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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 Thu, Dec. 16 2010

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Dec. 16 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader$1,569,66410%3,555--$442$30,363,5751Fox
2The Tourist$1,271,108-3%2,756--$461$22,091,2331Sony / Columbia
3Tangled$1,006,65316%3,565-38$282$119,142,9323Disney
4Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$777,0037%3,577-548$217$260,701,2574Warner Bros.
5Burlesque$393,1373%2,876-161$137$34,111,9103Sony / Screen Gems
6Love and Other Drugs$361,7110%2,240-218$161$29,089,2633Fox
7Unstoppable (2010)$338,0306%2,967-185$114$75,542,6085Fox
8Due Date$291,2034%1,990-460$146$96,064,9226Warner Bros.
9Megamind$188,55510%2,425-748$78$140,950,9626Paramount / DreamWorks
10Faster (2010)$178,4891%2,106-364$85$22,066,5483CBS Films
11The Next Three Days$113,8702%1,426-810$80$20,763,0504Lionsgate
12The Warrior's Way$108,790-6%1,6220$67$5,419,8172Relativity Media
13Morning Glory (2010)$62,6346%1,004-1259$62$30,451,3385Paramount

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Dec. 16 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1127 Hours$127,006-2%416-17$305$8,765,5276Fox Searchlight
2Fair Game (2010)$54,2622%4360$124$8,430,4156Summit
3Red (2010)$51,2112%564-215$91$88,093,4219Summit
4The Social Network$47,93311%227-33$211$91,558,90111Sony / Columbia
5Despicable Me$19,1258%255-25$75$250,322,31523Universal
6The Town$18,6416%255-63$73$92,017,26613Warner Bros.
7Skyline$15,2951%277-301$55$21,315,4605Universal / Rogue
8Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$14,31217%288-34$50$55,087,50212Warner Bros.
9For Colored Girls$13,7932%243-242$57$37,588,7236Lionsgate
10Life As We Know It$7,66525%120-88$64$52,235,47410Warner Bros.
11Inception$6,44014%108-9$60$292,485,54422Warner Bros.
12Jackass 3D$5,952-13%108-72$55$116,857,7369Paramount
13Paranormal Activity 2$4,878-4%125-75$39$84,354,4408Paramount

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Dec. 16 2010LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Black Swan$445,010-7%9072$4,945$7,408,2742Fox Searchlight
2The King's Speech$84,0852%1913$4,426$1,839,8283Weinstein Company
3The Fighter$31,791-6%4--$7,948$433,9351Paramount
4Hubble 3D$25,506-4%570$447$19,250,55739Warner Bros. / IMAX
5The Polar Express (2010 re-issue)$17,77941%150$1,185$382,5976Warner Bros.
6I Love You Phillip Morris$17,5410%3528$501$374,5112Roadside Attractions
7Waiting for 'Superman'$9,37496%55-30$170$6,402,17412Paramount Vantage
8Under the Sea 3D$6,39437%11-2$581$25,056,16896Warner Bros. / IMAX
9The Tempest$6,21727%6--$1,036$63,3901Disney
10Conviction$5,142-23%75-32$69$6,756,0959Fox Searchlight
11Hereafter$3,723-9%87-27$43$32,505,7639Warner Bros.
12The Nutcracker in 3D$1,856144%37-78$50$195,4593Freestyle Releasing
13Hemingway's Garden of Eden$1,665-15%14--$119$19,5481Roadside Attractions
14Stone$1,111-16%19-3$58$1,782,08710Relativity / Overture
15Frankie & Alice$99813%1--$998$10,6711Freestyle Releasing
16Wild Target$812-1%9-4$90$108,5897Freestyle
17Jack Goes Boating$743-1%4233$18$541,99213Relativity / Overture
18Winter's Bone$518118%31$173$6,233,82927Roadside Attractions
19Cool It$96-18%10-5$10$62,4205Roadside Attractions