Grosses
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Falls Short Of Expectations; 'Iron Man 3' and 'Gatsby' Hold Up WellMay 18, 2013 04:43 AM
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 Wed, Oct. 12 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 12 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Steel | $1,405,914 | -23% | 3,440 | -- | $409 | $33,969,915 | 1 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Ides of March | $901,942 | -14% | 2,199 | -- | $410 | $13,744,213 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Moneyball | $623,973 | -12% | 3,018 | 25 | $207 | $51,558,141 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | 50/50 | $537,532 | -16% | 2,479 | 21 | $217 | $19,445,152 | 2 | Summit |
| 5 | Dolphin Tale | $467,259 | -16% | 3,478 | -37 | $134 | $51,778,897 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Courageous | $351,118 | -19% | 1,161 | 0 | $302 | $17,531,657 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| 7 | What's Your Number? | $308,175 | -17% | 3,011 | 9 | $102 | $11,485,116 | 2 | Fox |
| 8 | Dream House | $293,040 | -15% | 2,664 | 3 | $110 | $15,599,690 | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | The Lion King 3D | $282,000 | -13% | 2,267 | -73 | $124 | $87,416,756 | 4 | Disney |
| 10 | Contagion | $237,097 | -6% | 2,250 | -494 | $105 | $69,922,166 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Killer Elite | $235,755 | -14% | 2,411 | -575 | $98 | $22,494,364 | 3 | Open Road |
| 12 | The Help | $232,737 | -2% | 2,064 | -441 | $113 | $163,449,784 | 9 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 13 | Drive (2011) | $197,140 | -8% | 1,330 | -644 | $148 | $30,803,553 | 4 | FilmDistrict |
| 14 | Abduction | $190,559 | -15% | 2,591 | -527 | $74 | $24,152,631 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 12 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $40,499 | -13% | 407 | 155 | $100 | $379,903,359 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Laugh at My Pain | $31,698 | -13% | 248 | -26 | $128 | $7,056,695 | 5 | CodeBlack Entertainment |
| 3 | The Debt | $30,980 | -4% | 358 | -245 | $87 | $30,669,890 | 6 | Focus |
| 4 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $28,602 | -8% | 303 | -47 | $94 | $175,908,703 | 12 | Paramount |
| 5 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $28,143 | -3% | 382 | -209 | $74 | $175,036,807 | 10 | Fox |
| 6 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | $22,037 | 2% | 222 | -183 | $99 | $83,192,130 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Warrior (2011) | $16,742 | 1% | 319 | -388 | $52 | $13,485,363 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Cowboys & Aliens | $13,390 | -7% | 206 | -35 | $65 | $99,815,021 | 11 | Universal |
| 9 | Sarah's Key | $11,807 | 11% | 113 | -26 | $104 | $6,915,654 | 12 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | I Don't Know How She Does It | $10,771 | -11% | 240 | -505 | $45 | $9,524,488 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Horrible Bosses | $9,981 | 1% | 142 | -80 | $70 | $117,420,894 | 14 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 12 | Spy Kids: All The Time in the World | $8,368 | -13% | 365 | -345 | $23 | $37,825,501 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $6,360 | -15% | 143 | -65 | $44 | $352,382,933 | 15 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 14 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) | $5,054 | -10% | 114 | -102 | $44 | $23,838,273 | 7 | FilmDistrict |
| 15 | Shark Night 3D | $4,276 | 4% | 145 | -147 | $29 | $18,612,303 | 6 | Relativity Media |
| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 12 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine Gun Preacher | $15,755 | 3% | 93 | 60 | $169 | $340,920 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 2 | Seven Days in Utopia | $5,541 | 14% | 77 | -58 | $72 | $4,307,868 | 6 | Visio Entertainment |
| 3 | Our Idiot Brother | $3,660 | 3% | 67 | -69 | $55 | $24,669,979 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | $3,128 | -6% | 27 | -7 | $116 | $421,179 | 6 | Indomina Media |
| 5 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $2,762 | 0% | 68 | -35 | $41 | $68,194,634 | 17 | Fox |
| 6 | Final Destination 5 | $2,512 | -19% | 61 | -83 | $41 | $42,584,780 | 9 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 7 | Circumstance | $2,422 | -5% | 18 | -5 | $135 | $380,674 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 8 | Margaret | $2,394 | 4% | 14 | 12 | $171 | $32,835 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Dirty Girl | $2,388 | -31% | 9 | -- | $265 | $26,495 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Thunder Soul | $2,056 | -9% | 37 | 24 | $56 | $129,791 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | Munger Road | $1,928 | -27% | 9 | 8 | $214 | $109,221 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 12 | Apollo 18 | $1,382 | -13% | 46 | -68 | $30 | $17,525,195 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | The Future | $549 | -1% | 15 | -1 | $37 | $546,431 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? | $326 | -- | 1 | -- | $326 | $245,322 | 56 | Collective Eye |
| 15 | Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster | $238 | 113% | 9 | 0 | $26 | $14,080 | 2 | UTV Communications |
| 16 | Project Nim | $144 | -28% | 6 | -1 | $24 | $399,406 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 17 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | $52 | -32% | 4 | -2 | $13 | $10,744 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
