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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.

 

Daily Domestic Gross Sat, Jun. 5 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSat, Jun. 5 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Shrek Forever After$10,794,15366%4,38619$2,461$175,029,6903Paramount / DreamWorks
2Get Him to the Greek$6,446,0003%2,697--$2,390$12,703,0001Universal
3Killers$6,230,48910%2,859--$2,179$11,905,0421Lionsgate
4Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time$5,791,89340%3,6460$1,589$55,538,1862Disney
5Sex and the City 2$4,712,0008%3,4450$1,368$69,845,5342Warner Bros. / New Line
6Marmaduke$4,694,50136%3,213--$1,461$8,153,1641Fox
7Iron Man 2$3,482,01459%3,007-797$1,158$289,182,3755Paramount
8Splice$2,793,0003%2,450--$1,140$5,495,0001Warner Bros
9Robin Hood$2,352,00060%2,599-774$905$92,950,0004Universal
10Letters to Juliet$1,266,66133%1,962-863$646$42,517,7264Summit

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSat, Jun. 5 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Just Wright$360,87361%518-677$697$20,010,9334Fox Searchlight
2Date Night$352,81339%658-468$536$95,165,5309Fox
3Raajneeti$351,00039%111--$3,162$604,0001UTV Communications
4How to Train Your Dragon$205,87652%343-482$600$213,735,83311Paramount / DreamWorks
5City Island$155,568137%177-24$879$5,184,82212Anchor Bay
6Babies$100,78354%181-120$557$6,442,2845Focus
7A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)$91,00030%294-597$310$62,361,0006Warner Bros. / New Line
8Diary of a Wimpy Kid$87,27840%244-39$358$63,008,31912Fox
9The Bounty Hunter$83,84737%249-38$337$65,901,81812Sony / Columbia
10Clash of the Titans (2010)$54,00050%134-91$403$161,530,00010Warner Bros.
11The Losers$53,00033%206123$257$23,361,0007Warner Bros.
12Hot Tub Time Machine$49,00036%203-161$241$50,178,00011MGM
13The Back-up Plan$42,86948%153-238$280$36,769,9707CBS Films
14The Ghost Writer$41,02677%14789$279$15,414,97316Summit
15MacGruber$40,00033%177-2369$226$8,432,0003Universal / Rogue
16Furry Vengeance$36,69043%125-122$294$16,593,1006Summit
17Death at a Funeral (2010)$35,54261%102-145$348$42,074,4718Sony / Screen Gems
18Shutter Island$32,90047%152-49$216$127,945,91316Paramount
19Kick-Ass$29,66942%117-46$254$47,618,9888Lionsgate
20Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?$21,48850%105-72$205$60,059,32310Lionsgate

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSat, Jun. 5 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Solitary Man$85,303110%2216$3,877$391,4403Anchor Bay
2Hubble 3D$81,0008%47-1$1,723$7,488,00012Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Avatar$36,844104%46-38$801$749,180,32925Fox
4Kites$20,51563%58-118$354$1,587,8193Reliance Big Cinema
5Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief$17,80851%81-27$220$88,653,67217Fox
6Princess Kaiulani$16,15932%25-13$646$692,8934Roadside Attractions
7Under the Sea 3D$11,000-21%17-1$647$22,292,00069Warner Bros. / IMAX
8The Secret of Kells$7,53544%24-1$314$562,27914GKIDS
9The Tooth Fairy$6,77640%46-30$147$59,989,54020Fox
10The Square$5,83786%172$343$302,8309Apparition
11Letters to God$73219%9--$81$2,842,3329Vivendi
12The Joneses$6531%7-1$93$1,438,1268Roadside Attractions