Star Trek Into Darkness has debuted at the top of the US box office this weekend.
JJ Abrams’ long-awaited sequel to 2009’s Star Trek earned $70 million in its first week on release, pushing down last week’s chart-topper Iron Man 3, which earned $35 million, into second place.
Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby and Pain & Gain, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, both also shifted down a place, grossing $23 million and $3 million respectively.
However, DreamWorks animated film The Croods rose two places to number five, adding $2.75 million to a total domestic gross of $176.7 million.
Jackie Robinson biopic 42 and Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller Oblivion both dropped one place, while Matthew McConaughey’s Mud remained at number eight.
Peeples and The Big Wedding round out the top ten.
The US box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Star Trek Into Darkness – $70.5 million
2. (1) Iron Man 3 – $35.1 million
3. (2) The Great Gatsby – $23.4 million
4. (3) Pain & Gain – $3.1 million
5. (7) The Croods – $2.75 million
6. (5) 42 – $2.73 million
7. (6) Oblivion – $2.2 million
8. (8) Mud – $2.16 million
9. (4) Peeples – $2.15 million
10. (9) The Big Wedding – $1.1 million