Overseas, the J.J. Abrams-directed tentpole took in another $40 million over the weekend for an early global total of $164.6 million. The 3D pic, playing in 40 markets, tied with Iron Man 3, which took in $40.2 million in its fourth weekend.
But it was Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby -- benefiting from being the only female-skewing event pic -- that topped the foreign chart, grossing $42.1 million as it opened in 49 markets following its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival May 15.
There was plenty of action overseas all the way around. Universal's Fast & Furious 6 tore out of the gate as it debuted in the U.K. and Ireland, grossing $13.8 million to score the biggest opening ever for a Universal title in those countries and boding well for the film's domestic bow over Memorial Day weekend and its continued expansion offshore.
Heading into the weekend, many box office observers believedInto Darkness had a shot at hitting $100 million in North America, easily outpacing the $79.2 million opening of Abrams' 2009 Star Trek, which reinvigorated the sci-fi film franchise.
1. Star Trek Into Darkness, 1/3,868, Paramount/Skydance, $70.6 million, $84.1 million
2. Iron Man 3, 3/4,237, Disney/Marvel Studios, $20 million, $337.1 million
3. The Great Gatsby, 2/3,550, Warner Bros./Village Roadshow, $23.4 million, $90.2 million
4. Pain & Gain, 4/2,429, Paramount, $3.1 million, $88.7 million
5. 42, 6/2,380, Warners/Legendary, $2.7 million, $46.6 million
6. The Croods, 9/2,373, Fox/DreamWorks Animation, $2.8, $176.8 million
7. Tyler Perry Presents Peeples, 2/2,041, Lionsgate, $2.2 million, $7.9 million
8. Oblivion, 5/2,077, Universal, $2.16 million, $85.5 million
9. Mud, 4/960, Roadside Attractions, $2.15 million, $11.6 million
10. The Big Wedding, 4/1,442, Lionsgate, $1.1 million, $20.2 million
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