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'Star Trek Into Darkness' Falls Short Of Expectations; 'Iron Man 3' and 'Gatsby' Hold Up WellMay 18, 2013 04:43 AM

by Phil Contrino

Despite posting strong early numbers on Friday, Star Trek Into Darkness has cooled down. The sci-fi extravaganza is now on pace for $68 million from Friday-Sunday after tallying $22 million on Friday. That will put its 4-day total at $81.5 million. Even Paramount was expecting $100 million in four days. Negative word of mouth doesn't seem to be the culprit. Into Darkness is creating plenty of buzz on Facebook and Twitter, and it boasts an "A" from CinemaScore. The impact of Iron Man 3's monster debut combined with the impending release of The Hangover Part III and Fast & Furious 6 could be to blame. 2009's Star Trek made $82.7 million during its first four full days of release, or approximately $87.5 million when adjusting for inflation. 

Iron Man 3 wasn't hurt by Into Darkness as much as it could have been. The Disney release fell 50 percent during its sophomore frame. Everything from this point on is icing on the cake for Iron Man 3 now that it has hit $1 billion globally. 

Being sandwiched in between Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness would be daunting for any film, but The Great Gatsby is holding up reasonably well in the face of it. The period flick is on pace to drop 54 percent during its sophomore frame. Gatsby will hit $100 million in North America by next weekend, and its overseas rollout is just beginning. WB's gamble seems to be paying off.

 

Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Dec. 28 - Sun, Dec. 30

Wide (1000+)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$31,926,068-13%4,1000$7,787$221,626,8823Warner Bros. / New Line
2Django Unchained$30,122,888--3,010--$10,008$63,443,1531Weinstein Company
3Les Miserables (2012)$27,281,735--2,814--$9,695$66,720,1601Universal
4Parental Guidance$14,554,053--3,367--$4,323$29,342,7451Fox
5Jack Reacher$13,604,191-11%3,3520$4,059$44,157,3492Paramount
6This is 40$12,501,0608%2,9141$4,290$36,431,3502Universal
7Lincoln$7,337,36233%1,966-327$3,732$131,867,1598Disney / DreamWorks
8The Guilt Trip$6,547,46224%2,4310$2,693$20,957,8182Paramount
9Monsters, Inc. 3D$6,447,43735%2,6180$2,463$18,573,9012Disney
10Rise of The Guardians$4,892,291-15%2,055-976$2,381$90,139,4216Paramount / DreamWorks
11Skyfall$4,531,824-7%1,637-728$2,768$289,529,9108Sony / Columbia
12Life of Pi$3,780,269-6%1,178-572$3,209$84,650,4536Fox
13The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$2,359,289-10%1,191-809$1,981$286,039,0657Lionsgate / Summit

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$4,079,314129%745374$5,476$27,330,0367Weinstein Company
2Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$2,400,26511%8400$2,857$7,426,9262Paramount
3Wreck-It Ralph$1,855,2132%913-531$2,032$175,505,3329Disney
4Argo$1,003,84912%345-105$2,910$108,425,96012Warner Bros.
5Hotel Transylvania$563,41979%3010$1,872$145,210,31614Sony / Columbia
6Anna Karenina (2012)$525,790-21%218-113$2,412$10,705,8667Focus
7Flight$438,479-35%400-342$1,096$91,873,2369Paramount
8Red Dawn (2012)$391,000-51%425-586$920$43,393,7526FilmDistrict
9Hitchcock$378,745-35%349-186$1,085$4,985,6796Fox Searchlight
10Here Comes the Boom$331,65952%252-39$1,316$43,532,08912Sony / Columbia
11Dabangg 2$323,897-68%1660$1,951$2,177,2842Eros International
12Taken 2$243,12719%232-43$1,048$138,897,49413Fox
13Pitch Perfect$158,29521%183-31$865$64,403,57814Universal
14Frankenweenie$132,33690%1780$743$34,704,95813Disney
15Playing For Keeps (2012)$125,047-71%268-583$467$12,687,6774FilmDistrict
16The Perks of Being A Wallflower$92,98821%125-16$744$17,311,82915Lionsgate / Summit
17End of Watch$92,04327%162-10$568$40,754,64615Open Road
18Khiladi 786$1,165-23%1150$10$383,9774Eros International

