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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 Fri, Apr. 27 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleFri, Apr. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Think Like a Man$5,497,935190%2,0150$2,729$48,365,9932Sony / Screen Gems
2The Lucky One (2012)$3,901,251178%3,17520$1,229$32,502,4072Warner Bros.
3The Five-Year Engagement$3,478,500--2,936--$1,185$3,478,5001Universal
4The Hunger Games$2,992,968187%3,572-180$838$364,197,7186Lionsgate
5The Pirates! Band of Misfits$2,749,959--3,358--$819$2,749,9591Sony / Columbia
6Safe (2012)$2,620,179--2,266--$1,156$2,620,1791Lionsgate
7The Raven$2,526,313--2,203--$1,147$2,526,3131Relativity Media
8Chimpanzee$1,601,756112%1,5674$1,022$15,294,6882Disneynature
9The Cabin in the Woods$1,419,205112%2,639-172$538$31,583,0453Lionsgate
10The Three Stooges$1,298,995205%3,105-377$418$33,039,5393Fox
11American Reunion$915,45095%2,154-879$425$51,479,2854Universal
1221 Jump Street$900,824111%1,820-607$495$129,838,3427Sony / Columbia
13Mirror Mirror$562,95394%2,017-921$279$57,200,3755Relativity Media
14Wrath of the Titans$527,87264%1,572-930$336$79,071,6835Warner Bros.
15Titanic 3D$515,78738%1,409-1106$366$54,882,9294Paramount
16Lockout$277,9024%1,259-1076$221$12,667,4323Open Road

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleFri, Apr. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$194,26076%883-700$220$207,781,9409Universal
2Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$129,505289%401-43$323$101,500,71012Warner Bros. / New Line
3Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$114,37550%335-111$341$7,464,7038CBS Films
4Bully (2012)$96,62841%2630$367$1,893,1075Weinstein Company
5This Means War$56,495225%232-61$244$54,232,97811Fox
6Safe House$49,130135%229-72$215$125,738,95512Universal
7Act of Valor$43,846156%28556$154$69,570,13810Relativity Media
8The Vow$39,088--218-79$179$124,728,63812Sony / Screen Gems
9A Thousand Words$29,794490%1691$176$17,984,8468Paramount
10Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$25,092--127-48$198$51,596,03511Sony / Columbia
11Project X (2012)$24,20755%155-103$156$54,583,0469Warner Bros.
12Chronicle$20,395135%121-16$169$64,361,10213Fox
13Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$9,29690%111-24$84$132,951,17220Fox

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleFri, Apr. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1To the Arctic 3D$72,08742%500$1,442$507,0882Warner Bros. / IMAX
2Born to Be Wild 3D$31,02217%342$912$18,449,00756Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day$21,06322%67-39$314$1,022,1873Code Black Entertainment
4Jeff Who Lives at Home$16,01127%79-43$203$4,096,8717Paramount Vantage
5Sound of My Voice$12,336--5--$2,467$12,3361Fox Searchlight
6Blue Like Jazz$12,265-14%46-80$267$526,8443Roadside Attractions
7Friends With Kids$10,33022%53-30$195$7,133,7018Roadside Attractions
8The Woman in Black$8,875144%63-27$141$54,302,59613CBS Films
9Touchback$8,832107%28-41$315$165,7553Anchor Bay Films
10The Artist$7,5256%50-36$151$44,189,20023Weinstein Company
11We Bought a Zoo$6,575108%52-14$126$75,567,33419Fox
12Casa de mi Padre$5,44354%36-22$151$5,796,2227Lionsgate / Pantelion
13Tyler Perry's Good Deeds$5,030110%39-42$129$34,866,89810Lionsgate
14Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D$4,88193%27-5$181$43,416,18512Fox
15Red Tails$4,629160%23-16$201$49,837,18315Fox
16Coriolanus$4,249197%140$304$695,70415Weinstein Company
17Silent House (2012)$4,10654%22-37$187$12,742,6798Open Road
18Undefeated$3,493288%203$175$511,80911Weinstein Company
19W.E.$2,22575%10-5$223$572,00913Weinstein Company
20Albert Nobbs$1,320-29%161$83$3,003,46614Roadside Attractions