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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, Dec. 31 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Dec. 31 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$6,919,722-29%4,1000$1,688$228,546,6043Warner Bros. / New Line
2Les Miserables (2012)$6,247,080-24%2,814--$2,220$72,967,2401Universal
3Django Unchained$5,162,458-43%3,010--$1,715$68,605,6111Weinstein Company
4Parental Guidance$4,650,60512%3,367--$1,381$33,993,3501Fox
5Jack Reacher$3,393,293-12%3,3520$1,012$47,550,6422Paramount
6This is 40$2,520,610-32%2,9141$865$38,951,9602Universal
7Lincoln$2,321,9386%1,966-327$1,181$134,189,0978Disney / DreamWorks
8The Guilt Trip$1,813,103-8%2,4310$746$22,770,9212Paramount
9Monsters, Inc. 3D$1,440,079-23%2,6180$550$20,013,9802Disney
10Skyfall$1,345,069-2%1,637-728$822$290,904,2718Sony / Columbia
11Rise of The Guardians$1,198,238-13%2,055-976$583$91,337,6596Paramount / DreamWorks
12Life of Pi$989,363-17%1,178-572$840$85,639,8166Fox
13The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$383,828-47%1,191-809$322$286,422,8937Lionsgate / Summit

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Dec. 31 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$1,128,950-11%745374$1,515$28,458,9867Weinstein Company
2Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$663,915-15%8400$790$8,090,8412Paramount
3Wreck-It Ralph$484,687-8%913-531$531$175,990,0199Disney
4Argo$294,960-4%345-105$855$108,720,92012Warner Bros.
5Anna Karenina (2012)$119,139-32%218-113$547$10,825,0057Focus
6Hotel Transylvania$111,374-31%3010$370$145,321,69014Sony / Columbia
7Hitchcock$105,528-13%349-186$302$5,091,2076Fox Searchlight
8Flight$105,315-17%400-342$263$91,978,5519Paramount
9Red Dawn (2012)$74,300-38%425-586$175$43,468,0526FilmDistrict
10Here Comes the Boom$67,567-26%252-39$268$43,599,65612Sony / Columbia
11Taken 2$38,885-43%232-43$168$138,936,37913Fox
12Playing For Keeps (2012)$30,240-15%268-583$113$12,717,9174FilmDistrict
13Pitch Perfect$23,790-48%183-31$130$64,427,36814Universal
14The Perks of Being A Wallflower$16,228-46%125-16$130$17,328,05715Lionsgate / Summit
15End of Watch$12,088-55%162-10$75$40,766,73415Open Road

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Dec. 31 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hyde Park on Hudson$151,9014%84-2$1,808$1,889,8974Focus
2Zero Dark Thirty$73,746-33%50$14,749$1,442,7322Sony / Columbia
3Promised Land (2012)$52,4458%25--$2,098$226,3601Focus
4The Impossible$45,880-24%150$3,059$528,8032Lionsgate / Summit
5To the Arctic 3D$22,497-36%520$433$10,518,62537Warner Bros. / IMAX
6Not Fade Away$16,517-6%1916$869$112,3242Paramount Vantage
7The Sessions$14,609-39%80-18$183$5,529,31011Fox Searchlight
8A Late Quartet$13,809-25%37-2$373$1,280,9639Entertainment One / RKO
9Ice Age: Continental Drift$9,543-18%62-10$154$161,139,59925Fox
10Born to Be Wild 3D$9,006-29%300$300$21,632,59191Warner Bros. / IMAX
11Looper$6,727-45%84-16$80$66,475,04214Sony / TriStar
12Killing Them Softly$6,009-51%68-81$88$14,836,6305Weinstein Company
13Alex Cross$5,573-46%77-17$72$25,869,48811Lionsgate / Summit
14The Intouchables$5,262-8%114$478$13,132,20332Weinstein Company
15Sinister$4,616-63%82-11$56$48,061,55612Lionsgate / Summit
16Cloud Atlas$3,867-59%45-5$86$26,785,67310Warner Bros.
17The Master$2,905-33%130$223$15,959,56716Weinstein Company
18Talaash$2,865-49%16-9$179$2,854,0095Reliance Entertainment
19Paranormal Activity 4$2,173-66%500$43$53,886,99411Paramount
20The Polar Express (2012 re-issue)$1,916-13%150$128$667,3426Warner Bros.
21ParaNorman$1,431-41%22-1$65$55,995,98820Focus
22Arbitrage$880-63%72$126$7,909,61316Roadside Attractions