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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 Mon, Mar. 19 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Mar. 19 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
121 Jump Street$3,607,564-64%3,121--$1,156$39,910,1761Sony / Columbia
2Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$1,451,065-77%3,76923$385$159,838,8403Universal
3John Carter$1,090,084-72%3,7490$291$54,317,3322Disney
4Project X (2012)$417,313-59%2,922-133$143$48,587,3183Warner Bros.
5Act of Valor$357,843-66%2,765-186$129$62,811,9094Relativity Media
6Safe House$239,845-66%1,920-224$125$120,449,7356Universal
7A Thousand Words$239,729-73%1,8955$127$12,225,4822Paramount
8Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$182,106-73%1,935-590$94$95,176,1126Warner Bros. / New Line
9The Vow$177,838-61%2,175-303$82$121,335,1966Sony / Screen Gems
10Silent House (2012)$176,069-66%2,1240$83$10,781,6132Open Road
11This Means War$172,476-63%1,660-289$104$50,714,0185Fox
12The Artist$106,934-63%1,155-350$93$42,215,30817Weinstein Company
13Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$97,067-70%1,016-500$96$32,828,3964Lionsgate
14Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$68,953-69%1,024-780$67$49,811,2295Sony / Columbia

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Mar. 19 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Casa de mi Padre$161,092-78%382--$422$2,448,3311Lionsgate / Pantelion
2Friends With Kids$114,457-71%640271$179$4,299,0002Roadside Attractions
3Jeff Who Lives at Home$82,592-66%254--$325$938,3011Paramount Vantage
4Wanderlust$52,350-62%698-522$75$16,796,4754Universal
5The Iron Lady$50,848-58%4569$112$28,666,60512Weinstein Company
6Hugo$46,296-69%38370$121$73,040,04917Paramount
7Chronicle$42,440-65%432-163$98$63,201,4917Fox
8The Descendants$30,668-59%347-170$88$82,026,71018Fox Searchlight
9Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$28,544-63%286-1$100$131,676,94514Fox
10Seeking Justice$26,646-66%231--$115$276,5581Anchor Bay Films
11Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$23,079-63%2290$101$208,805,88414Paramount
12Gone$22,083-57%476-668$46$11,381,7504Summit
13The Woman in Black$19,618-64%305-128$64$53,493,3847CBS Films
14We Bought a Zoo$16,614-58%188-40$88$74,925,38513Fox
15The Grey$16,454-63%21968$75$51,186,5168Open Road
16Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$13,227-73%156-102$85$43,127,9406Fox
17Big Miracle$11,800-67%236-2$50$19,804,2257Universal
18Red Tails$9,055-60%152-26$60$49,489,8209Fox
19Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$8,627-53%125-83$69$186,685,93114Warner Bros.
20One For the Money$6,734-60%11248$60$26,202,7938Lionsgate
21The Adventures of Tintin$5,514-77%123-30$45$77,569,55113Paramount
22Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$3,663-66%105-97$35$31,802,56613Warner Bros.

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Mar. 19 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$35,790-72%6244$577$804,7262CBS Films
2Born to Be Wild 3D$15,455-52%400$386$17,276,63850Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Being Flynn$13,179-68%8876$150$279,7073Focus
4Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy$9,709-65%86-23$113$24,113,82215Focus
5Undefeated$5,324-66%218$254$336,2125Weinstein Company
6The Devil Inside$4,169-65%7767$54$53,249,22411Paramount
7Albert Nobbs$4,018-60%483$84$2,850,3468Roadside Attractions
8Coriolanus$3,563-65%212$170$534,8469Weinstein Company
9W.E.$3,255-62%20-4$163$432,2227Weinstein Company
10My Week with Marilyn$3,188-57%50-70$64$14,558,13217Weinstein Company
11Joyful Noise$2,410-68%65-38$37$30,922,57710Warner Bros.
12Haywire$1,456-65%69-13$21$18,936,3149Relativity Media