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, Sep. 7 - Sun, Sep. 9
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Possession | $9,317,472 | -47% | 2,834 | 18 | $3,288 | $33,166,582 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | Lawless | $6,007,036 | -40% | 3,138 | 250 | $1,914 | $23,525,455 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | The Expendables 2 | $4,951,899 | -45% | 3,260 | -74 | $1,519 | $75,619,038 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | The Words | $4,750,894 | -- | 2,801 | -- | $1,696 | $4,750,894 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 5 | ParaNorman | $4,195,415 | -36% | 2,856 | -229 | $1,469 | $45,452,876 | 4 | Focus |
| 6 | The Bourne Legacy | $3,969,330 | -45% | 2,766 | -365 | $1,435 | $103,628,825 | 5 | Universal |
| 7 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $3,650,158 | -42% | 2,717 | 82 | $1,343 | $43,007,208 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | The Campaign | $3,377,189 | -41% | 2,542 | -399 | $1,329 | $79,320,621 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 2016: Obama's America | $3,309,422 | -41% | 2,017 | 270 | $1,641 | $26,115,717 | 9 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 10 | The Dark Knight Rises | $3,218,189 | -47% | 1,987 | -200 | $1,620 | $437,782,482 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Hope Springs (2012) | $2,800,217 | -40% | 2,437 | -4 | $1,149 | $57,519,656 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Premium Rush | $2,311,414 | -42% | 2,182 | -73 | $1,059 | $16,743,104 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 13 | The Cold Light of Day | $1,831,588 | -- | 1,511 | -- | $1,212 | $1,831,588 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 14 | Hit and Run | $1,077,146 | -58% | 1,810 | -1060 | $595 | $12,503,750 | 3 | Open Road |
| 15 | Marvel's The Avengers | $786,181 | -59% | 1,209 | -496 | $650 | $621,414,627 | 19 | Disney |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark: The IMAX Experience | $1,673,731 | -- | 267 | -- | $6,269 | $1,673,731 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $834,216 | -36% | 763 | -273 | $1,093 | $157,173,660 | 9 | Fox |
| 3 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $817,491 | -42% | 931 | -273 | $878 | $46,742,100 | 6 | Fox |
| 4 | Sparkle (2012) | $780,085 | -56% | 873 | -384 | $894 | $23,374,162 | 4 | Sony / TriStar |
| 5 | Brave | $720,572 | -50% | 959 | -749 | $751 | $233,397,964 | 12 | Disney |
| 6 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $565,880 | -39% | 416 | -85 | $1,360 | $260,571,241 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Ted (2012) | $548,730 | -32% | 515 | -46 | $1,065 | $216,858,060 | 11 | Universal |
| 8 | Robot & Frank | $505,598 | -27% | 202 | 58 | $2,503 | $2,014,027 | 4 | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn |
| 9 | Total Recall (2012) | $467,562 | -46% | 502 | -254 | $931 | $57,627,693 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $380,983 | -40% | 345 | -160 | $1,104 | $215,240,165 | 14 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 11 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $358,952 | -32% | 269 | 2 | $1,334 | $10,272,091 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
| 12 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $352,037 | -51% | 441 | -145 | $798 | $2,610,511 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | The Intouchables | $302,504 | -20% | 194 | 19 | $1,559 | $11,555,464 | 16 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | Branded | $240,589 | -- | 307 | -- | $784 | $240,589 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 15 | Moonrise Kingdom | $229,830 | -33% | 200 | 3 | $1,149 | $44,640,048 | 16 | Focus |
| 16 | Step Up Revolution | $190,638 | -34% | 198 | -38 | $963 | $34,484,102 | 7 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 17 | The Apparition | $173,841 | -73% | 276 | -534 | $630 | $4,739,362 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | The Watch | $149,098 | -35% | 135 | -60 | $1,104 | $33,998,900 | 7 | Fox |
