Box Office Mojo

Star Trek Into Darkness easily opened on top this weekend, though it wasn't the kind of box office sensation that many-including distributor Paramount-were expecting it to be.

Saturday AM Update: Star Trek Into Darkness added $22 million on Friday for a two-day total of $35.5 million.

Thanks to a vibrant marketing effort and a complete lack of competition for female audiences, The Great Gatsby opened to an excellent $50.1 million over Mother's Day weekend.

Saturday AM Update: The Great Gatsby opened to an excellent $19.4 million on Friday, which puts the movie on pace for at least $50 million for the weekend.

Kicking off the Summer movie season this weekend, Iron Man 3 lived up to sky-high expectations with $174.1 million haul.

Saturday Update: Iron Man 3 debuted to a massive $68.31 million on Friday, which ranks eighth all-time for opening day.

While the actual Summer season doesn't officially begin until late-June, the Summer movie season historically kicks off in the month of May.

<< Continued from May PreviewMay 24Memorial Day weekend is always a busy one, but it's never been quite like this one.

At the domestic box office this weekend, Pain and Gain claimed the top spot with a decent $20.2 million, while The Big Wedding was a big flop.

It's that time of year again-on May 3rd, the Summer movie season officially begins with the domestic release of Iron Man 3.Last Summer was very top-heavy with comic book blockbusters The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises; this year's slate is much ...