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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, Feb. 4 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleMon, Feb. 4 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Warm Bodies$1,252,897-61%3,009--$416$21,606,8641Lionsgate / Summit
2Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters$865,158-53%3,3753$256$35,541,2262Paramount
3Silver Linings Playbook$628,123-46%2,809168$224$80,630,73912Weinstein Company
4Zero Dark Thirty$435,365-35%2,871-58$152$78,109,3437Sony / Columbia
5Bullet to the Head$433,269-46%2,404--$180$4,981,4701Warner Bros.
6Mama$403,245-57%2,78199$145$58,526,3153Universal
7Parker$342,717-42%2,23814$153$12,870,0142FilmDistrict
8Django Unchained$313,208-30%1,777-230$176$151,256,1666Weinstein Company
9Lincoln$206,642-49%1,756-153$118$170,983,38413Disney / DreamWorks
10Les Miserables (2012)$203,280-56%1,848-362$110$141,707,4106Universal
11Gangster Squad$203,090-21%1,625-965$125$43,295,2374Warner Bros.
12Movie 43$177,185-24%2,0230$88$7,877,3082Relativity Media
13The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$155,053-61%1,300-375$119$296,348,7378Warner Bros. / New Line
14Broken City$147,636-25%1,786-836$83$18,283,0473Fox
15A Haunted House$124,255-47%1,501-501$83$37,880,2744Open Road
16Parental Guidance$84,762-71%1,480-256$57$72,985,3526Fox

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleMon, Feb. 4 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Argo$184,132-42%935300$197$120,556,27117Warner Bros.
2Stand Up Guys$155,478-36%659--$236$1,641,8681Lionsgate / Roadside
3Life of Pi$143,709-63%902-39$159$106,250,07211Fox
4Quartet$120,876-59%20239$598$3,603,5764Weinstein Company
5The Impossible$107,153-54%765-17$140$15,321,2487Lionsgate / Summit
6Wreck-It Ralph$32,400-79%66072$49$183,256,21614Disney
7This is 40$31,705-37%373-134$85$66,960,3107Universal
8Jack Reacher$29,761-25%450-438$66$78,784,2017Paramount
9The Last Stand$25,935-52%689-2224$38$11,730,3893Lionsgate
10Hyde Park on Hudson$18,776-53%1440$130$5,623,5479Focus
11The Guilt Trip$14,283-56%291-61$49$36,532,0017Paramount
12Race 2$13,611-78%139-14$98$1,385,4262UTV Communications
13Rise of The Guardians$12,448-83%3072$41$100,572,85711Paramount / DreamWorks
14The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$11,647-55%189-27$62$291,293,42512Lionsgate / Summit
15Flight$11,455-39%200-63$57$93,652,38014Paramount
16Red Dawn (2012)$7,263-47%153-52$47$44,674,78911FilmDistrict
17Playing For Keeps (2012)$5,953-49%148113$40$13,033,0969FilmDistrict
18Texas Chainsaw 3D$2,854-50%121-164$24$34,073,4925Lionsgate

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleMon, Feb. 4 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Anna Karenina (2012)$12,794-38%90-8$142$12,581,04412Focus
2The Master$4,861-47%28-9$174$16,207,17821Weinstein Company
3To the Arctic 3D$4,566-70%520$88$11,085,95642Warner Bros. / IMAX
4Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$3,162-69%50-46$63$12,452,8697Paramount
5Taken 2$2,976-45%83-41$36$139,816,33318Fox
6Born to Be Wild 3D$2,855-51%300$95$21,870,24296Warner Bros. / IMAX
7The Sessions$2,735-44%29-33$94$5,912,62016Fox Searchlight
8A Late Quartet$2,019-54%122$168$1,499,84614Entertainment One / RKO
9Hitchcock$1,994-49%44-46$45$5,894,42611Fox Searchlight
10Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare$1,600--2--$800$94,32018Roadside Attractions
11The Perks of Being A Wallflower$1,092-51%37-19$30$17,739,66220Lionsgate / Summit
12LUV$94349%8-13$118$152,4693Indomina Media
13Pitch Perfect$820-67%41-50$20$64,991,61819Universal
14Girls Against Boys$431-52%2--$216$6,5421Anchor Bay Films