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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 Thu, Jan. 10 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Jan. 10 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Django Unchained$1,871,443-1%3,0100$622$114,334,1222Weinstein Company
2Les Miserables (2012)$1,393,9208%2,90490$480$109,078,7202Universal
3The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$1,152,410-2%3,755-345$307$269,044,1874Warner Bros. / New Line
4Lincoln$722,17344%1,901-65$380$146,265,0609Disney / DreamWorks
5Texas Chainsaw 3D$704,139-16%2,654--$265$25,601,7401Lionsgate
6Jack Reacher$691,923-6%3,288-64$210$67,808,3303Paramount
7This is 40$644,820-6%2,93117$220$57,068,9553Universal
8Parental Guidance$480,0960%3,3681$143$54,550,3042Fox
9The Guilt Trip$327,707-6%2,312-119$142$32,562,8973Paramount
10Promised Land (2012)$271,906-9%1,6761651$162$5,604,7012Focus
11Skyfall$243,4491%1,307-330$186$297,793,2139Sony / Columbia
12Monsters, Inc. 3D$195,9367%2,103-515$93$28,869,4863Disney
13Rise of The Guardians$83,312-1%1,507-548$55$97,685,0937Paramount / DreamWorks

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Jan. 10 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$567,93557%7450$762$36,305,7058Weinstein Company
2Life of Pi$300,01731%965-213$311$92,096,1527Fox
3The Impossible$225,3185%572557$394$4,314,0893Lionsgate / Summit
4Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$104,0314%817-23$127$11,310,9183Paramount
5The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$94,5982%825-366$115$289,529,5788Lionsgate / Summit
6Hyde Park on Hudson$92,458-6%222138$416$3,589,8045Focus
7Argo$91,49825%302-43$303$110,404,98413Warner Bros.
8Anna Karenina (2012)$47,2414%163-55$290$11,718,1628Focus
9Wreck-It Ralph$45,3243%709-204$64$178,721,77310Disney
10Flight$29,03110%250-150$116$92,593,66110Paramount
11Not Fade Away$28,959-1%565546$51$533,7873Paramount Vantage
12Hitchcock$18,9199%118-231$160$5,559,4967Fox Searchlight
13Taken 2$17,5536%213-19$82$139,353,56514Fox
14Cloud Atlas$13,26414%155110$86$26,954,04511Warner Bros.
15Red Dawn (2012)$11,6384%252-173$46$43,927,8067FilmDistrict
16Pitch Perfect$10,7158%165-18$65$64,697,94315Universal
17End of Watch$7,5013%140-22$54$40,921,45616Open Road
18Playing For Keeps (2012)$4,802-4%139-129$35$12,871,6455FilmDistrict

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Jan. 10 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Zero Dark Thirty$278,1362%6055$4,636$5,480,8073Sony / Columbia
2The Sessions$9,98538%41-39$244$5,663,63812Fox Searchlight
3The Perks of Being A Wallflower$9,55022%98-27$97$17,514,76916Lionsgate / Summit
4To the Arctic 3D$7,129-6%520$137$10,689,27638Warner Bros. / IMAX
5A Late Quartet$5,91212%23-14$257$1,378,12510Entertainment One / RKO
6Born to Be Wild 3D$3,6881%300$123$21,704,86992Warner Bros. / IMAX
7Killing Them Softly$3,429-16%51-17$67$14,920,0416Weinstein Company
8The Intouchables$2,985-15%110$271$13,171,79233Weinstein Company
9The Master$2,05946%12-1$172$15,986,72617Weinstein Company
10Ice Age: Continental Drift$1,71216%53-9$32$161,211,39926Fox
11Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare$36778%1--$367$87,57714Roadside Attractions
12Talaash$164-74%8-8$21$2,872,0646Reliance Entertainment
13Arbitrage$159-27%4-3$40$7,916,89417Roadside Attractions