The reboot of the “Star Trek” franchise was a hit with movie goers over the weekend. The film has taken in an estimated $72.5 million over the weekend. So far, the film has taken in just over $76 million, thanks to special openings of the highly-anticipated summer blockbuster Thursday evening. The movie also shattered the record for opening on an IMAX screen–beating out last summer’s “The Dark Knight” by just under $2 million.
The opening was the strongest and largest of any of the eleven “Trek” franchise films. The first weekend gross puts the movie on track to be the first entry in the series since “The Voyage Home” to cross the $100 million threshhold. Last week, it was reported that Paramount executives were readying a sequel.
The success of “Trek” translated across the box-office with receipts up 18 percent over this weekend last year. According to initial figures, overall box-office receipts were the highest ever for the second weekend in May.
In second place was “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” which had a steep drop off, taking in $27 million.
In third was the romantic comedy, “Ghost of Girlfriends Past” with “Obsessed” and “17 Again” rounding out the top five.
Final figures will be available later this week.
“Star Trek” Warps to Top of Box Office….. because its bad ass!!
great movie… the 1st 5 minutes are the best Trek since……. undiscovered country.(that ones my fav) Epic movie… i will be buying this one.. maybe even on blue ray if there are 1000000000000’s of super extras… involving klingons and more epic space battles.. lol
tho….. where were the tribbles??? lol
Seth, Those were Romulans, not Klingons!
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The Narada destroyed 40+ klingon ships, those scenes were cut from the movie… =P!
What can I say? It is an odd numbered Trek movie and it blows worse then all the other Odd numbered Trek movies.
I’m surprised that woman are not protesting in front of the theaters.
How could Leonard Nimoy even allow himself to be in this picture? Or Majel do the voice of the computer?
Gene Roddenberry is rolling over in his grave.
Mycroft …You’re an idiot.
Everyone play nice.
There are tribbles in the movie….watch the scenes when we first meet Scotty and you’ll see them in the background.