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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, Jan. 14 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Jan. 14 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Zero Dark Thirty$2,302,701-62%2,9372877$784$32,222,4444Sony / Columbia
2Gangster Squad$1,505,333-64%3,103--$485$18,575,6801Warner Bros.
3Django Unchained$1,218,771-59%3,0122$405$126,593,3783Weinstein Company
4A Haunted House$981,212-74%2,160--$454$19,082,8941Open Road
5Les Miserables (2012)$878,110-66%2,92723$300$119,601,2953Universal
6The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$657,165-75%3,012-743$218$278,869,7835Warner Bros. / New Line
7Lincoln$619,718-64%2,027126$306$153,219,97110Disney / DreamWorks
8Jack Reacher$354,914-68%2,707-581$131$72,983,4994Paramount
9Texas Chainsaw 3D$346,765-70%2,6595$130$31,227,7502Lionsgate
10This is 40$336,405-65%2,320-611$145$61,778,5854Universal
11Parental Guidance$300,336-80%2,957-411$102$60,939,4783Fox
12The Guilt Trip$135,486-69%1,606-706$84$34,599,5434Paramount
13Promised Land (2012)$116,475-63%1,647-29$71$6,996,0853Focus
14Monsters, Inc. 3D$81,318-87%1,127-976$72$30,668,1094Disney

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Jan. 14 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$582,766-57%81065$719$41,906,9989Weinstein Company
2Life of Pi$232,080-72%757-208$307$95,032,8068Fox
3Argo$208,013-37%621319$335$111,868,25614Warner Bros.
4The Impossible$196,973-70%808236$244$7,042,1794Lionsgate / Summit
5Skyfall$117,246-67%823-484$142$299,466,26110Sony / Columbia
6Hyde Park on Hudson$55,064-65%24624$224$4,247,4006Focus
7The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$48,339-72%542-283$89$290,226,0489Lionsgate / Summit
8Rise of The Guardians$48,265-88%905-602$53$98,798,6658Paramount / DreamWorks
9Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$37,913-76%430-387$88$11,809,9004Paramount
10Wreck-It Ralph$32,001-86%476-233$67$179,411,61611Disney
11Anna Karenina (2012)$26,786-59%144-19$186$11,975,4859Focus
12Flight$14,181-61%150-100$95$92,755,89911Paramount
13Taken 2$11,502-68%190-23$61$139,511,46515Fox
14Hitchcock$10,160-60%1279$80$5,663,9878Fox Searchlight
15Red Dawn (2012)$9,074-66%225-27$40$44,044,9138FilmDistrict
16Cloud Atlas$8,837-58%1627$55$27,036,29812Warner Bros.
17Pitch Perfect$6,930-73%154-11$45$64,806,53816Universal
18The Perks of Being A Wallflower$6,511-60%1002$65$17,587,99217Lionsgate / Summit
19End of Watch$5,120-73%111-29$46$40,988,12117Open Road
20Not Fade Away$5,116-54%177-388$29$579,6244Paramount Vantage
21Playing For Keeps (2012)$2,630-67%107-32$25$12,906,7426FilmDistrict

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Jan. 14 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1To the Arctic 3D$7,125-73%520$137$10,765,68139Warner Bros. / IMAX
2The Sessions$6,765-59%5413$125$5,727,95913Fox Searchlight
3Quartet$6,466-52%2--$3,233$53,5881Weinstein Company
4A Late Quartet$4,370-44%17-6$257$1,413,01211Entertainment One / RKO
5The Master$3,148-59%164$197$16,012,01518Weinstein Company
6Born to Be Wild 3D$2,877-69%300$96$21,731,76193Warner Bros. / IMAX
7Killing Them Softly$1,878-59%31-20$61$14,940,4487Weinstein Company
8Ice Age: Continental Drift$1,488-84%48-5$31$161,241,45927Fox
9The Intouchables$1,034-65%121$86$13,180,87134Weinstein Company
10Arbitrage$250-39%40$63$7,918,53318Roadside Attractions