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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 Fri, Jun. 18 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, Jun. 18 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Toy Story 3$41,148,961--4,028--$10,216$41,148,9611Disney
2The Karate Kid (2010)$8,782,633101%3,6630$2,398$86,036,5772Sony / Columbia
3The A-Team$4,285,169110%3,5449$1,209$40,307,4392Fox
4Get Him to the Greek$1,996,000105%2,592-110$770$43,735,0003Universal
5Jonah Hex$1,952,000--2,825--$691$1,952,0001Warner Bros.
6Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time$1,736,445152%2,605-503$667$76,970,5554Disney
7Shrek Forever After$1,685,8141%3,207-661$526$219,142,3415Paramount / DreamWorks
8Killers$1,680,33089%2,619-240$642$35,946,9863Lionsgate
9Sex and the City 2$905,00023%1,680-1070$539$88,664,0004Warner Bros. / New Line
10Iron Man 2$715,41752%1,612-693$444$302,053,4947Paramount
11Marmaduke$678,029-1%2,495-718$272$25,914,8343Fox
12Robin Hood$361,00036%1,046-849$345$101,018,0006Universal

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleFri, Jun. 18 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Splice$284,000-7%944-1506$301$14,921,0003Warner Bros
2Letters to Juliet$280,49410%806-525$348$48,081,4736Summit
3Raavan$183,486--119--$1,542$183,4861Reliance Big Pictures
4Date Night$123,852115%345-85$359$96,646,20511Fox
5Solitary Man$115,069377%10754$1,075$113,1355Anchor Bay
6The Bounty Hunter$80,212--174-62$461$66,621,65514Sony / Columbia
7Clash of the Titans (2010)$70,000--267-66$262$162,045,00012Warner Bros.
8How to Train Your Dragon$50,56620%213-68$237$214,647,78113Paramount / DreamWorks
9Just Wright$49,64787%158-121$314$20,967,5276Fox Searchlight
10City Island$44,22196%133-26$332$5,800,01114Anchor Bay
11Death at a Funeral (2010)$42,967--16195$267$42,259,34610Sony / Screen Gems
12A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)$37,000393%228103$162$62,650,0008Warner Bros. / New Line
13Furry Vengeance$34,98610%235-33$149$16,983,7028Summit
14The Back-up Plan$32,511229%16654$196$36,989,8269CBS Films
15Diary of a Wimpy Kid$26,4123%146-56$181$63,498,43314Fox
16Kick-Ass$22,95728%157-21$146$47,897,08810Lionsgate

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleFri, Jun. 18 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Winter's Bone$98,5881199%3935$2,528$221,6002Roadside Attractions
2Hubble 3D$82,00011%502$1,640$8,450,00014Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Cyrus$52,210--4--$13,053$52,2101Fox Searchlight
4Babies$25,796-22%97-49$266$7,015,9877Focus
5Raajneeti$18,00038%56-68$321$1,378,0003UTV Communications
6Under the Sea 3D$13,000-7%150$867$22,477,00071Warner Bros. / IMAX
7Avatar$12,094-34%17-9$711$749,401,86327Fox
8The Losers$7,500-6%31-96$242$23,568,0009Warner Bros.
9Princess Kaiulani$6,08448%16-10$380$796,6986Roadside Attractions
10The Square$5,987445%12-5$499$340,73611Apparition
11The Secret of Kells$2,76439%15-5$184$612,00016GKIDS
12The Joneses$2,60542%7-1$372$1,449,08110Roadside Attractions
13Racing Dreams$980--2--$490$42,1755Hanover House