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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 Wed, Nov. 17 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, Nov. 17 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Unstoppable (2010)$1,445,752-22%3,207--$451$27,519,0161Fox
2Due Date$1,108,166-17%3,36510$329$62,475,0762Warner Bros.
3Megamind$1,048,349-22%3,9495$265$92,327,5642Paramount / DreamWorks
4Morning Glory (2010)$680,392-22%2,5180$270$14,003,2641Paramount
5Skyline$561,535-26%2,880--$195$13,736,6601Universal / Rogue
6Red (2010)$352,671-15%2,878-351$123$80,771,0565Summit
7For Colored Girls$327,514-20%2,1270$154$31,829,6622Lionsgate
8Saw 3D$204,297-23%1,976-832$103$44,266,6373Lionsgate
9Jackass 3D$179,200-13%1,607-558$112$115,204,3045Paramount
10Paranormal Activity 2$167,532-18%2,403-765$70$82,480,9964Paramount
11Secretariat$165,432-7%2,019-595$82$55,241,7736Disney
12The Social Network$126,783-10%1,088-772$117$88,186,0467Sony / Columbia
13Hereafter$113,003-13%1,691-514$67$31,792,7325Warner Bros.
14Life As We Know It$84,093-16%1,239-486$68$51,011,2736Warner Bros.

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, Nov. 17 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Fair Game (2010)$89,908-5%175129$514$2,183,5872Summit
2Conviction$59,493-20%493-179$121$6,206,4635Fox Searchlight
3The Town$39,197-4%375-266$105$90,739,2479Warner Bros.
4Waiting for 'Superman'$36,08930%204-38$177$5,979,7968Paramount Vantage
5Inception$20,908-1%262-29$80$291,893,65518Warner Bros.
6Despicable Me$19,110-22%273-34$70$248,879,56519Universal
7Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$16,266-13%249-104$65$52,196,7918Fox
8Nowhere Boy$7,8540%111-64$71$1,352,9096Weinstein Company
9Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$6,640-19%240-290$28$54,383,6478Warner Bros.
10Let Me In$6,093-9%14348$43$12,086,6767Relativity / Overture
11Devil$4,215-12%120-164$35$33,596,9959Universal
12Alpha and Omega$3,972-20%123-165$32$24,602,9689Lionsgate
13Case 39$3,4532%106-51$33$13,258,6597Paramount Vantage

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, Nov. 17 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1127 Hours$44,724-8%2218$2,033$944,0522Fox Searchlight
2Hubble 3D$31,35213%56-4$560$18,159,81735Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Stone$8,885-15%87-22$102$1,668,4616Relativity / Overture
4Under the Sea 3D$7,92328%140$566$24,814,92892Warner Bros. / IMAX
5It's Kind of a Funny Story$4,9787%67-134$74$6,323,7266Focus
6Cool It$3,444-20%41--$84$37,9861Roadside Attractions
7Never Let Me Go$3,1226%32-19$98$2,339,5959Fox Searchlight
8Catfish$2,3850%25-30$95$3,208,8489Universal / Rogue
9Jack Goes Boating$1,20410%34-610$35$515,2079Relativity / Overture
10The Tillman Story$97824%21-3$47$785,37213Weinstein Company
11Wild Target$899-3%50$180$57,7533Freestyle
12N-Secure$83428%20-85$42$2,595,0405Freestyle
13Avatar$4984%6-3$83$760,506,18148Fox
14The Concert$272-20%3-1$91$657,98617Weinstein Company
15Winter's Bone$244-74%100$24$6,224,16623Roadside Attractions
16Piranha 3D$57-23%82$7$25,003,09313Weinstein Company