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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 Wed, Nov. 21 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, Nov. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$12,779,2879%4,070--$3,140$175,709,9691Lionsgate / Summit
2Skyfall$7,401,97631%3,52621$2,099$177,997,3202Sony / Columbia
3Rise of The Guardians$4,837,243--3,653--$1,324$4,837,2430Paramount / DreamWorks
4Lincoln$4,213,21134%2,0182007$2,088$32,294,0802Disney / DreamWorks
5Red Dawn (2012)$4,164,915--2,679--$1,555$4,164,9150FilmDistrict
6Wreck-It Ralph$3,724,61532%3,259-493$1,143$130,226,5683Disney
7Life of Pi$3,645,051--2,902--$1,256$3,645,0510Fox
8Flight$1,269,04610%2,638591$481$64,791,2423Paramount
9Argo$577,134-4%1,255-1508$460$93,580,9136Warner Bros.
10Here Comes the Boom$92,336-58%1,350-694$68$41,441,6156Sony / Columbia
11Hotel Transylvania$72,513-54%1,248-1318$58$143,084,6588Sony / Columbia

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, Nov. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$661,5931058%367--$1,803$1,211,2361Weinstein Company
2Jab Tak Hai Jaan$171,68224%1644$1,047$2,328,3241Yash Raj Films
3Pitch Perfect$171,465-38%497-894$345$61,704,4788Universal
4Taken 2$159,892-51%739-1748$216$135,362,7907Fox
5The Sessions$102,681-13%510382$201$3,132,0145Fox Searchlight
6The Perks of Being A Wallflower$86,272-35%242-365$356$15,874,3159Lionsgate / Summit
7Cloud Atlas$73,160-56%258-1765$284$25,287,2144Warner Bros.
8Looper$48,95933%293-198$167$65,224,3318Sony / TriStar
9Silent Hill: Revelation 3D$44,21326%456-1446$97$17,237,0714Open Road
10The Man With the Iron Fists$40,310-69%205-1667$197$14,949,7053Universal
11ParaNorman$20,3413%173-25$118$55,690,50814Focus
12A Late Quartet$19,268-5%10038$193$586,2473Entertainment One / RKO
13Sinister$18,058-75%127-1427$142$47,597,3046Lionsgate / Summit
14Ice Age: Continental Drift$16,09519%116-31$139$160,730,40519Fox
15Trouble with the Curve$15,579-19%140-281$111$35,576,8549Warner Bros.
16The Dark Knight Rises$14,7805%160-83$92$447,951,40018Warner Bros.
17House at the End of the Street$14,234-11%13860$103$31,399,1619Relativity Media
18Alex Cross$13,115-66%144-946$91$25,276,2835Lionsgate / Summit
19Fun Size$12,737-46%388-913$33$9,204,5764Paramount
20Paranormal Activity 4$9,221-85%108-2240$85$53,615,9045Paramount
21The Campaign$1,934-49%101-37$19$86,906,27615Warner Bros.

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, Nov. 21 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Anna Karenina (2012)$121,130232%63--$1,923$511,4791Focus
2To the Arctic 3D$18,1635%520$349$9,867,90131Warner Bros. / IMAX
3Seven Psychopaths$16,832-40%78-278$216$14,523,8026CBS Films
4Chasing Mavericks$14,477-56%75-384$193$5,692,4314Fox
5End of Watch$9,46510%75-50$126$39,152,3839Open Road
6Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$8,565-3%62-20$138$48,893,89616Fox
7Born to Be Wild 3D$7,232-6%300$241$21,339,36285Warner Bros. / IMAX
8The Intouchables$6,59846%26-8$254$13,018,53026Weinstein Company
9The Master$5,006-38%25-63$200$15,808,18610Weinstein Company
10Arbitrage$4,591-35%80-7$57$7,779,36010Roadside Attractions
11This Must Be the Place$4,25467%8-3$532$97,5903Weinstein Company
12Atlas Shrugged: Part 2$620-39%15-28$41$3,328,3576Atlas Distribution
13Lawless$456-58%11-9$41$37,391,35512Weinstein Company