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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, Apr. 16 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Apr. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Hunger Games$1,396,955-74%3,916-221$357$338,063,3184Lionsgate
2The Cabin in the Woods$1,192,968-66%2,811--$424$15,936,5821Lionsgate
3American Reunion$832,885-68%3,20311$260$40,545,4202Universal
4The Three Stooges$802,693-82%3,477--$231$17,812,8181Fox
5Titanic 3D$800,934-76%2,69723$297$45,524,7532Paramount
6Wrath of the Titans$519,087-73%3,102-443$167$71,771,0923Warner Bros.
721 Jump Street$517,088-69%2,735-274$189$120,840,7695Sony / Columbia
8Lockout$458,458-70%2,308--$199$6,690,2941Open Road
9Mirror Mirror$402,173-78%3,206-412$125$49,718,3583Relativity Media
10Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$179,520-79%2,112-891$85$204,693,4357Universal

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Apr. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$67,719-68%435-89$156$6,132,6566CBS Films
2Bully (2012)$44,909-72%158152$284$859,5443Weinstein Company
3Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$43,259-80%502-149$86$100,506,78310Warner Bros. / New Line
4Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day$41,966-73%102--$411$683,5081Code Black Entertainment
5John Carter$26,818-72%446-569$60$68,774,6876Disney
6Safe House$22,260-71%371-111$60$125,299,01510Universal
7Act of Valor$19,551-70%352-356$56$69,277,0258Relativity Media
8Jeff Who Lives at Home$18,456-65%183-264$101$3,841,4175Paramount Vantage
9Blue Like Jazz$18,402-69%136--$135$279,5921Roadside Attractions
10This Means War$14,711-70%283-38$52$53,845,5739Fox
11A Thousand Words$11,194-77%277-230$40$17,838,8926Paramount
12The Artist$10,106-61%121-101$84$44,058,73921Weinstein Company
13The Iron Lady$9,681-58%146-90$66$29,846,98816Weinstein Company
14Chronicle$9,471-74%1653$57$64,175,49011Fox
15Friends With Kids$9,158-69%113-94$81$6,979,3226Roadside Attractions
16Project X (2012)$8,426-60%145-299$58$54,339,6697Warner Bros.
17Casa de mi Padre$8,293-73%121-162$69$5,711,4515Lionsgate / Pantelion
18Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$5,186-70%125-79$41$34,803,2418Lionsgate
19Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$5,152-82%153-42$34$132,834,54118Fox
20The Woman in Black$5,006-69%122-37$41$54,217,64911CBS Films

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Apr. 16 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Born to Be Wild 3D$13,506-42%400$338$18,162,38854Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Albert Nobbs$8,19772%12-18$683$2,988,38412Roadside Attractions
3Silent House (2012)$4,418-65%59-155$75$12,670,8996Open Road
4Touchback$4,398-73%50--$88$71,3911Anchor Bay Films
5The Descendants$3,719-20%41-37$91$82,574,37222Fox Searchlight
6We Bought a Zoo$2,888-74%83-16$35$75,500,98517Fox
7Coriolanus$2,440-53%181$136$668,11613Weinstein Company
8Red Tails$2,233-65%43-12$52$49,800,42913Fox
9Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$2,132-72%33-12$65$43,371,61010Fox
10W.E.$1,908-60%17-4$112$548,12411Weinstein Company
11The Grey$1,637-71%13-54$126$51,573,48312Open Road
12Undefeated$1,493-59%172$88$489,2449Weinstein Company