New Trailer Breaks Records!

[I am not Spock]

That's excellent news, as long as those downloads were by newbies, and not the existing Trek hardcore, who we know would have downloaded it anyway.

 

[Falcor5]

Wow this has to be good news! BTW I found a link to the news here: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS181729+11-Mar-2009+PRN20090311

 

[Rii]

I find this difficult to believe. The article specifically mentions "HD" downloads, when did Apple start offering those?

They've had 720p and 1080p downloads of movie trailers for years.

I'm thinking specifically of the LOTR films and Star Wars prequels as the most likely record holders. In my own files here I have trailers from Apple for ROTK, AOTC, etc. all at sub-HD resolutions, and a quick Google search turns up no evidence that 720p/1080p trailers were available for these films. If anyone has such a trailer from Apple, I'll gladly stand corrected.

 

[RAMA]

5 MILLION??? That's downloads, not plays. If that's true its an amazing record! If all of those buy a ticket when it comes out that amounts to a $40-50 million opening weekend, which would be a Trek record.

On the other hand I downloaded 3 diff versions from 2 sites...

I find this difficult to believe. The article specifically mentions "HD" downloads, when did Apple start offering those?

They've had 720p and 1080p downloads of movie trailers for years.

I'm thinking specifically of the LOTR films and Star Wars prequels as the most likely record holders. In my own files here I have trailers from Apple for ROTK, AOTC, etc. all at sub-HD resolutions, and a quick Google search turns up no evidence that 720p/1080p trailers were available for these films. If anyone has such a trailer from Apple, I'll gladly stand corrected.

I think they mean total downloads ever from their site whether its HD or not. As far as HD goes I think they've had HD files for 2-3 years, well after the SW movies or LOTR.

Edit: Ok the other article does mention HD trailers. I wonder if they have the records for all trailers on the site somewhere.

RAMA

 

[M'Sharak]

This was just posted at StarTrek.com's message board, apparently courtesy of the Webmasters Program.

Press Release - New Trailer for J.J. Abrams? "Star Trek" Breaks All Existing Records With Over 1.8 Million Downloads During First 24 Hours on Apple.com

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Sorry, don't have a link, and apologies if this is against board rules to use, though I didn't copy the entire thing.

It's a press release, for general distribution. There's also a TrekToday item and the above-linked Reuters story, so no problem.

 

[M'Sharak]

Re: Star Trek Trailer is a record breaker.

I had posted this but just seconds before you, though you were able to provide a link (I didn't see one and couldn't provide one.) Well done Flake and thanks for a link. Feel free to merge ours or delete mine mods.

Lol I was so excited I had to post ASAP but you beat me :P

I'll merge the two threads. Stand by...

 

[Rii]

5 MILLION??? That's downloads, not plays. If that's true its an amazing record! If all of those buy a ticket when it comes out that amounts to a $40-50 million opening weekend, which would be a Trek record.

On the other hand I downloaded 3 diff versions from 2 sites...

They've had 720p and 1080p downloads of movie trailers for years.

I'm thinking specifically of the LOTR films and Star Wars prequels as the most likely record holders. In my own files here I have trailers from Apple for ROTK, AOTC, etc. all at sub-HD resolutions, and a quick Google search turns up no evidence that 720p/1080p trailers were available for these films. If anyone has such a trailer from Apple, I'll gladly stand corrected.

I think they mean total downloads ever from their site whether its HD or not. As far as HD goes I think they've had HD files for 2-3 years, well after the SW movies or LOTR.

Edit: Ok the other article does mention HD trailers. I wonder if they have the records for all trailers on the site somewhere.

RAMA

Apparently the first promotional trailer for the LOTR trilogy received 1.7m downloads in its first 24 hours of release against Trek XI's 1.8m, that may have been the record Trek XI broke. It's odd that the press release doesn't mention the previous record holder. Frankly, 1.7m in 2000 is more impressive than 1.8m in 2009.

 

[Gepard]

Frankly, 1.7m in 2000 is more impressive than 1.8m in 2009.

True. But that was Lord of the Rings and this is nerdy, loser Star Trek. That's pretty impressive in and of itself.

 

[Rii]

Frankly, 1.7m in 2000 is more impressive than 1.8m in 2009.

True. But that was Lord of the Rings and this is nerdy, loser Star Trek. That's pretty impressive in and of itself.

It is, but I'm not entirely convinced that was actually the previous record holder. I'd like to see the numbers for the ROTK theatrical trailer.

 

[JoeZhang]

It's just 50 people from here downloading it again and again. There is no buzz around this film... double zero... blah blah... ship looks terrible...blah blah... built on the ground... blah blah..

 

[PKTrekGirl]

That's what happens when you put out a rockin' good trailer.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

The Onion needs to do another story (but Star Trek themed) like the one they did about the Ironman trailer being so popular that they decided to make it into a movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBM3j7x4Lcw

And, RAMA, for God's sake, put some clothes on.

 

[trevanian]

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And, RAMA, for God's sake, put some clothes on.

I thought that was a picture of the nurse in PULP FICTION who kept selling the in-coma body of Uma Thurman to his buddies.

 

[Devon]

TV Guide Channel was discussing the news tonight.

 

[goran'agar]

Frankly, 1.7m in 2000 is more impressive than 1.8m in 2009.

haha frankly the fact that its taken 9yrs to beat the 1.7m record is what is impressive...the fact that its trek means its all the more impressive.
How many summer blockbusters have we had in the intervening period...Spiderman trilogy, pirates OC trilogy, Star wars trilogoy, Matrix sequels, LOTR sequels (provided those trailers were available on apple - not sure if they were) - none of 'em managed to break the '00 record, but trek did

 

[Rii]

Frankly, 1.7m in 2000 is more impressive than 1.8m in 2009.

haha frankly the fact that its taken 9yrs to beat the 1.7m record is what is impressive...the fact that its trek means its all the more impressive.
How many summer blockbusters have we had in the intervening period...Spiderman trilogy, pirates OC trilogy, Star wars trilogoy, Matrix sequels, LOTR sequels (provided those trailers were available on apple - not sure if they were) - none of 'em managed to break the '00 record, but trek did

See, I think that's less impressive than it is suspicious. One or more of those films, TTT/ROTK in particular, should've broken that record given the increase in worldwide internet participation over the last decade and increased mainstream attention to the LOTR films post-FOTR. I think that the record the Trek XI trailer has broken is one limited to trailers available in HD, i.e. trailers released in the last couple years. That's still an impressive achievement that bodes well for the film of course, but not quite of the same calibre.

 

[Amaris]

I'm hoping it's a good indicator of what is to come.
I would love to see a Star Trek movie become a box office smash.


J.

 

[bryce]

Very nice. Slowly we are taking over.

Resistance is futile.

 

[backstept]

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And, RAMA, for God's sake, put some clothes on.

I thought that was a picture of the nurse in PULP FICTION who kept selling the in-coma body of Uma Thurman to his buddies.

Kill Bill




I don't remember ever hearing about any other trailers breaking this sort of record . . . gives me a good feeling that this will be the most profitable Star Trek movie ever

 

[Aike]

It may very well be a record since broad band hadn´t taken off when the LOTR-trilogy premiered.