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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 Fri, Sep. 23 2011

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, Sep. 23 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Moneyball$6,728,195--2,993--$2,248$6,728,1951Sony / Columbia
2The Lion King 3D$6,075,717170%2,3300$2,608$45,621,7872Disney
3Dolphin Tale$5,097,129--3,507--$1,453$5,097,1291Warner Bros.
4Abduction$3,844,222--3,118--$1,233$3,844,2221Lionsgate
5Killer Elite$3,406,208--2,986--$1,141$3,406,2081Open Road
6Contagion$2,620,940161%3,136-86$836$51,177,6123Warner Bros.
7Drive (2011)$1,866,64693%2,90418$643$17,520,0212FilmDistrict
8The Help$1,313,68896%2,695-319$487$151,357,7907Disney / DreamWorks
9Straw Dogs (2011)$685,22496%2,4080$285$7,469,0782Sony / Screen Gems
10I Don't Know How She Does It$679,58086%2,49014$273$6,646,0052Weinstein Company
11The Debt$357,91629%1,067-764$335$28,064,3794Focus
12Warrior (2011)$349,99338%1,411-472$248$11,440,2843Lionsgate
13Rise of the Planet of the Apes$316,45264%1,178-1162$269$172,754,9758Fox
14Spy Kids: All The Time in the World$115,644208%1,207-443$96$36,424,0826Weinstein Company

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleFri, Sep. 23 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Laugh at My Pain$362,798253%28757$1,264$4,393,2813CodeBlack Entertainment
2Colombiana$270,92942%847-1086$320$34,456,3725Sony / TriStar
3Crazy, Stupid, Love$251,38178%675-470$372$81,536,9319Warner Bros.
4Shark Night 3D$134,96930%637-1445$212$17,891,4064Relativity Media
5The Smurfs$127,577141%669-750$191$137,939,6339Sony / Columbia
6Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)$110,10624%424-910$260$23,233,6275FilmDistrict
7Transformers: Dark of the Moon$101,764135%251-55$405$351,603,30313Paramount / DreamWorks
8Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2$96,80837%320-281$303$378,533,67611Warner Bros.
9Horrible Bosses$88,721107%313-131$283$116,765,49212Warner Bros. / New Line
10Captain America: The First Avenger$85,42863%334-206$256$174,576,36110Paramount
11Our Idiot Brother$81,306-36%411-1336$198$24,266,6925Weinstein Company
12Zookeeper$81,204--294-54$276$79,400,52612Sony / Columbia
13Cowboys & Aliens$81,07590%345-269$235$99,079,5919Universal
14Seven Days in Utopia$80,87156%272-165$297$3,864,6864Visio Entertainment
15Apollo 18$57,423-26%339-1456$169$17,254,8034Weinstein Company
16Bad Teacher$48,704--232-242$210$99,572,87014Sony / Columbia
17Final Destination 5$45,115160%254-48$178$42,256,0257Warner Bros. / New Line
18Sarah's Key$36,103-4%151-115$239$6,496,28610Weinstein Company
19The Change-Up$33,78556%169-138$200$36,964,0208Universal
20Bridesmaids$26,08580%111-59$235$169,024,57520Universal
21Mr. Popper's Penguins$25,577166%153-60$167$67,955,03215Fox
22Super 8$20,395135%117-42$174$126,922,21416Paramount
23Kung Fu Panda 2$18,698228%113-29$165$165,170,39618Paramount / DreamWorks

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleFri, Sep. 23 2011LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Born to Be Wild 3D$26,86873%490$548$12,917,14925Warner Bros. / IMAX
230 Minutes or Less$22,965--95-196$242$37,003,9127Sony / Columbia
3Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame$21,818325%4829$455$206,1264Indomina Media
4Thunder Soul$19,866--35--$568$19,8661Roadside Attractions
5Monte Carlo$11,626309%34-12$342$23,155,94113Fox
6Machine Gun Preacher$10,330--4--$2,583$10,3301Relativity Media
7Circumstance$9,21755%29-2$318$286,6665Roadside Attractions
8The Tree of Life$8,42035%39-2$216$13,181,98318Fox Searchlight
9Saving Private Perez$6,760-8%44-72$154$1,367,3354Lionsgate / Pantelion
10Green Lantern$6,58842%49-54$134$116,574,94915Warner Bros.
11Conan the Barbarian (2011)$6,414-38%56-98$115$21,196,9396Lionsgate
12Attack the Block$2,492-28%17-18$147$1,018,1859Sony / Screen Gems
13The Future$2,423-15%27-2$90$514,2029Roadside Attractions
14The Devil's Double$2,26456%4823$47$1,351,7299Lionsgate
15Project Nim$1,802139%181$100$388,87012Roadside Attractions