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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, Feb. 2 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Feb. 2 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Grey$1,263,8811%3,185--$397$25,256,5331Open Road
2Underworld Awakening$874,668-1%3,0780$284$48,752,9212Sony / Screen Gems
3One For the Money$678,8060%2,737--$248$14,417,9871Lionsgate
4Red Tails$616,4390%2,57361$240$36,323,4582Fox
5The Descendants$556,4130%2,0011441$278$60,922,65211Fox Searchlight
6Man on a Ledge$531,2523%2,998--$177$10,264,7741Lionsgate
7Contraband$489,4450%2,650-220$185$58,613,3003Universal
8Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$464,2505%2,6300$177$22,867,6766Warner Bros.
9Haywire$322,1072%2,4412$132$16,644,9042Relativity Media
10The Iron Lady$306,8891%1,244168$247$18,757,3495Weinstein Company
11Beauty and the Beast 3D$295,6942%2,145-480$138$42,328,8003Disney
12Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$232,9887%1,654-865$141$203,497,8627Paramount
13Joyful Noise$209,38912%2,021-714$104$27,505,2283Warner Bros.
14War Horse$184,6569%1,861-664$99$76,335,5076Disney / DreamWorks
15The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)$177,3834%1,202-705$148$98,881,4656Sony / Columbia
16Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$161,1757%1,530-955$105$182,859,1187Warner Bros.
17We Bought a Zoo$68,3136%1,089-976$63$71,983,5716Fox
18Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$62,9343%1,070-1000$59$127,303,4257Fox

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Feb. 2 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Artist$323,5172%897235$361$18,019,24410Weinstein Company
2Hugo$171,2933%965315$178$59,639,03910Paramount
3Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$89,8507%410-321$219$20,514,6928Focus
4The Adventures of Tintin$76,843-3%702-638$109$74,614,1396Paramount
5Albert Nobbs$71,907-1%245--$293$1,037,9431Roadside Attractions
6The Devil Inside$53,7675%722-1485$74$52,901,8584Paramount
7My Week with Marilyn$40,6095%186-39$218$12,751,15810Weinstein Company
8Happy Feet Two$20,1657%309-22$65$63,169,76311Warner Bros.
9Puss in Boots (2011)$17,3812%270-22$64$148,209,26414Paramount / DreamWorks
10The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$16,56812%191-179$87$280,596,71011Lionsgate / Summit
11J. Edgar$13,0481%208162$63$37,217,44512Warner Bros.
12The Sitter$12,24312%145-46$84$30,247,2048Fox
13Tower Heist$9,57010%174-46$55$78,046,57013Universal
14Immortals$7,28510%117-52$62$83,423,98312Relativity Media

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Feb. 2 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Shame$21,15710%80-15$264$3,361,6079Fox Searchlight
2Born to Be Wild 3D$14,76112%450$328$15,901,88443Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Coriolanus$6,7803%123$565$167,8212Weinstein Company
4Young Adult$4,978-7%87-63$57$16,214,3738Paramount
5Pariah (2011)$4,1029%14-7$293$586,0815Focus
6New Year's Eve$3,66224%62-203$59$54,274,7068Warner Bros. / New Line
7The Darkest Hour$3,39511%87-214$39$21,184,2106Summit
8In Time$3,00811%58-39$52$37,520,09514Fox
9In the Land of Blood and Honey$1,98854%11-3$181$231,8456FilmDistrict
10Drive (2011)$1,298-19%23-10$56$35,042,93720FilmDistrict