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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, Sep. 15 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Sep. 15 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Contagion$1,788,4507%3,222--$555$29,712,0911Warner Bros.
2The Help$948,2438%2,93592$323$140,926,7545Disney / DreamWorks
3Warrior (2011)$435,598-1%1,869--$233$7,142,3001Lionsgate
4The Debt$432,9803%1,87650$231$23,621,8002Focus
5Colombiana$315,7505%2,354-260$134$31,047,2323Sony / TriStar
6Rise of the Planet of the Apes$283,9525%2,887-306$98$168,993,4066Fox
7Our Idiot Brother$261,5420%2,396-159$109$22,377,4193Weinstein Company
8Apollo 18$204,4232%3,3302$61$15,788,4092Weinstein Company
9Crazy, Stupid, Love$202,44612%1,310-140$155$79,170,0917Warner Bros.
10Shark Night 3D$192,9916%2,84842$68$15,508,7012Relativity Media
11Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)$163,9635%2,251-529$73$21,658,9113FilmDistrict
12Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star$110,104-7%1,500--$73$1,936,0641Sony / Columbia
13The Smurfs$88,7356%1,977-729$45$136,350,6137Sony / Columbia
14Spy Kids: All The Time in the World$73,8542%2,544-463$29$34,517,3674Weinstein Company

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Sep. 15 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2$97,7736%810-282$121$377,480,1239Warner Bros.
2Seven Days in Utopia$81,72820%555-6$147$3,032,8332Visio Entertainment
3Captain America: The First Avenger$74,63910%804-246$93$173,737,5748Paramount
4Horrible Bosses$67,3125%50381$134$116,059,12610Warner Bros. / New Line
5Cowboys & Aliens$64,4008%920-265$70$98,299,4667Universal
6Sarah's Key$54,5462%306-13$178$6,050,2948Weinstein Company
730 Minutes or Less$51,5422%646-709$80$36,677,7725Sony / Columbia
8Final Destination 5$45,59813%655-571$70$41,927,8795Warner Bros. / New Line
9One Day$43,9526%492-695$89$13,614,9344Focus
10Conan the Barbarian (2011)$36,13310%551-1171$66$21,062,3084Lionsgate
11The Change-Up$30,0050%374-165$80$36,612,5306Universal
12Bridesmaids$18,7156%197-23$95$168,817,53518Universal
13Transformers: Dark of the Moon$15,032-4%177-247$85$350,862,77911Paramount / DreamWorks
14Saving Private Perez$13,817-17%1654$84$1,242,5152Lionsgate / Pantelion
15Super 8$12,6187%203-37$62$126,777,41214Paramount
16Green Lantern$8,0201%155-30$52$116,496,29013Warner Bros.
17Mr. Popper's Penguins$7,456-4%2520$30$67,732,03713Fox
18Kung Fu Panda 2$7,3897%164-141$45$165,030,73116Paramount / DreamWorks

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Sep. 15 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Laugh at My Pain$111,9361%98--$1,142$2,407,5061CodeBlack Entertainment
2Born to Be Wild 3D$16,09211%490$328$12,734,61523Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Attack the Block$7,3543%51-15$144$979,1587Sony / Screen Gems
4The Tree of Life$6,898-4%62-24$111$13,115,41516Fox Searchlight
5Monte Carlo$6,025-10%6928$87$23,072,19111Fox
6Circumstance$5,549-12%2312$241$205,6253Roadside Attractions
7X-Men: First Class$3,7518%67-34$56$146,372,86115Fox
8Another Earth$3,25837%41-30$79$1,285,6518Fox Searchlight
9The Devil's Double$2,626-1%33-16$80$1,332,5937Lionsgate
10The Future$2,4686%0-17--$485,4647Roadside Attractions
11Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame$2,105-10%30$702$111,2802Indomina Media
12The Hangover Part II$2,1015%60-30$35$254,464,30516Warner Bros.
13Project Nim$92015%11-4$84$376,88410Roadside Attractions
14Snow Flower and the Secret Fan$81076%8-4$101$1,340,2809Fox Searchlight
15Tanner Hall$505-7%5--$101$4,6901Anchor Bay Films
16Everything Must Go$92-23%40$23$2,711,64318Roadside Attractions
175 Days of War$41-34%1-2$41$17,4794Anchor Bay Films