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| Star Trek tops US box office but fails to reach $100m | Star Trek tops US box office but fails to reach $100m |
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| Star Trek: Into Darkness has topped the US box office but failed to beat the opening weekend of the previous Star Trek film. | Star Trek: Into Darkness has topped the US box office but failed to beat the opening weekend of the previous Star Trek film. |
| The film took $70.6m (£46.4m) over the weekend according to early estimates. The 2009 Star Trek film took $75.2m (£49.4m) for its opening weekend. | The film took $70.6m (£46.4m) over the weekend according to early estimates. The 2009 Star Trek film took $75.2m (£49.4m) for its opening weekend. |
| Into Darkness knocked Iron Man 3 into second place with $35.2m (£23.1). The Great Gatsby dropping to third. | Into Darkness knocked Iron Man 3 into second place with $35.2m (£23.1). The Great Gatsby dropping to third. |
| JJ Abrams' second Star Trek film was expected to open with $100m (£66m). | |
| The director rebooted the franchise, opening it up to a wider audience beyond traditional Star Trek fans. | The director rebooted the franchise, opening it up to a wider audience beyond traditional Star Trek fans. |
| Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, said he believes Star Trek "remains a fan-boy movie". | Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, said he believes Star Trek "remains a fan-boy movie". |
| "It doesn't seem to have the same kind of cross-over appeal as say an Iron Man or some of these others. | "It doesn't seem to have the same kind of cross-over appeal as say an Iron Man or some of these others. |
| "It's a very specific brand, but I think the general public would love this movie, because it's such an action movie. But to get a hundred-million-plus opening weekend, unless you're Twilight, you really have to cross over to all audiences." | "It's a very specific brand, but I think the general public would love this movie, because it's such an action movie. But to get a hundred-million-plus opening weekend, unless you're Twilight, you really have to cross over to all audiences." |
| Film company Paramount said they were optimistic that good reviews and word of mouth would bring in a broader audience in coming weeks. | Film company Paramount said they were optimistic that good reviews and word of mouth would bring in a broader audience in coming weeks. |
| The film made $40m (£26.2m) internationally and Don Harris, Paramount's head of distribution, said they were satisfied with the film's performance worldwide. | The film made $40m (£26.2m) internationally and Don Harris, Paramount's head of distribution, said they were satisfied with the film's performance worldwide. |
| He called it a solid start and believed they were "well along the road" to surpassing the worldwide total of $385m (£253m) of the last Star Trek film. | He called it a solid start and believed they were "well along the road" to surpassing the worldwide total of $385m (£253m) of the last Star Trek film. |
| Internationally, The Great Gatsby came in ahead of both Iron Man 3 and Star Trek: Into Darkness with $42.1m (£27.7m) in weekend ticket sales. | Internationally, The Great Gatsby came in ahead of both Iron Man 3 and Star Trek: Into Darkness with $42.1m (£27.7m) in weekend ticket sales. |
| Iron Man 3 added $40.2m (£26.4m) in overseas ticket sales and has now made $762.2m (£501.5m) internationally, bringing its worldwide tally to nearly $1.1bn (£723m). | Iron Man 3 added $40.2m (£26.4m) in overseas ticket sales and has now made $762.2m (£501.5m) internationally, bringing its worldwide tally to nearly $1.1bn (£723m). |