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, Jul. 20 - Sun, Jul. 22
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight Rises | $160,887,295 | -- | 4,404 | -- | $36,532 | $160,887,295 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $20,416,978 | -56% | 3,886 | 5 | $5,254 | $88,840,284 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $10,887,111 | -69% | 3,753 | -565 | $2,901 | $228,611,425 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Ted (2012) | $10,011,610 | -55% | 3,214 | -89 | $3,115 | $180,431,425 | 4 | Universal |
| 5 | Brave | $6,024,987 | -46% | 2,899 | -493 | $2,078 | $208,774,173 | 5 | Disney |
| 6 | Magic Mike | $4,291,432 | -52% | 2,606 | -484 | $1,647 | $101,966,459 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Savages | $3,398,880 | -64% | 2,336 | -299 | $1,455 | $40,055,075 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $2,253,074 | -60% | 1,540 | -464 | $1,463 | $60,289,622 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $1,350,946 | -63% | 1,261 | -1024 | $1,071 | $207,626,201 | 7 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 10 | Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D | $1,148,494 | -70% | 1,123 | -1609 | $1,023 | $22,612,706 | 3 | Paramount |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonrise Kingdom | $1,831,471 | -51% | 895 | -29 | $2,046 | $36,087,959 | 9 | Focus |
| 2 | To Rome with Love | $1,420,891 | -42% | 552 | -192 | $2,574 | $11,107,993 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | Dark Shadows | $1,209,814 | 433% | 412 | 173 | $2,936 | $78,620,974 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $763,443 | -3% | 129 | 48 | $5,918 | $2,855,142 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Marvel's The Avengers | $620,411 | -56% | 495 | -252 | $1,253 | $615,058,425 | 12 | Disney |
| 6 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $427,405 | -58% | 409 | -268 | $1,045 | $152,589,315 | 8 | Universal |
| 7 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $416,791 | -36% | 288 | -54 | $1,447 | $43,852,771 | 12 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Prometheus | $310,395 | -68% | 312 | -247 | $995 | $125,113,489 | 7 | Fox |
| 9 | Rock of Ages | $282,945 | 4% | 322 | 67 | $879 | $37,966,435 | 6 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 10 | Men in Black 3 | $260,264 | -70% | 266 | -231 | $978 | $175,476,727 | 9 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $184,370 | -76% | 266 | -389 | $693 | $36,485,391 | 5 | Fox |
| 12 | The Hunger Games | $182,237 | -35% | 190 | -22 | $959 | $405,227,711 | 18 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | People Like Us | $164,645 | -79% | 227 | -734 | $725 | $11,814,285 | 4 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 14 | Bernie | $161,686 | -25% | 104 | 1 | $1,555 | $8,368,794 | 13 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 15 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $157,160 | -54% | 124 | -58 | $1,267 | $2,940,689 | 7 | FilmDistrict |
| 16 | Battleship | $125,565 | -48% | 172 | -56 | $730 | $64,996,175 | 10 | Universal |
| 17 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $114,019 | -35% | 189 | -43 | $603 | $30,724,022 | 13 | Sony / Columbia |
| 18 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $113,425 | -36% | 192 | -29 | $591 | $40,954,158 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $86,005 | -40% | 167 | -1 | $515 | $213,949,505 | 21 | Universal |
| 20 | The Dictator | $47,796 | -54% | 105 | -56 | $455 | $59,617,068 | 10 | Paramount |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Intouchables | $313,547 | -12% | 91 | 8 | $3,446 | $7,072,702 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | To the Arctic 3D | $187,486 | -10% | 52 | 0 | $3,606 | $5,968,746 | 14 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Cocktail (2012) | $172,174 | -73% | 96 | 0 | $1,793 | $1,027,121 | 2 | Eros International |
| 4 | Take This Waltz | $131,654 | -11% | 69 | 21 | $1,908 | $833,634 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 5 | That's My Boy | $71,942 | -77% | 84 | -88 | $856 | $36,931,089 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Bol Bachchan | $70,192 | -69% | 46 | -52 | $1,526 | $1,155,695 | 3 | Fox International Pictures |
| 7 | Your Sister's Sister | $66,690 | -57% | 65 | -36 | $1,026 | $1,356,664 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 8 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $61,343 | 3% | 33 | 0 | $1,859 | $20,080,162 | 68 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 9 | The Three Stooges | $53,445 | -49% | 53 | -19 | $1,008 | $44,160,312 | 15 | Fox |
| 10 | The Queen of Versailles | $51,326 | -- | 3 | -- | $17,109 | $51,326 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 11 | Hubble 3D | $49,604 | -22% | 13 | -1 | $3,816 | $33,726,544 | 123 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 12 | Trishna | $42,033 | 44% | 16 | 13 | $2,627 | $84,667 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 13 | Chimpanzee | $41,816 | -28% | 80 | -39 | $523 | $28,898,720 | 14 | Disneynature |
