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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
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 Tue, Nov. 29 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Nov. 29 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $2,642,924 | 5% | 4,066 | 5 | $650 | $226,000,702 | 2 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 2 | The Muppets | $1,042,471 | -3% | 3,440 | -- | $303 | $43,631,444 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | Immortals | $712,805 | 14% | 2,677 | -443 | $266 | $70,043,247 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 4 | Hugo | $617,134 | 12% | 1,277 | -- | $483 | $16,569,208 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | Happy Feet Two | $588,193 | 12% | 3,611 | 5 | $163 | $44,868,690 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Jack and Jill | $497,099 | 15% | 3,029 | -409 | $164 | $58,047,728 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Arthur Christmas | $438,875 | 0% | 3,376 | -- | $130 | $17,180,042 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | J. Edgar | $416,481 | 25% | 1,910 | -37 | $218 | $29,587,381 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Tower Heist | $408,210 | 18% | 2,474 | -468 | $165 | $65,953,350 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $288,050 | 1% | 3,005 | -410 | $96 | $136,004,522 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| # | Title | Tue, Nov. 29 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Descendants | $584,378 | 20% | 433 | 404 | $1,350 | $11,957,210 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | My Week with Marilyn | $171,952 | 14% | 244 | -- | $705 | $2,385,243 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $153,508 | 23% | 875 | -933 | $175 | $31,837,274 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | In Time | $69,439 | 17% | 457 | -910 | $152 | $35,179,826 | 5 | Fox |
| 5 | Like Crazy | $36,443 | 16% | 150 | 41 | $243 | $2,546,295 | 5 | Paramount Vantage |
| 6 | Margin Call | $34,595 | 69% | 140 | -30 | $247 | $4,422,767 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | 50/50 | $20,295 | 22% | 210 | 25 | $97 | $34,591,659 | 9 | Summit |
| 8 | The Three Musketeers (2011) | $19,994 | 21% | 224 | 54 | $89 | $19,945,385 | 6 | Summit |
| 9 | The Way | $18,690 | 10% | 101 | -36 | $185 | $3,410,137 | 8 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 10 | The Ides of March | $18,682 | 26% | 159 | -139 | $117 | $39,576,752 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $17,500 | 5% | 355 | -1047 | $49 | $103,279,885 | 6 | Paramount |
| 12 | Moneyball | $16,966 | 19% | 187 | -222 | $91 | $73,186,425 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 13 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $15,608 | 10% | 113 | -67 | $138 | $2,605,512 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 14 | Courageous | $14,345 | 25% | 211 | -306 | $68 | $32,785,576 | 9 | Sony / TriStar |
| 15 | Footloose (2011) | $13,882 | 3% | 384 | -834 | $36 | $50,861,251 | 7 | Paramount |
| 16 | Contagion | $11,615 | 7% | 218 | -83 | $53 | $75,473,004 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Dolphin Tale | $8,813 | -5% | 216 | -172 | $41 | $70,381,388 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Abduction | $8,697 | 12% | 163 | -18 | $53 | $27,857,363 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 19 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $4,657 | 10% | 103 | -28 | $45 | $176,594,191 | 17 | Fox |
| # | Title | Tue, Nov. 29 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Artist | $19,375 | -1% | 4 | -- | $4,844 | $243,741 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Drive (2011) | $10,151 | 20% | 93 | 47 | $109 | $34,518,892 | 11 | FilmDistrict |
| 3 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $7,765 | 39% | 49 | 0 | $158 | $14,465,020 | 34 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | The Rum Diary | $6,739 | 7% | 54 | -98 | $125 | $12,970,050 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 5 | Anonymous | $5,939 | 28% | 72 | -107 | $82 | $4,311,607 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | $2,218 | 80% | 19 | -- | $117 | $77,919 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Big Year | $1,802 | -14% | 53 | -6 | $34 | $7,164,557 | 7 | Fox |
| 8 | Sarah's Key | $933 | 18% | 27 | -25 | $35 | $7,687,097 | 19 | Weinstein Company |
| 9 | Spy Kids: All The Time in the World | $692 | -21% | 48 | -22 | $14 | $38,518,400 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Inni | $428 | -61% | 5 | 2 | $86 | $100,953 | 5 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 11 | Machine Gun Preacher | $336 | 87% | 9 | -10 | $37 | $538,096 | 10 | Relativity Media |
| 12 | Laugh at My Pain | $110 | -22% | 4 | -7 | $28 | $7,702,225 | 12 | CodeBlack Entertainment |
| 13 | Project Nim | $72 | 1340% | 1 | -- | $72 | $407,288 | 21 | Roadside Attractions |
