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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 Sun, Feb. 26 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSun, Feb. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Act of Valor$5,951,509-37%3,039--$1,958$24,476,6321Relativity Media
2Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$3,852,616-39%3,350-150$1,150$76,645,4533Warner Bros. / New Line
3Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$3,644,487-45%2,132--$1,709$15,583,9241Lionsgate
4Safe House$2,746,785-45%3,052-69$900$97,622,7053Universal
5Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$2,528,161-39%3,1740$797$38,038,2172Sony / Columbia
6The Vow$2,160,805-52%3,03880$711$102,924,1173Sony / Screen Gems
7This Means War$1,824,982-53%3,1890$572$33,495,6462Fox
8Wanderlust$1,431,565-51%2,002--$715$6,526,6501Universal
9The Secret World of Arrietty$1,295,217-35%1,5220$851$14,508,9202Disney
10Gone$995,473-53%2,186--$455$4,770,3601Summit
11Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$947,478-36%1,618-1037$586$40,444,5853Fox
12Chronicle$938,274-44%1,797-759$522$57,984,9634Fox
13The Woman in Black$590,575-53%1,727-832$342$50,451,6814CBS Films

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSun, Feb. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Artist$709,726-51%966158$735$31,779,65714Weinstein Company
2The Descendants$493,114-55%889-354$555$78,460,13515Fox Searchlight
3Hugo$394,861-46%501-57$788$69,354,70414Paramount
4The Grey$209,354-43%917-1190$228$50,179,0915Open Road
5Big Miracle$204,085-32%628-1006$325$18,903,5804Universal
6The Iron Lady$163,555-53%522-101$313$25,721,5799Weinstein Company
7Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$115,440-36%311-89$371$130,384,57911Fox
8Red Tails$111,510-43%489-520$228$48,670,0986Fox
9Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$82,161-50%333-70$247$185,888,95311Warner Bros.
10The Adventures of Tintin$79,575-38%272-31$293$76,901,74210Paramount
11We Bought a Zoo$69,768-49%280-7$249$74,096,24610Fox
12My Week with Marilyn$69,497-55%402282$173$14,074,65114Weinstein Company
13Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$69,309-62%164-20$423$23,276,12612Focus
14Underworld Awakening$66,516-39%260-566$256$62,149,8336Sony / Screen Gems
15Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$62,645-50%280-297$224$31,215,13210Warner Bros.
16Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$56,247-50%178-97$316$207,771,02711Paramount
17Joyful Noise$48,450-43%277-63$175$30,586,6397Warner Bros.
18War Horse$44,723-47%213-181$210$79,041,41210Disney / DreamWorks
19Contraband$44,325-43%197-223$225$66,173,3857Universal
20The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)$39,486-56%125-64$316$101,701,26710Sony / Columbia
21One For the Money$38,262-37%229-704$167$25,951,3365Lionsgate
22Puss in Boots (2011)$35,361-37%138-25$256$149,234,74718Paramount / DreamWorks
23Albert Nobbs$29,877-54%100-19$299$2,610,6285Roadside Attractions
24Jack and Jill$22,643-42%109-25$208$74,158,15716Sony / Columbia

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSun, Feb. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Born to Be Wild 3D$32,959-25%40-5$824$16,625,10847Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya$25,697-40%48--$535$94,5831UTV Communications
3The Darkest Hour$18,193-39%94-19$194$21,426,80510Summit
4Happy Feet Two$17,656-24%85-50$208$63,934,37015Warner Bros.
5Man on a Ledge$12,486-42%76-325$164$18,600,9115Lionsgate
6Shame$10,147-49%25-19$406$3,807,64313Fox Searchlight
7Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu$9,338-51%35-63$267$1,130,8423UTV Communications
8Haywire$8,322-53%37-42$225$18,827,1656Relativity Media
9Coriolanus$5,818-47%8-5$727$365,1696Weinstein Company
10W.E.$5,172-62%15-5$345$265,2764Weinstein Company
11Undefeated$4,721-51%50$944$70,1952Weinstein Company
12Pariah (2011)$3,264-46%130$251$712,7059Focus
13The Devil Inside$1,736-41%25-9$69$53,193,9258Paramount
14In the Land of Blood and Honey$1,060-44%4-4$265$292,86510FilmDistrict