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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 Tue, Dec. 25 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleTue, Dec. 25 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Les Miserables (2012)$18,111,665--2,808--$6,450$18,111,6650Universal
2Django Unchained$15,011,121--3,010--$4,987$15,011,1210Weinstein Company
3The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$11,238,52963%4,10055$2,741$168,177,0612Warner Bros. / New Line
4Parental Guidance$6,317,559--3,359--$1,881$6,317,5590Fox
5Jack Reacher$5,297,600101%3,352--$1,580$23,149,2491Paramount
6This is 40$4,369,495188%2,913--$1,500$17,463,4301Universal
7The Guilt Trip$2,611,450134%2,431--$1,074$11,050,7841Paramount
8Lincoln$2,319,97182%1,966-319$1,180$120,269,9487Disney / DreamWorks
9Monsters, Inc. 3D$1,456,31176%2,618--$556$8,542,8881Disney
10Skyfall$1,359,08126%1,637-1287$830$282,400,1407Sony / Columbia
11Life of Pi$1,307,21127%1,111-1437$1,177$78,713,2075Fox
12Rise of The Guardians$1,185,412-22%2,055-1332$577$82,224,0115Paramount / DreamWorks
13The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$461,24933%1,183-1859$390$282,440,2006Lionsgate / Summit

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleTue, Dec. 25 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$1,124,532185%745374$1,509$21,380,7666Weinstein Company
2Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$1,013,562140%840--$1,207$3,717,5061Paramount
3Wreck-It Ralph$354,365-31%913-1336$388$172,611,8218Disney
4Argo$275,15917%345-322$798$106,946,12411Warner Bros.
5Anna Karenina (2012)$143,79821%237-172$607$9,902,1696Focus
6Flight$130,374-9%400-1423$326$91,230,7818Paramount
7Hitchcock$114,9434%351-210$327$4,420,0305Fox Searchlight
8Red Dawn (2012)$85,826-26%402-1848$213$42,828,0865FilmDistrict
9Hotel Transylvania$66,86436%301--$222$144,380,65113Sony / Columbia
10Here Comes the Boom$52,85846%269--$196$43,025,52211Sony / Columbia
11Taken 2$43,56158%240-99$182$138,540,85612Fox
12Playing For Keeps (2012)$26,048-62%268-2572$97$12,504,9033FilmDistrict
13Pitch Perfect$24,65573%190-142$130$64,163,26313Universal
14End of Watch$18,05798%1720$105$40,621,71514Open Road
15The Perks of Being A Wallflower$13,79422%1261$109$17,171,84114Lionsgate / Summit
16The Collection$4,629-44%112-509$41$6,823,5814LD Entertainment

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleTue, Dec. 25 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hyde Park on Hudson$129,23167%7943$1,636$1,123,4083Focus
2Zero Dark Thirty$112,0931%5--$22,419$868,7841Sony / Columbia
3The Impossible$54,84676%15--$3,656$229,7471Lionsgate / Summit
4The Sessions$19,31724%75-76$258$5,409,95810Fox Searchlight
5Talaash$13,70311%25-88$548$2,827,7614Reliance Entertainment
6Killing Them Softly$12,152-44%68-1359$179$14,770,1764Weinstein Company
7A Late Quartet$10,5543%39-7$271$1,186,2768Entertainment One / RKO
8Not Fade Away$8,56556%3--$2,855$33,2221Paramount Vantage
9Looper$7,65658%93-97$82$66,409,44513Sony / TriStar
10Sinister$7,055191%82-102$86$47,997,48411Lionsgate / Summit
11Cloud Atlas$6,793-27%45-53$151$26,738,0359Warner Bros.
12The Intouchables$6,14982%7-18$878$13,104,17531Weinstein Company
13Alex Cross$6,01937%76-99$79$25,811,71610Lionsgate / Summit
14Ice Age: Continental Drift$4,967-11%64-20$78$161,066,33124Fox
15Paranormal Activity 4$3,066226%50-107$61$53,853,89410Paramount
16The Master$1,977-32%13-1$152$15,938,35515Weinstein Company
17To the Arctic 3D$1,967-81%520$38$10,320,07036Warner Bros. / IMAX
18ParaNorman$1,278130%23-38$56$55,980,77519Focus
19Arbitrage$1,215196%5-5$243$7,900,79215Roadside Attractions