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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 Thu, Jun. 28 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Jun. 28 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Brave$6,641,012-3%4,164--$1,595$97,673,6911Disney
2Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$2,421,3720%3,920-343$618$168,196,5223Paramount / DreamWorks
3Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter$1,312,961-12%3,108--$422$23,034,1931Fox
4Prometheus$1,040,350-6%2,862-580$364$113,336,8483Fox
5Snow White and the Huntsman$875,700-3%2,919-782$300$141,185,9204Universal
6Marvel's The Avengers$867,3383%2,230-298$389$602,083,0738Disney
7Rock of Ages$818,136-6%3,4700$236$32,181,5672Warner Bros. / New Line
8That's My Boy$781,130-18%3,0300$258$32,178,7482Sony / Columbia
9Men in Black 3$741,8140%2,462-673$301$166,740,0865Sony / Columbia
10Seeking a Friend for the End of the World$338,329-11%1,625--$208$5,549,7801Focus

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Jun. 28 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Moonrise Kingdom$474,8103%395217$1,202$13,539,1175Focus
2The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$232,3914%741-443$314$39,320,8948Fox Searchlight
3The Hunger Games$104,9977%414-179$254$403,371,70714Lionsgate
4Battleship$67,7750%483-459$140$63,465,5706Universal
5Safety Not Guaranteed$51,604-1%12982$400$1,304,7453FilmDistrict
6What to Expect When You're Expecting$48,9405%411-805$119$40,000,6876Lionsgate
7The Dictator$47,239-11%316-803$149$58,942,0326Paramount
8Dr. Seuss' The Lorax$42,0500%234-43$180$213,063,79517Universal
9Mirror Mirror$34,6348%222-56$156$64,373,48913Relativity Media
10For Greater Glory$33,68011%160-220$211$5,210,0014ARC Entertainment
11Dark Shadows$32,60810%302-378$108$75,887,3587Warner Bros.
12The Cabin in the Woods$21,852-1%196-28$111$41,867,01011Lionsgate
13The Three Stooges$21,3264%154-47$138$43,736,76111Fox
14The Lucky One (2012)$20,362-2%202-148$101$60,238,56710Warner Bros.
15Chernobyl Diaries$20,002-3%240-15$83$17,971,6075Warner Bros.
16The Raven$11,3825%133104$86$15,961,8029Relativity Media

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Jun. 28 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1To the Arctic 3D$58,624-11%521$1,127$4,316,62610Warner Bros. / IMAX
2The Intouchables$44,2609%74-3$598$2,266,6665Weinstein Company
3Beasts of the Southern Wild$24,036-12%4--$6,009$51,2110Fox Searchlight
4Born to Be Wild 3D$15,74910%330$477$19,656,86764Warner Bros. / IMAX
5Journey 2: The Mysterious Island$12,98616%85-23$153$103,860,29020Warner Bros. / New Line
6Wrath of the Titans$7,87823%70-35$113$83,670,08313Warner Bros.
7Lola Versus$5,588-10%50-2$112$229,6073Fox Searchlight
8Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap$5,03211%16-141$315$285,5382Indomina Media