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleweekendLocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hyde Park on Hudson$429,69411%84-2$5,115$1,737,9964Focus
2Zero Dark Thirty$316,415-24%50$63,283$1,368,9862Sony / Columbia
3The Impossible$182,57627%150$12,172$482,9232Lionsgate / Summit
4Promised Land (2012)$173,915--25--$6,957$173,9151Focus
5Hubble 3D$140,380171%120$11,698$35,755,605146Warner Bros. / IMAX
6To the Arctic 3D$127,240172%520$2,447$10,496,12837Warner Bros. / IMAX
7Rust and Bone$118,811-6%26-1$4,570$591,8346Sony Pictures Classics
8The Sessions$73,913-19%80-18$924$5,514,70111Fox Searchlight
9Amour$62,044-9%30$20,681$219,8192Sony Pictures Classics
10A Late Quartet$55,00814%37-2$1,487$1,267,1549Entertainment One / RKO
11Not Fade Away$54,795186%1916$2,884$95,8072Paramount Vantage
12Born to Be Wild 3D$48,046164%300$1,602$21,623,58591Warner Bros. / IMAX
13Killing Them Softly$43,188-62%68-81$635$14,830,6215Weinstein Company
14Ice Age: Continental Drift$41,48061%62-10$669$161,130,05625Fox
15Sinister$40,15643%82-11$490$48,056,94012Lionsgate / Summit
16Looper$40,12217%84-16$478$66,468,31514Sony / TriStar
17Finding Nemo 3D$37,678110%360$1,047$41,038,87416Disney
18Alex Cross$36,94535%77-17$480$25,863,91511Lionsgate / Summit
19Searching For Sugar Man$32,686108%283$1,167$3,010,16023Sony Pictures Classics
20Cloud Atlas$26,820-33%45-5$596$26,781,80610Warner Bros.
21The Central Park Five$23,04728%16-3$1,440$253,8566IFC Films
22The Other Son$21,470--17--$1,263$1,160,77310Cohen Media Group
23A Royal Affair$21,014-22%32-4$657$624,5128Magnolia Pictures
24The Odd Life of Timothy Green$20,855106%490$426$51,814,67420Disney
25Paranormal Activity 4$20,75271%500$415$53,884,82111Paramount
26Chasing Mavericks$18,248298%2810$652$5,940,99210Fox
27The Intouchables$16,99791%114$1,545$13,126,94132Weinstein Company
28Talaash$15,169-57%16-9$948$2,851,1445Reliance Entertainment
29The Polar Express (2012 re-issue)$14,507-86%150$967$665,4266Warner Bros.
30The Collection$13,510-83%17-95$795$6,842,0585LD Entertainment
31The Master$13,44416%130$1,034$15,956,66216Weinstein Company
32West of Memphis$13,360--5--$2,672$22,3561Sony Pictures Classics
33Brave$12,59271%390$323$237,259,58028Disney
34ParaNorman$8,88066%22-2$404$55,994,55720Focus
35Any Day Now$8,454-64%9-10$939$109,8303Music Box Films
36A Werewolf Boy$8,245-72%3-6$2,748$328,2315CJ Entertainment
37Under the Sea 3D$6,82756%3-3$2,276$32,490,728203Warner Bros. / IMAX
38Arbitrage$6,16072%72$880$7,908,73316Roadside Attractions
39The Flat$3,58743%71$512$460,00011IFC Films
40Django (2012 re-issue)$3,047-50%7-1$435$13,3742Rialto Pictures
41My Worst Nightmare$2,922--2--$1,461$10,91511Strand Releasing
42Brooklyn Castle$2,179-36%20$1,090$194,42611Producers Distribution Agency
43Back to 1942$2,138-77%1-4$2,138$308,8715China Lion Film
44North Sea Texas$1,987303%10$1,987$23,9639Strand Releasing
45Deadfall (2012)$1,678-59%6-2$280$61,9684Magnolia Pictures
46Now, Forager$1,471169%10$1,471$9,22813Argot Pictures
475 Broken Cameras$1,260--3--$420$75,60731Kino Lorber
48Starlet$1,250392%10$1,250$78,8168Music Box Films
49The Well-Digger's Daughter$1,135-57%1-2$1,135$382,15824Kino Lorber
50Smashed$890-58%50$178$373,63412Sony Pictures Classics
51Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters$70459%20$352$29,7649Zeitgeist
52Beware of Mr. Baker$608-26%10$608$52,4675SnagFilms
53Nothing But a Man (2012 re-issue)$477--1--$477$6,5378APD/Cinema Conservancy
54Somewhere Between$468237%10$468$179,72619Long Shot Factory
55The Waiting Room$268--1--$268$175,74114International Film Circuit
56All Together$184-68%10$184$38,87011Kino Lorber / Tribeca Film