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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, Dec. 26 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, Dec. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Les Miserables (2012)$12,158,640-33%2,808--$4,330$30,270,3050Universal
2The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$11,388,2291%4,10055$2,778$179,565,2902Warner Bros. / New Line
3Django Unchained$10,006,383-33%3,010--$3,324$25,017,5040Weinstein Company
4Parental Guidance$4,327,777-31%3,359--$1,288$10,645,3360Fox
5Jack Reacher$3,844,738-27%3,352--$1,147$26,993,9871Paramount
6This is 40$3,320,820-24%2,913--$1,140$20,784,2501Universal
7Lincoln$2,147,024-7%1,966-319$1,092$122,416,9727Disney / DreamWorks
8The Guilt Trip$1,663,644-36%2,4310$684$12,714,4281Paramount
9Monsters, Inc. 3D$1,651,36213%2,6180$631$10,194,2501Disney
10Rise of The Guardians$1,431,94021%2,055-1332$697$83,655,9515Paramount / DreamWorks
11Skyfall$1,332,898-2%1,637-1080$814$283,733,0387Sony / Columbia
12Life of Pi$1,112,716-15%1,111-1097$1,002$79,825,9235Fox
13The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$583,55327%1,183-1859$493$283,023,7536Lionsgate / Summit

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, Dec. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$901,854-20%745374$1,211$22,282,6206Weinstein Company
2Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$652,682-36%840--$777$4,370,1881Paramount
3Wreck-It Ralph$467,75532%913-950$512$173,079,5768Disney
4Argo$234,612-15%345-322$680$107,180,73611Warner Bros.
5Anna Karenina (2012)$136,894-5%237-151$578$10,039,0636Focus
6Hotel Transylvania$117,94576%301--$392$144,498,59613Sony / Columbia
7Flight$100,644-23%400-1423$252$91,331,4258Paramount
8Hitchcock$90,320-21%351-198$257$4,510,3505Fox Searchlight
9Red Dawn (2012)$88,3133%402-1145$220$42,916,3995FilmDistrict
10Here Comes the Boom$80,42352%269--$299$43,105,94511Sony / Columbia
11Taken 2$53,20722%240-60$222$138,594,06312Fox
12Pitch Perfect$39,27059%190-101$207$64,202,53313Universal
13Playing For Keeps (2012)$28,67810%268-2070$107$12,533,5813FilmDistrict
14The Perks of Being A Wallflower$21,74058%1261$173$17,193,58114Lionsgate / Summit
15End of Watch$20,04311%1720$117$40,641,75814Open Road
16The Collection$2,401-48%112-509$21$6,825,9824LD Entertainment

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, Dec. 26 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hyde Park on Hudson$88,355-32%7943$1,118$1,211,7633Focus
2Zero Dark Thirty$87,036-22%50$17,407$955,8201Sony / Columbia
3The Impossible$34,135-38%15--$2,276$263,8821Lionsgate / Summit
4To the Arctic 3D$21,9731017%520$423$10,342,04336Warner Bros. / IMAX
5The Sessions$13,599-30%75-76$181$5,423,55710Fox Searchlight
6A Late Quartet$13,18725%39-7$338$1,199,4638Entertainment One / RKO
7Sinister$9,15930%82-102$112$48,006,64311Lionsgate / Summit
8Looper$9,03118%93-82$97$66,418,47613Sony / TriStar
9Killing Them Softly$8,927-27%68-1359$131$14,779,1034Weinstein Company
10Cloud Atlas$8,79830%45-53$196$26,746,8339Warner Bros.
11Ice Age: Continental Drift$8,73576%64-20$136$161,075,06624Fox
12Born to Be Wild 3D$8,649--300$288$21,564,31290Warner Bros. / IMAX
13Alex Cross$6,64210%76-99$87$25,818,35810Lionsgate / Summit
14The Polar Express (2012 re-issue)$6,119--151$408$644,5395Warner Bros.
15Paranormal Activity 4$5,07365%50-107$101$53,858,96710Paramount
16Talaash$4,091-70%25-88$164$2,831,8524Reliance Entertainment
17Not Fade Away$3,259-62%3--$1,086$36,4811Paramount Vantage
18The Intouchables$2,771-55%7-18$396$13,106,94631Weinstein Company
19The Master$2,52128%13-1$194$15,940,87615Weinstein Company
20ParaNorman$2,14568%23-38$93$55,982,92019Focus
21Arbitrage$779-36%5-5$156$7,901,57115Roadside Attractions