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, Jul. 13 - Sun, Jul. 15
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $46,629,259 | -- | 3,881 | -- | $12,015 | $46,629,259 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $34,628,104 | -44% | 4,318 | 0 | $8,019 | $200,500,351 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Ted (2012) | $22,410,855 | -30% | 3,303 | 47 | $6,785 | $159,257,250 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | Brave | $11,160,522 | -43% | 3,392 | -499 | $3,290 | $196,061,319 | 4 | Disney |
| 5 | Savages | $9,393,840 | -41% | 2,635 | 7 | $3,565 | $32,125,290 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Magic Mike | $9,021,123 | -42% | 3,090 | -30 | $2,919 | $91,841,198 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $5,584,027 | -45% | 2,004 | -157 | $2,786 | $55,611,721 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D | $3,800,607 | -47% | 2,732 | 2 | $1,391 | $18,653,544 | 2 | Paramount |
| 9 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $3,669,675 | -51% | 2,285 | -576 | $1,606 | $203,901,397 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonrise Kingdom | $3,704,507 | -18% | 924 | 40 | $4,009 | $32,483,002 | 8 | Focus |
| 2 | To Rome with Love | $2,469,235 | -20% | 744 | -62 | $3,319 | $8,587,862 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | Marvel's The Avengers | $1,398,754 | -35% | 747 | -378 | $1,872 | $613,660,486 | 11 | Disney |
| 4 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $1,022,270 | -42% | 677 | -475 | $1,510 | $151,630,800 | 7 | Universal |
| 5 | Prometheus | $978,655 | -46% | 559 | -546 | $1,751 | $124,307,416 | 6 | Fox |
| 6 | Men in Black 3 | $875,835 | -48% | 497 | -382 | $1,762 | $174,787,898 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | People Like Us | $793,313 | -64% | 961 | -1094 | $826 | $11,194,536 | 3 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $767,753 | -61% | 655 | -1002 | $1,172 | $35,915,842 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $651,051 | -12% | 342 | -17 | $1,904 | $43,040,827 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $339,234 | 34% | 182 | 73 | $1,864 | $2,621,824 | 6 | FilmDistrict |
| 11 | That's My Boy | $309,444 | -50% | 172 | -228 | $1,799 | $36,723,499 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | The Hunger Games | $279,755 | -11% | 212 | -16 | $1,320 | $404,864,651 | 17 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | Rock of Ages | $271,991 | -57% | 255 | -446 | $1,067 | $37,559,986 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 14 | Battleship | $239,395 | -16% | 228 | -21 | $1,050 | $64,734,950 | 9 | Universal |
| 15 | Dark Shadows | $226,926 | -26% | 239 | -64 | $949 | $77,268,188 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Bernie | $215,932 | -14% | 103 | -10 | $2,096 | $8,106,280 | 12 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 17 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $176,230 | -15% | 221 | -15 | $797 | $40,729,880 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $174,655 | -29% | 232 | -25 | $753 | $30,466,672 | 12 | Sony / Columbia |
| 19 | Your Sister's Sister | $153,821 | 1% | 101 | 6 | $1,523 | $1,215,737 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 20 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $143,635 | 8% | 168 | -7 | $855 | $213,745,895 | 20 | Universal |
| 21 | The Dictator | $103,450 | -28% | 161 | -25 | $643 | $59,504,427 | 9 | Paramount |
| 22 | Chimpanzee | $58,387 | -27% | 119 | -16 | $491 | $28,801,388 | 13 | Disneynature |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $790,535 | 111% | 81 | 62 | $9,760 | $1,692,675 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Cocktail (2012) | $647,956 | -- | 96 | -- | $6,750 | $647,956 | 1 | Eros International |
