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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 Mon, Feb. 7 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Feb. 7 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Sanctum$808,230-46%2,787--$290$10,256,1601Universal
2The Roommate$706,982-58%2,534--$279$15,709,6171Sony / Screen Gems
3No Strings Attached$653,440-42%3,05028$214$52,046,1453Paramount
4The King's Speech$627,840-55%2,58427$243$84,155,38411Weinstein Company
5The Mechanic$557,989-38%2,7041$206$20,563,5082CBS Films
6The Rite$503,003-45%2,9850$169$24,204,5372Warner Bros. / New Line
7The Green Hornet$408,778-59%3,033-491$135$87,497,4004Sony / Columbia
8True Grit (2010)$393,387-37%2,902-218$136$155,295,9287Paramount
9Black Swan$304,938-50%1,977-338$154$96,166,64610Fox Searchlight
10The Dilemma$241,775-42%2,545-360$95$45,815,8004Universal
11The Fighter$238,110-38%1,662-252$143$82,638,8489Paramount
12Yogi Bear$125,499-78%1,807-326$69$95,492,8288Warner Bros.
13TRON: Legacy$110,405-58%1,040-465$106$168,868,6438Disney
14Tangled$103,934-77%1,369-220$76$192,177,23711Disney
15Little Fockers$88,075-54%1,355-696$65$146,630,3607Universal

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Feb. 7 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1127 Hours$136,777-38%899-17$152$15,815,97214Fox Searchlight
2Blue Valentine (2010)$79,138-49%45035$176$7,347,9846Weinstein Company
3Biutiful$61,050-60%179117$341$1,484,0406Roadside Attractions
4From Prada to Nada$51,789-74%2615$198$2,149,2122Lionsgate / Pantelion
5The Company Men$48,931-50%23120$212$2,347,8223Weinstein Company
6Country Strong$47,598-50%948-339$50$19,864,7807Sony / Screen Gems
7The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader$32,641-71%514-218$64$102,596,4559Fox
8Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$30,607-61%365-100$84$292,791,82112Warner Bros.
9Season of the Witch$26,903-55%492-618$55$24,268,9585Relativity Media
10Megamind$26,118-67%290-10$90$147,485,65914Paramount / DreamWorks
11Gulliver's Travels (2010)$24,027-76%495-158$49$41,631,4797Fox
12The Social Network$19,664-52%294-73$67$96,418,23419Sony / Columbia
13The Way Back$14,210-46%145-450$98$2,548,7333Newmarket Films
14Rabbit Hole$14,063-52%1317$107$1,737,7638Lionsgate
15Unstoppable (2010)$10,726-42%202-48$53$81,211,92313Fox
16Fair Game (2010)$6,937-25%149109$47$9,481,08214Summit

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Feb. 7 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hubble 3D$16,180-43%485$337$21,238,91947Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Somewhere (2010)$6,371-52%46-14$139$1,610,4577Focus
3Winter's Bone$4,407-43%358$126$6,360,91035Roadside Attractions
4Faster (2010)$3,444-49%87-27$40$23,229,35511CBS Films
5Love and Other Drugs$3,028-27%46-71$66$32,332,96211Fox
6I Love You Phillip Morris$2,251-31%39-9$58$1,919,57810Roadside Attractions
7The Heart Specialist$1,788-27%56-63$32$1,098,0764Freestyle
8Waiting for Forever$1,121-35%3--$374$10,0381Freestyle