| 19 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $143,610 | -22% | 167 | -12 | $860 | $65,483,079 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | Men in Black 3 | $128,715 | -32% | 173 | -13 | $744 | $179,020,854 | 16 | Sony / Columbia |
| 21 | Magic Mike | $92,919 | -41% | 202 | -66 | $460 | $113,578,737 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $82,338 | -17% | 114 | 9 | $722 | $46,083,019 | 19 | Fox Searchlight |
| 23 | The Oogieloves in The BIG Balloon Adventure | $43,854 | -90% | 281 | -1879 | $156 | $1,029,050 | 2 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleepwalk With Me | $280,359 | -13% | 73 | 44 | $3,841 | $816,307 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 2 | For A Good Time, Call... | $215,985 | 50% | 56 | 33 | $3,857 | $450,004 | 2 | Focus |
| 3 | Samsara | $194,862 | 40% | 25 | 16 | $7,794 | $482,610 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
| 4 | Bachelorette | $181,494 | -- | 47 | -- | $3,862 | $181,494 | 1 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 5 | Searching For Sugar Man | $114,455 | -19% | 33 | 1 | $3,468 | $892,596 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 6 | To Rome with Love | $107,252 | -27% | 97 | 3 | $1,106 | $16,316,776 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 7 | The Queen of Versailles | $104,761 | -36% | 73 | -14 | $1,435 | $2,011,366 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 8 | To the Arctic 3D | $78,788 | -50% | 52 | 0 | $1,515 | $8,395,135 | 21 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 9 | The Imposter | $68,243 | -13% | 27 | -4 | $2,528 | $601,212 | 9 | Indomina Releasing |
| 10 | Keep the Lights On | $55,574 | -- | 5 | -- | $11,115 | $55,574 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 11 | Ruby Sparks | $54,889 | -39% | 76 | -2 | $722 | $2,373,073 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 12 | 2 Days In New York | $50,558 | -44% | 34 | -8 | $1,487 | $519,657 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 13 | Cosmopolis | $43,537 | -51% | 45 | -20 | $967 | $702,842 | 4 | Entertainment One Films |
| 14 | Farewell, My Queen | $37,456 | -37% | 36 | 0 | $1,040 | $1,251,736 | 9 | Cohen Media Group |
| 15 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $35,010 | -12% | 54 | 6 | $648 | $3,876,519 | 14 | FilmDistrict |
| 16 | Compliance | $34,300 | -37% | 21 | 2 | $1,633 | $231,363 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 17 | Little White Lies | $33,106 | -23% | 14 | 2 | $2,365 | $137,819 | 3 | MPI Media |
| 18 | Prometheus | $28,434 | -38% | 48 | -7 | $592 | $126,429,117 | 14 | Fox |
| 19 | Red Hook Summer | $27,837 | -47% | 29 | -12 | $960 | $300,458 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 20 | The Eye of the Storm | $25,785 | -- | 7 | -- | $3,684 | $25,785 | 1 | Sycamore Entertainment |
| 21 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $24,731 | -49% | 33 | 0 | $749 | $20,816,624 | 75 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 22 | Hello I Must Be Going | $23,904 | -- | 2 | -- | $11,952 | $23,904 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 23 | The Bullet Vanishes | $22,461 | -48% | 13 | -1 | $1,728 | $91,197 | 2 | China Lion Film |
| 24 | Hubble 3D | $21,963 | -49% | 17 | 3 | $1,292 | $34,385,498 | 130 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 25 | Toys in the Attic | $19,913 | -- | 27 | -- | $738 | $19,913 | 1 | Hannover House |
| 26 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $18,632 | -60% | 39 | -10 | $478 | $37,498,906 | 12 | Fox |
| 27 | Joker | $17,725 | -83% | 43 | -31 | $412 | $163,070 | 2 | UTV Communications |
| 28 | Detropia | $17,414 | -- | 1 | -- | $17,414 | $17,414 | 1 | Loki Films |
| 29 | The Well-Digger's Daughter | $16,579 | -32% | 13 | -1 | $1,275 | $273,277 | 8 | Kino Lorber |
| 30 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $15,562 | -10% | 24 | 6 | $648 | $450,090 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 31 | Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World | $14,267 | -12% | 10 | 0 | $1,427 | $6,096,582 | 122 | 3D Entertainment |
| 32 | Beloved (2012) | $14,229 | 0% | 6 | 0 | $2,372 | $100,420 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 33 | Mugamoodi | $13,590 | -76% | 17 | -4 | $799 | $90,576 | 2 | UTV Communications |