| 3 | The Intouchables | $356,333 | 31% | 83 | 23 | $4,293 | $3,581,488 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Bol Bachchan | $228,752 | -57% | 98 | 0 | $2,334 | $1,004,174 | 2 | Fox International Pictures |
| 5 | To the Arctic 3D | $207,585 | -15% | 52 | 0 | $3,992 | $5,522,814 | 13 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | Take This Waltz | $147,306 | -3% | 48 | 2 | $3,069 | $629,025 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 7 | The Three Stooges | $105,596 | 106% | 72 | -4 | $1,467 | $44,053,042 | 14 | Fox |
| 8 | The Obama Effect | $83,896 | -- | 25 | -- | $3,356 | $83,896 | 1 | ARC Entertainment |
| 9 | Farewell, My Queen | $72,100 | -- | 4 | -- | $18,025 | $72,100 | 1 | Cohen Media Group |
| 10 | Hubble 3D | $63,434 | 1% | 14 | 1 | $4,531 | $33,608,970 | 122 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 11 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $59,402 | -3% | 33 | 0 | $1,800 | $19,958,302 | 67 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 12 | For Greater Glory | $54,844 | 16% | 42 | 3 | $1,306 | $5,494,614 | 7 | ARC Entertainment |
| 13 | Mirror Mirror | $50,829 | -20% | 91 | -28 | $559 | $64,757,064 | 16 | Relativity Media |
| 14 | 2016: Obama's America | $31,610 | -- | 1 | -- | $31,610 | $31,610 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 15 | Trishna | $29,140 | -- | 3 | -- | $9,713 | $29,140 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 16 | Under the Sea 3D | $27,779 | 24% | 10 | 4 | $2,778 | $31,872,457 | 179 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 17 | Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World | $25,449 | 32% | 10 | 0 | $2,545 | $5,800,330 | 114 | 3D Entertainment |
| 18 | Easy Money (2012) | $24,684 | -- | 2 | -- | $12,342 | $27,783 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 19 | The Imposter | $22,379 | -- | 1 | -- | $22,379 | $22,379 | 1 | Indomina Releasing |
| 20 | The Lucky One (2012) | $20,853 | -53% | 41 | -31 | $509 | $60,443,237 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $20,628 | -- | 10 | -- | $2,063 | $20,628 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 22 | Headhunters | $17,740 | -28% | 20 | -5 | $887 | $1,123,944 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 23 | A Cat In Paris | $17,218 | 19% | 18 | 6 | $957 | $208,750 | 7 | GKIDS |
| 24 | Neil Young Journeys | $16,571 | 51% | 9 | 4 | $1,841 | $56,515 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | Monsieur Lazhar | $16,114 | 2% | 10 | -3 | $1,611 | $1,919,849 | 38 | Music Box Films |
| 26 | Chernobyl Diaries | $14,897 | -20% | 23 | -15 | $648 | $18,112,929 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Union Square (2012) | $14,406 | -- | 4 | -- | $3,602 | $14,406 | 1 | Dada Films |
| 28 | Where Do We Go Now? | $13,579 | 1% | 13 | 5 | $1,045 | $475,182 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | Hysteria | $13,105 | -41% | 28 | -7 | $468 | $1,667,777 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | Elena | $12,707 | 200% | 6 | 3 | $2,118 | $156,207 | 9 | Zeitgeist |
| 31 | Red Lights (2012) | $10,340 | -- | 2 | -- | $5,170 | $10,340 | 1 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 32 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $10,166 | -3% | 8 | -3 | $1,271 | $2,518,245 | 19 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 33 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $9,244 | -11% | 8 | 5 | $1,156 | $24,924 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 34 | Unforgivable | $6,312 | -61% | 4 | -2 | $1,578 | $77,478 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 35 | Dark Horse | $6,226 | 31% | 6 | 3 | $1,038 | $85,762 | 6 | Vitagraph |
| 36 | Damsels in Distress | $5,805 | -38% | 9 | -6 | $645 | $947,185 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 5 Broken Cameras | $5,700 | 4900% | 1 | 0 | $5,700 | $55,609 | 7 | Kino Lorber |
