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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 Tue, Nov. 30 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleTue, Nov. 30 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$2,278,481-3%4,1250$552$223,673,7722Warner Bros.
2Tangled$1,697,522-4%3,603--$471$72,174,9891Disney
3Burlesque$1,031,77218%3,037--$340$19,208,2321Sony / Screen Gems
4Love and Other Drugs$856,42122%2,455--$349$15,459,2161Fox
5Faster (2010)$675,44212%2,454--$275$13,279,6831CBS Films
6Unstoppable (2010)$665,62313%3,183-26$209$61,696,8473Fox
7Due Date$503,3475%2,555-674$197$85,841,8054Warner Bros.
8The Next Three Days$399,73523%2,5640$156$15,115,6772Lionsgate
9Megamind$382,415-7%3,411-368$112$131,014,2254Paramount / DreamWorks
10Morning Glory (2010)$292,48627%2,441-103$120$26,862,7333Paramount
11Skyline$77,805-7%1,189-1694$65$20,376,8253Universal / Rogue

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleTue, Nov. 30 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1127 Hours$156,90718%293185$536$4,710,3874Fox Searchlight
2Fair Game (2010)$107,15316%39610$271$6,157,9454Summit
3Red (2010)$78,7595%914-1120$86$86,271,0257Summit
4For Colored Girls$63,459-12%605-611$105$36,699,9644Lionsgate
5Secretariat$38,4163%501-509$77$57,622,8088Disney
6The Social Network$37,1375%291-280$128$90,496,3819Sony / Columbia
7The Town$28,65019%318153$90$91,482,44411Warner Bros.
8Despicable Me$15,830-1%266-2$60$249,756,47521Universal
9Jackass 3D$15,60510%183-504$85$116,593,5617Paramount
10Paranormal Activity 2$13,0950%279-822$47$84,131,8846Paramount
11Life As We Know It$10,36417%249-309$42$51,999,2418Warner Bros.
12Saw 3D$10,05410%145-661$69$45,690,0615Lionsgate
13Inception$10,02924%144-54$70$292,295,87220Warner Bros.
14Alpha and Omega$7,7339%228-24$34$25,092,82211Lionsgate
15Hereafter$7,65935%202-201$38$32,374,6787Warner Bros.
16Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$4,581-7%130-8$35$54,589,00010Warner Bros.

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleTue, Nov. 30 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The King's Speech$31,016-10%4--$7,754$420,8821Weinstein Company
2Hubble 3D$28,64620%570$503$18,774,85537Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Guzaarish$14,16036%96-12$148$915,2232UTV
4Conviction$6,726-12%86-104$78$6,585,3547Fox Searchlight
5Waiting for 'Superman'$4,617-59%69-49$67$6,268,79810Paramount Vantage
6Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$4,08230%90-95$45$52,408,39010Fox
7Under the Sea 3D$3,013-32%130$232$24,946,25594Warner Bros. / IMAX
8Nowhere Boy$2,773147%40-20$69$1,426,1718Weinstein Company
9The Nutcracker in 3D$2,548-17%45--$57$93,1481Freestyle Releasing
10Stone$2,05246%23-32$89$1,745,5198Relativity / Overture
11Wild Target$909-12%6-1$152$78,3645Freestyle
12Jack Goes Boating$89794%9-9$100$530,20411Relativity / Overture
13Catfish$81020%9-4$90$3,235,85811Universal / Rogue
14Let Me In$57117%31-54$18$12,130,5429Relativity / Overture
15The Tillman Story$433127%132$33$793,54915Weinstein Company
16Cool It$155109%1--$155$58,1793Roadside Attractions
17Winter's Bone$1208%2--$60$6,226,59625Roadside Attractions