rathore | $36,980 | -74% | 32 | -68 | $1,156 | $744,164 | 3 | UTV Communications |
| 15 | Safe (2012) | $35,501 | -35% | 76 | -35 | $467 | $17,120,019 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Monsieur Lazhar | $33,604 | -34% | 35 | -13 | $960 | $1,747,064 | 34 | Music Box Films |
| 17 | The Woman in the Fifth | $33,011 | -- | 9 | -- | $3,668 | $33,011 | 1 | IDP/ATO Pictures |
| 18 | Piranha 3DD | $31,116 | -16% | 11 | -67 | $2,829 | $370,904 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 19 | First Position | $26,667 | -45% | 36 | -16 | $741 | $848,371 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 20 | Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World | $22,699 | 19% | 10 | 0 | $2,270 | $5,667,355 | 110 | 3D Entertainment |
| 21 | Deadly Renovations | $22,386 | -47% | 13 | 0 | $1,722 | $92,638 | 2 | Nocturnal Features |
| 22 | Marley | $22,366 | -14% | 19 | -8 | $1,177 | $1,333,628 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 23 | Darling Companion | $20,090 | -55% | 20 | -31 | $1,005 | $733,864 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | Where Do We Go Now? | $19,432 | -51% | 14 | -17 | $1,388 | $369,894 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | Girl in Progress | $19,374 | -36% | 41 | -16 | $473 | $2,594,878 | 6 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 26 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $18,788 | -28% | 19 | -6 | $989 | $2,426,084 | 15 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 27 | Under the Sea 3D | $17,410 | 31% | 12 | -4 | $1,451 | $31,672,130 | 175 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 28 | Bel Ami | $16,619 | -56% | 12 | -4 | $1,385 | $72,853 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 29 | Damsels in Distress | $15,859 | 17% | 22 | 4 | $721 | $890,149 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | Footnote | $15,366 | -31% | 21 | -4 | $732 | $1,971,111 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Gerhard Richter Painting | $13,689 | 2969% | 6 | 5 | $2,282 | $203,523 | 14 | Kino Lorber |
| 32 | A Cat In Paris | $13,097 | -- | 8 | -- | $1,637 | $89,821 | 3 | GKIDS |
| 33 | The Raven | $12,050 | -15% | 29 | -5 | $416 | $15,839,992 | 8 | Relativity Media |
| 34 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present | $11,041 | -- | 2 | -- | $5,521 | $16,287 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 35 | Dark Horse | $10,209 | -25% | 2 | 1 | $5,105 | $30,513 | 2 | Vitagraph |
| 36 | The Girl From the Naked Eye | $10,185 | -- | 20 | -- | $509 | $10,185 | 1 | Archstone Distribution |
| 37 | Elena | $9,884 | -31% | 7 | -6 | $1,412 | $87,593 | 5 | Zeitgeist |
| 38 | Grand Illusion: 75th Anniversary Restoration | $9,391 | 36% | 4 | 2 | $2,348 | $113,018 | 6 | Rialto Pictures |
| 39 | Polisse | $8,253 | -33% | 9 | 1 | $917 | $171,320 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 40 | The Artist | $6,969 | -51% | 21 | -15 | $332 | $44,667,095 | 30 | Weinstein Company |
| 41 | Sound of My Voice | $6,819 | -20% | 13 | -11 | $525 | $398,729 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 42 | I Wish | $5,633 | -44% | 9 | -1 | $626 | $73,998 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 43 | The Deep Blue Sea (2011) | $5,222 | -21% | 8 | 1 | $653 | $1,087,177 | 13 | Music Box Films |
| 44 | OC87 | $4,991 | -36% | 6 | 1 | $832 | $28,750 | 4 | Fisher Klingenstein Films |
| 45 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $3,766 | 144% | 5 | 4 | $753 | $87,976 | 12 | New Yorker Films |
| 46 | The Raid: Redemption | $3,725 | 3% | 8 | 0 | $466 | $4,101,361 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | The Perfect Family | $2,951 | 5% | 4 | 0 | $738 | $107,721 | 7 | Variance Films |
| 48 | Bonsai | $2,869 | -- | 2 | -- | $1,435 | $13,397 | 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 49 | Paul Williams Still Alive | $2,855 | -53% | 2 | 1 | $1,428 | $10,449 | 2 | Abramorama |
| 50 | Bully (2012) | $2,824 | -83% | 14 | -17 | $202 | $3,483,795 | 12 | Weinstein Company |
| 51 | The Highest Pass | $2,733 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,733 | $20,386 | 8 | Cinema Libre |
| 52 | The Graduate: 45th Anniversary Reunion | $2,577 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,577 | $29,798 | 10 | Rialto |
| 53 | Chely Wright: Wish Me Away | $2,484 | 279% | 3 | 0 | $828 | $10,646 | 3 | First Run Features |
| 54 | 6 Month Rule | $2,435 | -52% | 1 | -2 | $2,435 | $11,158 | 3 | Secret Identity Productions |
| 55 | Payback (2012) | $2,345 | 1038% | 1 | 0 | $2,345 | $15,654 | 8 | Zeitgeist |
| 56 | 5 Broken Cameras | $2,336 | -70% | 1 | 0 | $2,336 | $30,348 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 57 | God Bless America | $2,255 | -54% | 7 | -2 | $322 | $107,661 | 6 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 58 | Oslo, August 31st | $2,188 | -61% | 2 | -3 | $1,094 | $49,259 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 59 | A Separation | $1,968 | -39% | 3 | -1 | $656 | $7,098,492 | 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | Hide Away | $1,920 | 96% | 2 | 0 | $960 | $22,579 | 4 | Joule Films |
| 61 | Whores' Glory | $1,882 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,882 | $22,208 | 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 62 | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $1,383 | -61% | 2 | -3 | $692 | $28,127 | 5 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 63 | FOLLOW ME: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $1,264 | -69% | 3 | -3 | $421 | $86,979 | 7 | International Film Circuit |
| 64 | The Fairy | $1,085 | -45% | 1 | -1 | $1,085 | $34,149 | 17 | Kino Lorber |
| 65 | Elles | $1,054 | -72% | 2 | -4 | $527 | $138,390 | 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 66 | The Turin Horse | $961 | 18% | 1 | -1 | $961 | $50,223 | 19 | Cinema Guild |
| 67 | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | $924 | -44% | 6 | -2 | $154 | $102,628 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 68 | Henning Mankell’s Wallander: The Revenge | $774 | -59% | 1 | -1 | $774 | $10,359 | 4 | Music Box Films |
| 69 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $666 | -45% | 1 | -1 | $666 | $718,909 | 37 | Strand Releasing |
| 70 | Nobody Else But You | $620 | -86% | 2 | 0 | $310 | $14,939 | 6 | First Run Features |
| 71 | The Salt of Life | $532 | -30% | 1 | 0 | $532 | $309,816 | 16 | Zeitgeist |
| 72 | How To Grow A Band | $346 | -42% | 2 | 0 | $173 | $11,486 | 10 | International Film Circuit |
| 73 | Patagonia Rising | $282 | -71% | 1 | 0 | $282 | $1,674 | 2 | First Run Features |
| 74 | Keyhole | $262 | 524% | 1 | 0 | $262 | $22,099 | 11 | Monterey Media |
| 75 | The Beat Hotel | $141 | -- | 1 | -- | $141 | $5,571 | 12 | First Run Features |
