BOX OFFICE: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Opens With $3.25M; IRON MAN 3 Knocked From #1
But it wasn't Star Trek Into Darkness that beat the Marvel Studios movie! Instead, The Great Gatsby caused what has been described as "a stunning box office upset for the ages" by taking #1 yesterday. Hit the jump for a whole host of updates!
J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness started off strong at the North American box office with an estimated total of $3.25 million taken from late show pre-midnight screenings and the actual midnight showings in the early hours of Thursday morning. The majority (£2 million) came from the sequel's early IMAX 3D release, while approximately $1.25 million of that was specifically from the midnight showings. With a budget of $190 million, it's thought that Star Trek Into Darkness will gross between $80 - 100 million by close of business on Sunday. Internationally, it has taken upwards of $40 million so far. In other box office news, The Great Gatsby managed to become the #1 movie in America yesterday by beating Iron Man 3 in what was described by one studio exec as, "a stunning box office upset for the ages." However, bear in mind that Iron Man 3 has been open for weeks and lost ticket sales to Star Trek Into Darkness. Its current worldwide cume is $990.5M.
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
STARRING:
Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto as Spock
Benedict Cumberbatch as John Harrison
Alice Eve as Dr. Carol Marcus
Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy
Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura
Anton Yelchin as Pavel Chekov
John Cho as Hikaru Sulu
Simon Pegg as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Bruce Greenwood as Admiral Christopher Pike
RELEASE DATE: May 9th, 2013 (UK). May 16th, 2013 (US).
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