Thompson on Hollywood: Weekend Box Office Top Ten Is Strong, Lead By 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' Which Pulls In Smaller Audience than Last Film

Thompson on Hollywood Thompson on Hollywood from IndieWire

Weekend Box Office Top Ten Is Strong, Lead By 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' Which Pulls In Smaller Audience than Last Film May 19th 2013, 17:03 At long last, for the first time this year the box office top ten marked a bump up from last year, thanks to three big performers taking in most of the gross. The top 10 this weekend came to about $158 million. Last year, which saw two disappointing openings ("Battleship" and "The Dictator" followed weak "Dark Shadows"), came to $134 million. "Star Trek Into Darkness" leads the way--while nonetheless failing to meet high expectations--and "Iron Man 3" and "The Great Gatsby" continue to draw audiences. This is an important achievement after a weak 2013 so far. Next week brings three major new films: Warner Bros.' "The Hangover Part III," Fox's animated "Epic" and Universal's "Fast and Furious 6," which opened to large numbers in the U.K. this weekend. Six strong films in the market brings heavy competition, but Memorial Day weekend should see a major boost in totals and continue the strong May so far. 1. Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount) NEW - Cinemascore: A; Criticwire grade: B;... Media files: star-trek-into-darkness.jpg (image/jpeg)

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