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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, Feb. 14 2013

Wide (1000+)

#TitleThu, Feb. 14 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Safe Haven$8,828,918--3,223--$2,739$8,828,9180Relativity Media
2A Good Day to Die Hard$8,239,116--3,553--$2,319$8,239,1160Fox
3Identity Thief$5,371,110163%3,141--$1,710$47,287,7851Universal
4Warm Bodies$2,555,511306%3,0090$849$41,220,5312Lionsgate / Summit
5Beautiful Creatures (2013)$2,542,317--2,950--$862$2,542,3170Warner Bros.
6Side Effects (2013)$1,245,39097%2,605--$478$12,820,8361Open Road
7Silver Linings Playbook$1,234,569142%2,532-277$488$92,374,47213Weinstein Company
8Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters$895,229112%2,570-805$348$46,228,7953Paramount
9Mama$725,265219%2,043-738$355$65,480,1754Universal
10Zero Dark Thirty$401,77142%1,866-1005$215$84,928,6688Sony / Columbia
11Argo$341,03957%1,405470$243$124,663,05218Warner Bros.
12Django Unchained$327,08871%1,408-369$232$155,492,9837Weinstein Company
13Lincoln$319,19165%1,158-598$276$174,587,92714Disney / DreamWorks
14The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$162,21345%1,001-299$162$298,884,3459Warner Bros. / New Line
15Bullet to the Head$91,485-46%2,4040$38$8,993,6792Warner Bros.

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleThu, Feb. 14 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Life of Pi$268,337101%713-189$376$109,301,90112Fox
2Quartet$222,47486%333131$668$5,576,0175Weinstein Company
3Les Miserables (2012)$212,20547%903-945$235$144,665,9807Universal
4Parker$121,770-25%811-1427$150$16,556,0243FilmDistrict
5Wreck-It Ralph$111,182113%601-59$185$184,733,85915Disney
6The Impossible$87,79313%523-242$168$17,026,6518Lionsgate / Summit
7A Haunted House$86,012102%913-588$94$39,247,7715Open Road
8Parental Guidance$78,55628%642-838$122$74,663,8607Fox
9Gangster Squad$64,122-15%942-683$68$45,144,5515Warner Bros.
10Stand Up Guys$62,014-8%67011$93$3,055,0572Lionsgate / Roadside
11Rise of The Guardians$43,068307%33831$127$100,959,57512Paramount / DreamWorks
12The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$40,909472%25465$161$291,493,50613Lionsgate / Summit
13Hyde Park on Hudson$31,63391%130-14$243$5,913,44810Focus
14Jack Reacher$27,00536%223-227$121$79,205,9858Paramount
15This is 40$26,52060%204-169$130$67,333,4408Universal
16Broken City$22,493-49%194-1592$116$19,404,9124Fox
17Texas Chainsaw 3D$16,985131%15635$109$34,229,0356Lionsgate
18The Guilt Trip$16,41172%143-148$115$36,743,0798Paramount
19Flight$7,41354%100-100$74$93,772,37515Paramount
20The Last Stand$5,993-9%137-552$44$11,933,8104Lionsgate
21Red Dawn (2012)$5,54271%105-48$53$44,766,91812FilmDistrict

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleThu, Feb. 14 2013LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Top Gun 3D$29,008-90%33--$879$2,817,0181Paramount
2Movie 43$14,485-40%35-1988$414$8,760,3143Relativity Media
3Anna Karenina (2012)$14,18525%911$156$12,722,08913Focus
4To the Arctic 3D$10,25580%520$197$11,199,59443Warner Bros. / IMAX
5ABCD - Any Body Can Dance$6,82818%25--$273$126,1541UTV Communications
6Born to Be Wild 3D$6,654109%300$222$21,939,79697Warner Bros. / IMAX
7Race 2$5,45235%63-76$87$1,549,1843UTV Communications
8The Master$4,01694%291$138$16,258,72422Weinstein Company
9Lost in Thailand$3,457-4%35--$99$47,2751WAMCR
10Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$3,040-37%38-12$80$12,512,8628Paramount
11The Sessions$2,98466%18-11$166$5,942,21317Fox Searchlight
12Playing For Keeps (2012)$2,74529%81-67$34$13,091,77610FilmDistrict
13Taken 2$1,72563%35-48$49$139,846,09719Fox
14A Late Quartet$1,57424%120$131$1,518,53615Entertainment One / RKO
15Hitchcock$1,374-37%36-8$38$5,934,46512Fox Searchlight
16Pitch Perfect$400-62%10-31$40$65,001,09320Universal
17LUV$165-10%3-5$55$156,9964Indomina Media