Scr(i)nk: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Beams Up To First Place, 'Epic' Starts Overseas Rollout, Another Cannes Burglary, Indie Film Grosses: The Top 20

'Star Trek Into Darkness' Beams Up To First Place, 'Epic' Starts Overseas Rollout, Another Cannes Burglary, Indie Film Grosses: The Top 20

‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Beams Up to First Place at the Box Office

Paramount’s Star Trek sequel hit first place with a Thurs. – Sun. total of $84M, followed by Iron Man 3 and The Great Gatsby; SSN’s look at the top five movies this weekend also finds The Croods in fifth place. (SSN)

Family Film Void Gets ‘Epic’ Off To Good Start Internationally

Animated film Epic opened to $14.5M internationally, signaling a healthy appetite for family fare as it nears its May 24 domestic release. (DH)

China Film Group VP, Zhang Qiang, Cancels Promo Duties After Cannes Burglary

Zhang Qiang has canceled his participation in today’s planned press conference for Keanu Reeves’ Man of Tai Chi after reporting his luggage and all personal belongings stolen from his rented apartment. (THR)

Indie Film Grosses: ‘Frances Ha’ Has Third-Best Debut Of 2013

A look at indie box office for 20 films currently in theaters. (IW)

Another Digital $1 Billion Dollar Acquisition, This Time At Yahoo

Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer confirmed in an investment call today that Yahoo has acquired blogging siteTumblr, with 300M monthly visitors per month, for $1.1B; the deal is expected to close later this year. (CNN)

‘Star Wars Rebels’ To Premiere On Disney Channel In 2014

Lucasfilm and Disney announced the first animated Star Wars series since Disney bought Lucasfilm and the end of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (NYT)

NBC News Lands Deborah Turness For Top Position

NBCUniversal News Group announced that former ITV News editor Deborah Turness will start as President of NBC News, based at 30 Rock, on August 5. (DH)

TV: An Eye On This Week’s Finales & Premieres

Documentary fans will have several premiering choices this week, including tonight’s American Masters look at Mel Brooks; finales include those for Nashville, The Big C, and The Bates Motel. (IW)

American Film Institute To Honor Mel Brooks With Life Achievement Award

Martin Scorsese, a recipient of the same honor in 1997, will present the award to Mel Brooks on June 6 in Hollywood with the ceremony airing June 15 on TNT. (LAT)