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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 Tue, Feb. 5 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleTue, Feb. 5 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Warm Bodies$1,439,55015%3,009--$478$23,046,4141Lionsgate / Summit
2Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters$1,040,89220%3,3753$308$36,582,1182Paramount
3Silver Linings Playbook$907,55844%2,809168$323$81,538,29712Weinstein Company
4Zero Dark Thirty$538,53324%2,871-58$188$78,647,8767Sony / Columbia
5Bullet to the Head$522,17821%2,404--$217$5,503,6481Warner Bros.
6Parker$468,64037%2,23814$209$13,338,6542FilmDistrict
7Mama$458,86514%2,78199$165$58,985,1803Universal
8Django Unchained$368,96418%1,777-230$208$151,625,1306Weinstein Company
9Lincoln$276,10634%1,756-153$157$171,259,49013Disney / DreamWorks
10Les Miserables (2012)$267,96032%1,848-362$145$141,975,3706Universal
11Gangster Squad$252,11824%1,625-965$155$43,547,3554Warner Bros.
12Movie 43$207,00317%2,0230$102$8,084,3112Relativity Media
13The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$193,20025%1,300-375$149$296,541,9378Warner Bros. / New Line
14Broken City$183,35424%1,786-836$103$18,466,4013Fox
15A Haunted House$129,2254%1,501-501$86$38,009,4994Open Road
16Parental Guidance$104,52423%1,480-256$71$73,089,8766Fox

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleTue, Feb. 5 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Argo$254,02938%935300$272$120,810,30017Warner Bros.
2Life of Pi$200,32739%902-39$222$106,450,39911Fox
3Stand Up Guys$196,49426%659--$298$1,838,3621Lionsgate / Roadside
4Quartet$168,72440%20239$835$3,772,3004Weinstein Company
5The Impossible$153,92644%765-17$201$15,475,1747Lionsgate / Summit
6This is 40$39,00523%373-134$105$66,999,3157Universal
7Jack Reacher$35,63020%450-438$79$78,819,8317Paramount
8The Last Stand$31,06320%689-2224$45$11,761,4523Lionsgate
9Race 2$29,805119%139-14$214$1,415,2312UTV Communications
10Wreck-It Ralph$29,024-10%66072$44$183,285,24014Disney
11Hyde Park on Hudson$25,28935%1440$176$5,648,8369Focus
12The Guilt Trip$20,07741%291-61$69$36,552,0787Paramount
13Rise of The Guardians$13,81711%3072$45$100,586,67411Paramount / DreamWorks
14Flight$13,55618%200-63$68$93,665,93614Paramount
15The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$12,5688%189-27$66$291,305,99312Lionsgate / Summit
16Red Dawn (2012)$7,8238%153-52$51$44,682,61211FilmDistrict
17Playing For Keeps (2012)$7,70829%148113$52$13,040,8049FilmDistrict
18Texas Chainsaw 3D$4,08343%121-164$34$34,077,5755Lionsgate

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleTue, Feb. 5 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Anna Karenina (2012)$12,529-2%90-8$139$12,593,57312Focus
2To the Arctic 3D$6,63245%520$128$11,092,58842Warner Bros. / IMAX
3The Master$5,34610%28-9$191$16,212,52421Weinstein Company
4Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$4,55444%50-46$91$12,457,4237Paramount
5Born to Be Wild 3D$3,59926%300$120$21,873,84196Warner Bros. / IMAX
6Taken 2$3,0884%83-41$37$139,819,42118Fox
7Hitchcock$2,69235%44-46$61$5,897,11811Fox Searchlight
8The Sessions$2,571-6%29-33$89$5,915,19116Fox Searchlight
9A Late Quartet$2,0200%122$168$1,501,86614Entertainment One / RKO
10The Perks of Being A Wallflower$1,078-1%37-19$29$17,740,74020Lionsgate / Summit
11Pitch Perfect$1,02525%41-50$25$64,992,64319Universal
12LUV$9592%8-13$120$153,4283Indomina Media
13Girls Against Boys$362-16%2--$181$6,9041Anchor Bay Films
14Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare$244-85%2--$122$94,56418Roadside Attractions