Grosses

'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, Jan. 9 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleWed, Jan. 9 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Django Unchained$1,882,028-22%3,0100$625$112,462,6792Weinstein Company
2Les Miserables (2012)$1,292,280-21%2,90490$445$107,684,8002Universal
3The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$1,174,496-25%3,755-345$313$267,891,7774Warner Bros. / New Line
4Texas Chainsaw 3D$837,697-28%2,654--$316$24,897,6011Lionsgate
5Jack Reacher$733,622-25%3,288-64$223$67,116,4073Paramount
6This is 40$688,785-19%2,93117$235$56,424,1353Universal
7Lincoln$502,626-7%1,901-65$264$145,542,8879Disney / DreamWorks
8Parental Guidance$481,171-28%3,3681$143$54,070,2082Fox
9The Guilt Trip$347,271-21%2,312-119$150$32,235,1903Paramount
10Promised Land (2012)$298,640-18%1,6761651$178$5,332,7952Focus
11Skyfall$240,281-16%1,307-330$184$297,549,7649Sony / Columbia
12Monsters, Inc. 3D$183,051-23%2,103-515$87$28,673,5503Disney
13Rise of The Guardians$83,811-24%1,507-548$56$97,601,7817Paramount / DreamWorks

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleWed, Jan. 9 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$360,900-12%7450$484$35,737,7708Weinstein Company
2Life of Pi$228,347-24%965-213$237$91,796,1357Fox
3The Impossible$213,702-13%572557$374$4,088,7713Lionsgate / Summit
4Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$100,338-16%817-23$123$11,206,8873Paramount
5Hyde Park on Hudson$97,940-7%222138$441$3,497,3465Focus
6The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$92,914-13%825-366$113$289,434,9808Lionsgate / Summit
7Argo$73,174-8%302-43$242$110,313,48613Warner Bros.
8Anna Karenina (2012)$45,577-12%163-55$280$11,670,9218Focus
9Wreck-It Ralph$43,992-15%709-204$62$178,676,44910Disney
10Not Fade Away$29,211-12%565546$52$504,8283Paramount Vantage
11Flight$26,291-9%250-150$105$92,564,63010Paramount
12Hitchcock$17,420-8%118-231$148$5,540,5777Fox Searchlight
13Taken 2$16,580-7%213-19$78$139,336,01214Fox
14Cloud Atlas$11,675-18%155110$75$26,940,78111Warner Bros.
15Red Dawn (2012)$11,237-18%252-173$45$43,916,1687FilmDistrict
16Pitch Perfect$9,900-8%165-18$60$64,687,22815Universal
17End of Watch$7,3011%140-22$52$40,913,95516Open Road
18Playing For Keeps (2012)$4,985-11%139-129$36$12,866,8435FilmDistrict

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleWed, Jan. 9 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Zero Dark Thirty$273,715-3%6055$4,562$5,202,6713Sony / Columbia
2The Perks of Being A Wallflower$7,844-14%98-27$80$17,505,21916Lionsgate / Summit
3To the Arctic 3D$7,5444%520$145$10,682,14738Warner Bros. / IMAX
4The Sessions$7,244-1%41-39$177$5,653,65312Fox Searchlight
5A Late Quartet$5,270-22%23-14$229$1,372,21310Entertainment One / RKO
6Killing Them Softly$4,091-8%51-17$80$14,916,6126Weinstein Company
7Born to Be Wild 3D$3,65528%300$122$21,701,18192Warner Bros. / IMAX
8The Intouchables$3,52736%110$321$13,168,80733Weinstein Company
9Ice Age: Continental Drift$1,481-10%53-9$28$161,209,68726Fox
10The Master$1,410-32%12-1$118$15,984,66717Weinstein Company
11Talaash$619-1%8-8$77$2,871,9006Reliance Entertainment
12Arbitrage$218-37%4-3$55$7,916,73517Roadside Attractions
13Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare$20676%1--$206$87,21014Roadside Attractions