Grosses
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Falls Short Of Expectations; 'Iron Man 3' and 'Gatsby' Hold Up WellMay 18, 2013 04:43 AM
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 Thu, Dec. 9 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 9 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | $1,122,066 | -1% | 4,125 | 0 | $272 | $249,188,405 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Tangled | $1,091,749 | 0% | 3,603 | 0 | $303 | $101,063,873 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | Burlesque | $570,080 | -2% | 3,037 | 0 | $188 | $29,374,167 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Love and Other Drugs | $523,083 | 3% | 2,458 | 3 | $213 | $24,648,427 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Unstoppable (2010) | $441,004 | 2% | 3,152 | -31 | $140 | $70,521,942 | 4 | Fox |
| 6 | Due Date | $386,307 | 5% | 2,450 | -105 | $158 | $92,338,503 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Faster (2010) | $330,618 | 1% | 2,470 | 16 | $134 | $19,605,121 | 2 | CBS Films |
| 8 | Megamind | $270,167 | -3% | 3,173 | -238 | $85 | $137,692,138 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | The Next Three Days | $238,982 | 0% | 2,236 | -328 | $107 | $19,275,946 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | The Warrior's Way | $201,185 | -4% | 1,622 | -- | $124 | $3,976,806 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 11 | Morning Glory (2010) | $176,777 | 3% | 2,263 | -178 | $78 | $29,697,582 | 4 | Paramount |
| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 9 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127 Hours | $160,268 | 1% | 433 | 140 | $370 | $7,241,998 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Fair Game (2010) | $87,503 | 1% | 436 | 40 | $201 | $7,651,679 | 5 | Summit |
| 3 | Red (2010) | $75,782 | 1% | 779 | -135 | $97 | $87,465,678 | 8 | Summit |
| 4 | Skyline | $37,290 | 7% | 578 | -611 | $65 | $21,102,220 | 4 | Universal / Rogue |
| 5 | The Social Network | $36,927 | 5% | 260 | -31 | $142 | $91,111,227 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | For Colored Girls | $31,413 | 0% | 485 | -120 | $65 | $37,381,276 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Town | $20,097 | -3% | 318 | 0 | $63 | $91,816,913 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $15,164 | 0% | 322 | 192 | $47 | $54,874,483 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Despicable Me | $13,930 | 0% | 280 | 14 | $50 | $250,060,965 | 22 | Universal |
| 10 | Jackass 3D | $12,151 | -10% | 180 | -3 | $68 | $116,787,148 | 8 | Paramount |
| 11 | Conviction | $8,776 | -1% | 107 | 21 | $82 | $6,699,909 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 12 | Life As We Know It | $7,833 | 7% | 208 | -41 | $38 | $52,151,578 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Inception | $7,583 | 6% | 117 | -27 | $65 | $292,412,237 | 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Paranormal Activity 2 | $7,508 | -12% | 200 | -79 | $38 | $84,288,749 | 7 | Paramount |
| 15 | Hereafter | $6,051 | 8% | 114 | -88 | $53 | $32,459,263 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Nutcracker in 3D | $4,517 | -10% | 115 | 70 | $39 | $178,917 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 9 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Swan | $201,933 | -5% | 18 | -- | $11,219 | $2,279,174 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | The King's Speech | $37,978 | 25% | 6 | 2 | $6,330 | $932,305 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Hubble 3D | $33,848 | 11% | 57 | 0 | $594 | $19,055,056 | 38 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | The Polar Express (2010 re-issue) | $9,969 | 25% | 15 | -- | $665 | $216,238 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | I Love You Phillip Morris | $8,479 | -5% | 7 | -- | $1,211 | $151,123 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 6 | Waiting for 'Superman' | $7,170 | -16% | 85 | 16 | $84 | $6,351,232 | 11 | Paramount Vantage |
| 7 | Under the Sea 3D | $6,500 | 85% | 13 | 0 | $500 | $25,009,458 | 95 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 8 | Guzaarish | $2,926 | -26% | 58 | -38 | $50 | $1,003,847 | 3 | UTV |
| 9 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | $2,771 | -5% | 59 | -31 | $47 | $52,448,250 | 11 | Fox |
| 10 | Nowhere Boy | $2,171 | -11% | 23 | -17 | $94 | $1,457,247 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Wild Target | $1,595 | -8% | 13 | 7 | $123 | $109,338 | 6 | Freestyle |
| 12 | Stone | $1,284 | -26% | 22 | -1 | $58 | $1,768,717 | 9 | Relativity / Overture |
| 13 | The Tillman Story | $539 | -1% | 14 | 1 | $39 | $802,535 | 16 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | Winter's Bone | $371 | 395% | 2 | 0 | $186 | $6,229,719 | 26 | Roadside Attractions |
| 15 | Cool It | $223 | 8% | 15 | 14 | $15 | $60,938 | 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 16 | Jack Goes Boating | $197 | 159% | 9 | 0 | $22 | $533,771 | 12 | Relativity / Overture |
| 17 | Let Me In | $155 | 34% | 11 | -20 | $14 | $12,134,935 | 10 | Relativity / Overture |
