Despite finishing atop the weekend box office, the sci-fi sequel Star Trek Into Darkness [TREK2] vastly underperformed with an estimated $70.6 million weekend and $84.1 million since opening on Thursday. That barely topped 2009's Star Trek which had a $75.2 million weekend and $79.2 million in its first four days. Despite the goodwill to J.J. Abrams' [JABRA] reboot, the audience for the sci-fi franchise did not expand as many had expected four years later. The fanbase remained older men with 64% male and 73% over the age of 25. Early moviegoers gave Into Darkness an A Cinemascore, but word of mouth may not be good when Trekkies learns it's mostly a retread of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.
After 2 weeks in first place, Iron Man 3 [IRNM3] finished second with $35.2 million to bring its total to $337.1 milion.
The Great Gatsby [GATSB] fell 53.2% in its second weekend to $23.4 million. Baz Luhrmann's 3D party has already brought in $90.2 million.
Pain & Gain [PAING] curled another $3.1 million to pump its total to $46.6 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS | $70,555,000 | $84,091,000 |
| 2 | IRON MAN 3 | $35,182,000 | $337,073,000 |
| 3 | THE GREAT GATSBY | $23,415,000 | $90,159,000 |
| 4 | PAIN & GAIN | $3,100,000 | $46,574,000 |
| 5 | THE CROODS | $2,750,000 | $176,750,200 |
| 6 | 42 | $2,730,000 | $88,735,000 |
| 7 | MUD | $2,250,000 | $11,650,000 |
| 8 | OBLIVION | $2,222,390 | $85,473,350 |
| 9 | PEEPLES | $2,150,000 | $7,857,777 |
| 10 | THE BIG WEDDING | $1,100,000 | $20,197,984 |
| 11 | OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL | $758,000 | $231,238,000 |
| 12 | G.I. JOE: RETALIATION | $525,000 | $120,467,000 |
Tag(s): TREK2, JABRA, IRNM3, GATSB, PAING