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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, Nov. 26 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Nov. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$2,553,058-72%4,0700$627$229,919,1762Lionsgate / Summit
2Skyfall$1,923,566-72%3,52621$546$223,067,6883Sony / Columbia
3Lincoln$1,763,361-70%2,018243$874$64,604,1573Disney / DreamWorks
4Life of Pi$1,362,918-73%2,927--$466$31,936,0191Fox
5Rise of The Guardians$840,220-84%3,653--$230$33,181,3101Paramount / DreamWorks
6Red Dawn (2012)$820,173-71%2,725--$301$22,509,3351FilmDistrict
7Wreck-It Ralph$561,576-84%3,259-363$172$149,840,2754Disney
8Flight$538,036-68%2,63826$204$75,257,0264Paramount
9Argo$212,327-72%1,255-955$169$98,274,6367Warner Bros.

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Nov. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$324,366-69%367351$884$6,534,1332Weinstein Company
2The Sessions$68,254-62%515-1$133$3,998,2536Fox Searchlight
3Taken 2$54,379-68%763-1300$71$136,531,3828Fox
4Cloud Atlas$36,214-66%258-662$140$25,825,0715Warner Bros.
5Pitch Perfect$31,980-73%492-630$65$62,603,9089Universal
6Looper$29,257-59%29379$100$65,616,3129Sony / TriStar
7The Perks of Being A Wallflower$23,486-69%242-269$97$16,347,02310Lionsgate / Summit
8Here Comes the Boom$22,198-74%490-860$45$42,059,4387Sony / Columbia
9The Man With the Iron Fists$19,475-58%205-705$95$15,221,3854Universal
10Hotel Transylvania$14,175-84%464-784$31$143,516,3059Sony / Columbia
11Silent Hill: Revelation 3D$9,703-59%190-266$51$17,385,8045Open Road
12Alex Cross$7,254-64%144-391$50$25,411,6576Lionsgate / Summit
13Sinister$5,798-60%127-662$46$47,711,5017Lionsgate / Summit
14Trouble with the Curve$5,589-61%140-132$40$35,668,02810Warner Bros.
15House at the End of the Street$4,632-70%138-37$34$31,493,30610Relativity Media
16Fun Size$4,630-76%144-244$32$9,302,4125Paramount
17ParaNorman$3,991-84%134-46$30$55,800,56315Focus
18The Dark Knight Rises$3,668-72%108-52$34$448,038,03019Warner Bros.
19Paranormal Activity 4$3,401-63%108-742$31$53,680,1126Paramount
20Ice Age: Continental Drift$3,067-82%109-23$28$160,821,63120Fox

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Nov. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Anna Karenina (2012)$69,451-72%6650$1,052$1,604,2832Focus
2Hitchcock$21,946-67%17--$1,291$309,6611Fox Searchlight
3A Late Quartet$11,427-68%88-12$130$745,3054Entertainment One / RKO
4Seven Psychopaths$9,842-50%82-89$120$14,641,1657CBS Films
5To the Arctic 3D$7,625-51%520$147$9,965,59632Warner Bros. / IMAX
6Chasing Mavericks$4,094-73%60-138$68$5,775,5475Fox
7Born to Be Wild 3D$4,089-48%300$136$21,379,38486Warner Bros. / IMAX
8End of Watch$3,156-60%34-41$93$39,194,58710Open Road
9The Master$2,910-66%25-27$116$15,845,41011Weinstein Company
10Arbitrage$2,463-74%48-32$51$7,819,37011Roadside Attractions
11The Polar Express (2012 re-issue)$1,837-86%15--$122$109,1701Warner Bros.
12This Must Be the Place$1,174-73%8-7$147$117,4244Weinstein Company
13Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$1,035-89%59-13$18$48,938,02217Fox
14The Intouchables$647-75%262$25$13,030,78227Weinstein Company
15Atlas Shrugged: Part 2$501-53%3520$14$3,334,3347Atlas Distribution
16Lawless$327-77%11-8$30$37,397,61813Weinstein Company