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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 Tue, Feb. 21 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleTue, Feb. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Safe House$1,981,335-49%3,1212$635$83,793,7752Universal
2The Vow$1,821,724-49%2,9580$616$90,389,3472Sony / Screen Gems
3Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$1,737,401-71%3,50030$496$60,787,8522Warner Bros. / New Line
4Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$1,520,420-55%3,174--$479$26,991,1931Sony / Columbia
5This Means War$1,353,590-48%3,189--$424$22,970,3071Fox
6Chronicle$659,549-57%2,556-352$258$53,303,0363Fox
7The Secret World of Arrietty$610,169-73%1,522--$401$9,295,0331Disney
8Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$571,757-71%2,6550$215$36,365,6672Fox
9The Woman in Black$508,462-54%2,559-297$199$46,913,2563CBS Films
10The Grey$289,003-50%2,107-694$137$48,899,2964Open Road
11The Descendants$268,412-52%1,243-338$216$75,840,85414Fox Searchlight
12Big Miracle$261,440-71%1,634-499$160$17,867,1253Universal
13Red Tails$117,112-64%1,009-571$116$48,002,9665Fox

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleTue, Feb. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Artist$274,827-49%8080$340$28,345,23913Weinstein Company
2Hugo$205,264-62%558-144$368$67,492,62713Paramount
3The Iron Lady$133,892-42%623111$215$24,790,1528Weinstein Company
4Underworld Awakening$115,844-46%826-831$140$61,709,7515Sony / Screen Gems
5One For the Money$73,697-49%933-1123$79$25,679,4174Lionsgate
6Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$61,173-57%577-798$106$30,835,2969Warner Bros.
7Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$55,520-52%403138$138$185,442,02110Warner Bros.
8Contraband$52,495-44%420-661$125$65,912,7006Universal
9Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$50,062-53%275-194$182$207,455,02310Paramount
10Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$48,648-74%400-102$122$129,921,25810Fox
11Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$46,650-56%184-48$254$22,848,16411Focus
12The Adventures of Tintin$39,728-71%30346$131$76,569,2439Paramount
13Man on a Ledge$38,342-48%401-1022$96$18,489,4974Lionsgate
14War Horse$31,651-54%394-108$80$78,807,1019Disney / DreamWorks
15Albert Nobbs$25,937-45%119-32$218$2,433,6824Roadside Attractions
16My Week with Marilyn$25,901-50%120-5$216$13,720,31513Weinstein Company
17We Bought a Zoo$25,301-71%287-133$88$73,768,3219Fox
18Beauty and the Beast 3D$25,234-76%214-464$118$47,129,6786Disney
19Joyful Noise$18,378-61%340-346$54$30,373,8836Warner Bros.
20Puss in Boots (2011)$15,652-79%163-46$96$149,089,65417Paramount / DreamWorks
21The Darkest Hour$9,033-48%11395$80$21,345,9849Summit
22Happy Feet Two$8,807-74%135-67$65$63,868,44514Warner Bros.
23The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$3,977-52%148-82$27$281,279,96814Lionsgate / Summit

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleTue, Feb. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Born to Be Wild 3D$24,705-53%451$549$16,450,83946Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu$14,325-55%98-13$146$1,072,5622UTV Communications
3Shame$9,978-33%44-8$227$3,745,05312Fox Searchlight
4Haywire$7,961-46%79-184$101$18,774,0705Relativity Media
5W.E.$6,370-51%203$319$226,2073Weinstein Company
6Young Adult$4,021-24%8752$46$16,304,32311Paramount
7Coriolanus$3,647-62%132$281$335,1195Weinstein Company
8Undefeated$2,522-72%5--$504$44,7691Weinstein Company
9Pariah (2011)$2,170-54%130$167$694,7858Focus
10The Devil Inside$1,446-41%34-61$43$53,184,6727Paramount
11New Year's Eve$1,231-51%33-122$37$54,541,75611Warner Bros. / New Line
12In the Land of Blood and Honey$858-52%8-2$107$287,6429FilmDistrict
13J. Edgar$354-29%11-31$32$37,305,30415Warner Bros.
14Immortals$262-65%29-4$9$83,503,42315Relativity Media