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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, Apr. 4 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Apr. 4 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1HOP$2,272,665-78%3,579--$635$39,816,3751Universal
2Source Code$1,097,444-70%2,961--$371$15,909,5381Summit
3Insidious$1,040,161-66%2,408--$432$14,311,6251FilmDistrict
4Limitless$712,163-69%2,83833$251$56,221,8033Relativity Media
5Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules$605,662-78%3,1692$191$38,801,8302Fox
6Sucker Punch$524,376-67%3,0330$173$30,335,4942Warner Bros.
7The Lincoln Lawyer$500,275-72%2,7070$185$39,916,3413Lionsgate
8Paul$356,835-69%2,550-256$140$32,201,2803Universal
9Rango$353,544-72%3,134-511$113$114,082,4185Paramount
10Battle: Los Angeles$295,570-69%2,263-855$131$78,798,1364Sony / Columbia
11The Adjustment Bureau$160,125-67%1,525-757$105$58,690,7205Universal
12Red Riding Hood$137,399-66%1,788-927$77$35,729,7404Warner Bros.
13The King's Speech$93,754-66%1,007-55$93$136,680,05919Weinstein Company

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Apr. 4 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Jane Eyre (2011)$109,369-69%18090$608$3,588,8824Focus
2Win Win$69,176-77%149126$464$2,017,1203Fox Searchlight
3Hall Pass$64,775-63%703-501$92$43,819,7466Warner Bros. / New Line
4Beastly$58,761-68%821-764$72$26,845,1705CBS Films
5Gnomeo and Juliet$49,943-59%735-629$68$96,916,0198Disney
6Just Go With It$49,242-64%597-519$82$101,474,5628Sony / Columbia
7Mars Needs Moms$39,685-62%701-1469$57$20,410,2954Disney
8True Grit (2010)$26,745-63%324119$83$170,448,98415Paramount
9Unknown (2011)$20,202-62%325-363$62$62,744,0057Warner Bros.
10I Am Number Four$19,569-62%270-242$72$53,887,6037Disney / DreamWorks
11Yogi Bear$17,510-68%265-61$66$100,186,57816Warner Bros.
12Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son$17,194-66%250-156$69$37,288,7417Fox
13Cedar Rapids$15,410-72%210-132$73$6,503,6068Fox Searchlight
14Black Swan$12,381-55%162-45$76$106,786,97818Fox Searchlight
15No Strings Attached$7,369-65%145-68$51$70,633,35511Paramount
16Justin Bieber: Never Say Never$4,340-72%113-176$38$72,690,9198Paramount

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Apr. 4 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hubble 3D$35,503-14%0-42--$23,426,89855Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Kill the Irishman$10,844-65%5615$194$720,7084Anchor Bay Films
3The Last Godfather$9,685-71%58--$167$111,4641Roadside Attractions
4Miral$6,610-70%1511$441$169,7712Weinstein Company
5Biutiful$5,664-56%58--$98$4,909,97714Roadside Attractions
6Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1$5,098-53%66-19$77$294,985,53220Warner Bros.
7The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader$3,352-64%60-12$56$104,353,71517Fox
8Blue Valentine (2010)$2,761-52%39-5$71$9,670,54214Weinstein Company
9The Eagle$2,673-57%57-40$47$19,481,0578Focus
10The Music Never Stopped$2,606-69%28-5$93$199,7073Roadside Attractions
11The Rite$2,410-68%72-83$33$33,040,16410Warner Bros. / New Line
12Gulliver's Travels (2010)$2,150-63%26-8$83$42,758,73815Fox
13Take Me Home Tonight$2,091-51%52-37$40$6,854,0285Relativity Media
14The Company Men$1,981-76%45-3$44$4,325,22011Weinstein Company
15The Mechanic$1,702-62%43-57$40$29,115,29010CBS Films
16Rabbit Hole$1,481-51%6132$24$2,223,29016Lionsgate
17Drive Angry$1,392-63%22-50$63$10,592,1406Summit
18I Love You Phillip Morris$1,059-51%123$88$2,028,46018Roadside Attractions
19happythankyoumoreplease$996-76%12-4$83$194,1805Anchor Bay Films