Iron Man 3 has finally fallen from the top of the box office. The Robert Downey Jr. movie, which recently topped $1 billion worldwide , was topped this weekend by J.J. Abrams latest movie, Star Trek Into Darkness.
According to Forbes , the latest Star Trek movie took in more $84 million during its opening weekend.
Captain Kirk managed to top the box office this weekend but the movie didn’t quite live up to its expectations . J.J. Abrams first Star Trek movie made $75 million during its opening weekend and Paramount was hoping that the sequel would top $100 million during its first few days in theaters.
Box Office Mojo notes that Abrams first Star Trek movie went on to gross more than $250 million.
Iron Man 3 fell from the top spot this weekend but the new Marvel movie is still bringing people to the theaters. Iron Man 3 took in another $35 million this weekend at the domestic box office to bring its worldwide total up to $1.073 billion.
The Great Gatsby was third on the box office charts this weekend with $23.4 million. The movie based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book was a surprise hit at the box office after receiving poor reviews but the movie is losing some of its draw. The audience dropped 53% for Gatsby this weekend.
