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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, Mar. 27 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleTue, Mar. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Hunger Games$10,348,198-4%4,137--$2,501$173,707,7331Lionsgate
221 Jump Street$2,203,24215%3,1210$706$74,342,9962Sony / Columbia
3Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$1,120,60011%3,677-92$305$179,543,8304Universal
4John Carter$512,30321%3,212-537$159$63,344,0153Disney
5Project X (2012)$237,44917%2,065-857$115$52,174,0574Warner Bros.
6Act of Valor$214,2219%2,219-546$97$66,331,6935Relativity Media
7A Thousand Words$190,33924%1,787-108$107$15,293,6633Paramount
8Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$143,00918%1,340-595$107$97,403,6187Warner Bros. / New Line
9Safe House$140,30517%1,330-590$105$122,842,3557Universal
10This Means War$102,75015%1,188-472$86$52,463,0126Fox
11The Vow$98,88421%1,258-917$79$122,957,1637Sony / Screen Gems
12Silent House (2012)$63,91310%1,202-922$53$12,084,7473Open Road

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleTue, Mar. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Friends With Kids$105,96550%558-82$190$5,696,3133Roadside Attractions
2Casa de mi Padre$101,108-2%47593$213$4,234,0842Lionsgate / Pantelion
3Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$75,69826%12462$610$1,764,4383CBS Films
4Jeff Who Lives at Home$69,02429%2540$272$1,896,5962Paramount Vantage
5The Artist$63,45537%576-579$110$43,147,76418Weinstein Company
6Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$47,8308%621-395$77$34,044,8455Lionsgate
7Hugo$36,22036%283-100$128$73,500,70618Paramount
8The Iron Lady$34,56324%327-129$106$29,162,42713Weinstein Company
9Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$33,19716%248-38$134$132,079,23015Fox
10Chronicle$25,19311%292-140$86$63,577,9988Fox
11Wanderlust$21,26565%235-463$90$17,149,8405Universal
12The Descendants$19,81331%199-148$100$82,313,63619Fox Searchlight
13Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$18,44011%200-29$92$209,100,10015Paramount
14We Bought a Zoo$17,11814%155-33$110$75,137,37714Fox
15The Grey$14,59815%204-15$72$51,386,3509Open Road
16Big Miracle$13,55010%224-12$60$19,992,1008Universal
17Red Tails$13,01656%131-21$99$49,621,98710Fox
18The Woman in Black$10,8596%180-125$60$53,770,3398CBS Films
19One For the Money$8,58021%15139$57$26,316,4879Lionsgate
20Gone$7,51446%183-293$41$11,539,9615Summit

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleTue, Mar. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Born to Be Wild 3D$25,08635%400$627$17,504,41851Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Being Flynn$9,98639%73-15$137$420,0724Focus
3Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$8,05931%86-39$94$186,778,48715Warner Bros.
4Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$6,404-5%74-82$87$43,233,3007Fox
5Seeking Justice$4,35013%74-157$59$398,7802Anchor Bay Films
6Albert Nobbs$4,233-3%44-4$96$2,903,6649Roadside Attractions
7Undefeated$2,9940%17-4$176$384,9866Weinstein Company
8Coriolanus$2,717-4%19-2$143$575,26110Weinstein Company
9My Week with Marilyn$2,53948%44-6$58$14,585,92718Weinstein Company
10Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close$2,473-12%50-55$49$31,842,03114Warner Bros.
11W.E.$2,4017%18-2$133$466,6738Weinstein Company