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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 Sat, Oct. 27 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSat, Oct. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Argo$5,289,42335%2,855-392$1,853$57,641,5273Warner Bros.
2Hotel Transylvania$4,226,61866%3,276-108$1,290$127,701,8045Sony / Columbia
3Cloud Atlas$3,708,7699%2,008--$1,847$7,110,9801Warner Bros.
4Paranormal Activity 4$3,559,41314%3,4120$1,043$40,647,7312Paramount
5Taken 2$3,427,19933%2,995-494$1,144$115,392,4524Fox
6Silent Hill: Revelation 3D$2,782,023-22%2,933--$949$6,352,0341Open Road
7Alex Cross$2,319,77938%2,5412$913$18,322,0822Lionsgate / Summit
8Here Comes the Boom$2,300,71544%2,491-523$924$29,003,9303Sony / Columbia
9Sinister$2,131,15923%2,347-195$908$38,315,7863Lionsgate / Summit
10Fun Size$1,705,35128%3,014--$566$3,041,1391Paramount
11Pitch Perfect$1,689,15525%1,999-661$845$50,390,7135Universal
12Frankenweenie$1,044,35672%1,738-624$601$30,994,3324Disney
13Looper$892,54434%1,189-1034$751$60,971,2375Sony / TriStar
14Chasing Mavericks$858,6524%2,002--$429$1,685,7021Fox
15Seven Psychopaths$620,11925%1,003-477$618$11,576,7823CBS Films

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSat, Oct. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Perks of Being A Wallflower$602,87523%736-9$819$10,900,1816Lionsgate / Summit
2End of Watch$134,77332%290-461$465$38,460,3856Open Road
3Trouble with the Curve$130,55624%420-505$311$34,591,3586Warner Bros.
4The Master$118,50956%201-211$590$15,144,6457Weinstein Company
5The Dark Knight Rises$117,25648%291-54$403$447,090,75915Warner Bros.
6ParaNorman$106,49982%280112$380$54,854,55411Focus
7Arbitrage$80,80370%125-44$646$7,301,6577Roadside Attractions
8House at the End of the Street$80,47726%302-444$266$31,025,1866Relativity Media
9Ice Age: Continental Drift$63,45386%192-30$330$160,212,50816Fox
10The Bourne Legacy$59,12537%191-41$310$112,972,23512Universal
11The Campaign$51,67328%222148$233$86,543,47712Warner Bros.
12Resident Evil: Retribution$51,37442%19840$259$42,085,3007Sony / Screen Gems
13The Expendables 2$48,33155%17886$272$84,671,97711Lionsgate
14Atlas Shrugged: Part 2$36,77431%147-798$250$3,178,8383Atlas Distribution
15Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$28,87183%116-33$249$48,638,71213Fox

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSat, Oct. 27 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Sessions$99,25949%2016$4,963$325,3652Fox Searchlight
2To the Arctic 3D$31,22821%520$601$9,384,12728Warner Bros. / IMAX
3The Intouchables$17,12486%48-12$357$12,874,38223Weinstein Company
4The Possession$15,44528%82-51$188$48,873,9659Lionsgate
5Simon and the Oaks$13,97772%147$998$68,2013The Film Arcade
6Born to Be Wild 3D$12,366-9%300$412$21,139,67082Warner Bros. / IMAX
7Lawless$11,94424%96-88$124$37,330,6499Weinstein Company
8Dredd 3D$8,71242%72-88$121$13,394,8816Lionsgate
9Won't Back Down$6,14141%65-103$94$5,260,3835Fox
10The Other Dream Team$4,27316%141$305$115,9625The Film Arcade
11Moonrise Kingdom$4,21743%15-14$281$45,505,47923Focus
12War of the Buttons (2012)$2,14218%8-27$268$37,2153Weinstein Company
13Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare$1,500-21%4--$375$55,4324Roadside Attractions
14Gayby$76449%10$764$10,6773The Film Collaborative
15Husbands In Goa$600--1-1$600$10,1356UTV Communications
16Barfi!$158--1-9$158$2,804,8047UTV Communications