| 34 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | $13,464 | -86% | 3 | -12 | $4,488 | $170,276 | 2 | Indomina Releasing |
| 35 | Bernie | $13,130 | -50% | 18 | -8 | $729 | $9,185,908 | 20 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 36 | Unforgivable | $12,997 | 401% | 6 | 5 | $2,166 | $135,947 | 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 37 | Wild Horse, Wild Ride | $11,376 | -- | 5 | -- | $2,275 | $16,256 | 3 | Screen Media Films |
| 38 | Nitro Circus The Movie 3D | $9,756 | -36% | 22 | -9 | $443 | $3,360,768 | 5 | ARC Entertainment |
| 39 | Chicken With Plums | $9,611 | -14% | 5 | 2 | $1,922 | $115,692 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | Take This Waltz | $7,407 | 17% | 13 | 4 | $570 | $1,216,734 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 41 | Girl Model | $6,864 | -- | 1 | -- | $6,864 | $6,864 | 1 | First Run Features |
| 42 | Kumare | $5,139 | 206% | 5 | 2 | $1,028 | $114,093 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 43 | Hysteria | $5,055 | 249% | 7 | 3 | $722 | $1,779,166 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | For Ellen | $4,616 | -- | 1 | -- | $4,616 | $5,798 | 1 | Tribeca Film |
| 45 | Neil Young Journeys | $4,188 | -31% | 10 | -1 | $419 | $193,642 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | Under the Sea 3D | $3,938 | -83% | 8 | 1 | $492 | $32,335,611 | 187 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 47 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $3,897 | 109% | 3 | 2 | $1,299 | $44,888 | 4 | Well Go USA |
| 48 | The Ambassador | $3,773 | -71% | 8 | 4 | $472 | $24,295 | 2 | Drafthouse Films |
| 49 | A Cat In Paris | $3,543 | -37% | 5 | 2 | $709 | $318,543 | 15 | GKIDS |
| 50 | [REC] 3: Genesis | $3,001 | -- | 8 | -- | $375 | $3,001 | 1 | Magnolia / Magnet |
| 51 | Neighboring Sounds | $2,738 | -71% | 1 | -1 | $2,738 | $37,427 | 3 | Cinema Guild |
| 52 | Oslo, August 31st | $2,215 | -79% | 2 | -5 | $1,108 | $97,811 | 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 53 | The Awakening (2012) | $2,072 | -77% | 4 | -9 | $518 | $175,088 | 4 | Cohen Media Group |
| 54 | 360 | $2,008 | -55% | 5 | 2 | $402 | $92,737 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 55 | Grand Illusion: 75th Anniversary Restoration | $1,434 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,434 | $148,691 | 18 | Rialto Pictures |
| 56 | The Day | $1,281 | -87% | 2 | -10 | $641 | $20,502 | 2 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 57 | Last Ride | $1,245 | -- | 2 | -- | $623 | $5,480 | 11 | Music Box Films |
| 58 | Little Birds | $1,222 | -73% | 1 | 0 | $1,222 | $11,501 | 2 | Millenium Entertainment |
| 59 | How To Grow A Band | $1,056 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,056 | $16,374 | 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 60 | Elena | $1,017 | -42% | 1 | -1 | $1,017 | $215,507 | 17 | Zeitgeist |
| 61 | The Invisible War | $696 | 466% | 2 | 1 | $348 | $58,492 | 12 | Cinedigm Entertainment |
| 62 | Where Do We Go Now? | $656 | -53% | 3 | 1 | $219 | $531,813 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | OC87 | $634 | -- | 2 | -- | $317 | $41,587 | 16 | Fisher Klingenstein Films |
| 64 | Easy Money (2012) | $603 | -75% | 2 | 0 | $302 | $188,870 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 65 | Klown | $571 | -65% | 1 | -1 | $571 | $67,587 | 7 | Drafthouse Films |
| 66 | Alps | $561 | -- | 1 | -- | $561 | $8,593 | 9 | Kino Lorber |
| 67 | Planet of Snail | $531 | -- | 1 | -- | $531 | $9,131 | 7 | Cinema Guild |
| 68 | Ballplayer: Pelotero | $459 | -- | 2 | -- | $230 | $44,689 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 69 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present | $444 | -83% | 2 | 1 | $222 | $79,814 | 13 | Music Box Films |
| 70 | Hermano | $403 | -69% | 4 | -4 | $101 | $29,379 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 71 | The Turin Horse | $358 | -- | 1 | -- | $358 | $56,097 | 31 | Cinema Guild |
| 72 | Elles | $206 | -- | 1 | -- | $206 | $157,427 | 20 | Kino Lorber |
| 73 | Turn Me On, Dammit! | $200 | -71% | 1 | 0 | $200 | $123,543 | 24 | New Yorker Films |
| 74 | Pink Ribbons, Inc. | $129 | -- | 1 | -- | $129 | $26,558 | 15 | First Run Features |