| 14 | 2016: Obama's America | $33,182 | 5% | 4 | 3 | $8,296 | $80,134 | 2 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 15 | Mirror Mirror | $28,945 | -43% | 59 | -32 | $491 | $64,829,637 | 17 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | Under the Sea 3D | $23,681 | -15% | 8 | -2 | $2,960 | $31,933,976 | 180 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 17 | Hysteria | $22,946 | 75% | 35 | 7 | $656 | $1,698,193 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 18 | For Greater Glory | $22,423 | -59% | 33 | -9 | $679 | $5,557,724 | 8 | ARC Entertainment |
| 19 | Damsels in Distress | $20,980 | 261% | 59 | 50 | $356 | $970,115 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | Headhunters | $17,209 | -3% | 17 | -3 | $1,012 | $1,152,230 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 21 | Neil Young Journeys | $17,201 | 4% | 11 | 2 | $1,564 | $84,095 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World | $15,939 | -37% | 10 | 0 | $1,594 | $5,833,501 | 115 | 3D Entertainment |
| 23 | The Magic of Belle Isle | $15,585 | 69% | 7 | -1 | $2,226 | $46,488 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 24 | Easy Money (2012) | $14,665 | -41% | 2 | 0 | $7,333 | $52,051 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 25 | A Cat In Paris | $13,514 | -22% | 18 | 0 | $751 | $231,281 | 8 | GKIDS |
| 26 | Dark Horse | $12,818 | 106% | 10 | 4 | $1,282 | $101,488 | 7 | Vitagraph |
| 27 | Elena | $11,999 | -6% | 7 | 1 | $1,714 | $175,233 | 10 | Zeitgeist |
| 28 | Hara-Kiri: Death of A Samurai 3D | $10,920 | -- | 1 | -- | $10,920 | $10,920 | 1 | Tribeca Film |
| 29 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $10,273 | -- | 3 | -- | $3,424 | $10,273 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 30 | The Imposter | $10,202 | -54% | 1 | 0 | $10,202 | $41,743 | 2 | Indomina Releasing |
| 31 | Where Do We Go Now? | $9,160 | -33% | 12 | -1 | $763 | $491,625 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | Unforgivable | $9,058 | 44% | 3 | -1 | $3,019 | $90,447 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 33 | 30 Beats | $8,624 | -- | 15 | -- | $575 | $8,624 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 34 | Monsieur Lazhar | $8,569 | -47% | 8 | -2 | $1,071 | $1,935,452 | 39 | Music Box Films |
| 35 | The Obama Effect | $7,122 | -92% | 21 | -4 | $339 | $103,961 | 2 | ARC Entertainment |
| 36 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $5,784 | -72% | 5 | -5 | $1,157 | $35,865 | 2 | Strand Releasing |
| 37 | The Deep Blue Sea (2011) | $5,514 | 182% | 1 | -2 | $5,514 | $1,110,677 | 18 | Music Box Films |
| 38 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi | $4,967 | -51% | 5 | -3 | $993 | $2,527,419 | 20 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 39 | The Invisible War | $4,950 | 198% | 4 | 3 | $1,238 | $47,912 | 5 | Cinedigm Entertainment |
| 40 | Crazy Wisdom | $3,645 | 24% | 2 | 1 | $1,823 | $78,310 | 35 | Alive Mind Cinema |
| 41 | Red Lights (2012) | $2,648 | -74% | 2 | 0 | $1,324 | $17,156 | 2 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 42 | Union Square (2012) | $2,527 | -82% | 2 | -2 | $1,264 | $26,890 | 2 | Dada Films |
| 43 | Darling Companion | $2,460 | 513% | 6 | 2 | $410 | $776,979 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | Oslo, August 31st | $2,341 | -- | 1 | -- | $2,341 | $65,552 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 45 | I Wish | $2,285 | -46% | 5 | 2 | $457 | $124,767 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 46 | Kumare | $2,234 | -57% | 2 | 0 | $1,117 | $59,670 | 5 | Kino Lorber |
| 47 | Bel Ami | $2,084 | 47% | 1 | -1 | $2,084 | $117,210 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 48 | Marley | $1,971 | -45% | 2 | -4 | $986 | $1,393,490 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 49 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $1,769 | 14% | 2 | 1 | $885 | $114,873 | 17 | New Yorker Films |
| 50 | Gerhard Richter Painting | $1,557 | -29% | 1 | 0 | $1,557 | $237,491 | 19 | Kino Lorber |
| 51 | Paul Williams Still Alive | $1,187 | 221% | 1 | 0 | $1,187 | $35,190 | 7 | Abramorama |
| 52 | Elles | $1,151 | -78% | 3 | -2 | $384 | $153,860 | 13 | Kino Lorber |
| 53 | Beyond the Black Rainbow | $1,114 | -33% | 4 | 0 | $279 | $54,269 | 10 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 54 | Hide Away | $1,044 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,044 | $29,604 | 9 | Joule Films |
| 55 | China Heavyweight | $1,007 | -14% | 4 | 3 | $252 | $8,079 | 3 | Zeitgeist |
| 56 | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $815 | 320% | 2 | 0 | $408 | $19,704 | 8 | First Run Features |
| 57 | The Salt of Life | $781 | -53% | 1 | 0 | $781 | $315,307 | 21 | Zeitgeist |
| 58 | Alps | $780 | -70% | 1 | -1 | $780 | $4,992 | 2 | Kino Lorber |
| 59 | Runaway Slave | $745 | -85% | 1 | 0 | $745 | $11,593 | 3 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 60 | Payback (2012) | $730 | -- | 1 | -- | $730 | $17,289 | 13 | Zeitgeist |
| 61 | The Color Wheel | $525 | -20% | 2 | 1 | $263 | $15,672 | 10 | Cinema Conservancy |
| 62 | Nobody Else But You | $350 | -80% | 1 | -2 | $350 | $24,625 | 11 | First Run Features |
| 63 | FOLLOW ME: The Yoni Netanyahu Story | $231 | -52% | 2 | 0 | $116 | $109,762 | 12 | International Film Circuit |
| 64 | Crazy Eyes | $84 | -93% | 1 | -1 | $84 | $6,106 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