| 38 | Elles | $5,232 | 102% | 5 | 1 | $1,046 | $151,248 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 39 | Kumare | $5,144 | 2% | 2 | 1 | $2,572 | $53,730 | 4 | Kino Lorber |
| 40 | Runaway Slave | $4,901 | -- | 1 | -- | $4,901 | $9,381 | 2 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 41 | Crooked Arrows | $4,866 | -12% | 9 | -2 | $541 | $1,830,475 | 9 | Branded/Peck Films |
| 42 | Natural Selection | $4,655 | 697% | 3 | 2 | $1,552 | $52,808 | 18 | Cinema Guild |
| 43 | I Wish | $4,196 | -10% | 3 | -1 | $1,399 | $120,399 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 44 | Marley | $3,556 | -55% | 6 | -2 | $593 | $1,388,809 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 45 | Crazy Wisdom | $2,946 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,946 | $71,294 | 34 | Alive Mind Cinema |
| 46 | The Woman in the Fifth | $2,681 | -32% | 4 | -2 | $670 | $112,498 | 5 | IDP/ATO Pictures |
| 47 | Alps | $2,628 | -- | 2 | -- | $1,314 | $2,628 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 48 | Gerhard Richter Painting | $2,184 | 225% | 1 | -1 | $2,184 | $233,937 | 18 | Kino Lorber |
| 49 | The Deep Blue Sea (2011) | $1,952 | 28% | 3 | 1 | $651 | $1,105,041 | 17 | Music Box Films |
| 50 | Grand Illusion: 75th Anniversary Restoration | $1,744 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,744 | $136,829 | 10 | Rialto Pictures |
| 51 | Nobody Else But You | $1,727 | -47% | 3 | 0 | $576 | $23,847 | 10 | First Run Features |
| 52 | Teri Meri Kahani | $1,668 | -92% | 94 | 0 | $18 | $781,196 | 4 | Eros International |
| 53 | The Invisible War | $1,661 | -26% | 1 | -3 | $1,661 | $42,962 | 4 | Cinedigm Entertainment |
| 54 | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $1,658 | -35% | 4 | -1 | $415 | $52,614 | 9 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 55 | The Salt of Life | $1,650 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,650 | $313,708 | 20 | Zeitgeist |
| 56 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $1,552 | -42% | 1 | -2 | $1,552 | $108,514 | 16 | New Yorker Films |
| 57 | Bel Ami | $1,421 | -72% | 2 | -3 | $711 | $114,371 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 58 | China Heavyweight | $1,168 | -69% | 1 | 0 | $1,168 | $6,267 | 2 | Zeitgeist |
| 59 | Crazy Eyes | $1,157 | -64% | 2 | 0 | $579 | $5,462 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 60 | The Fairy | $706 | -- | 1 | -- | $706 | $36,657 | 21 | Kino Lorber |
| 61 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog | $668 | -38% | 2 | -1 | $334 | $14,075 | 9 | Music Box Films |
| 62 | The Color Wheel | $654 | 126% | 1 | 0 | $654 | $14,632 | 9 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 63 | Bonsai | $571 | -- | 1 | -- | $571 | $16,787 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 64 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present | $521 | -80% | 3 | 0 | $174 | $60,309 | 5 | Music Box Films |
| 65 | How To Grow A Band | $502 | -- | 1 | -- | $502 | $12,451 | 14 | International Film Circuit |
| 66 | FOLLOW ME: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $484 | -85% | 2 | -1 | $242 | $109,531 | 11 | International Film Circuit |
| 67 | Darling Companion | $401 | -81% | 4 | 0 | $100 | $774,190 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | The Turin Horse | $377 | -74% | 2 | 0 | $189 | $54,067 | 23 | Cinema Guild |
| 69 | Paul Williams Still Alive | $370 | -54% | 1 | 0 | $370 | $33,120 | 6 | Abramorama |
| 70 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (2011 re-issue) | $254 | -- | 1 | -- | $254 | $20,843 | 52 | The Film Desk |
| 71 | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $194 | -85% | 2 | 0 | $97 | $18,762 | 7 | First Run Features |
