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$25 million on Friday night

Well now we're for sure going to get a sequel! :)

I'm with Wil Wheaton; I hope they make 11 more movies with this cast and creative team.
 
Showbiz Data has its estimate up:

$26.51 million for Friday (which probably includes the midnight numbers) and $30.01 million with Thursday's take included.
 
Making 30 million+ estimated at 32/33 in another thread, I don't understand why these sites have low expectations for saturday/sunday with this 65-69 talk still. At a minimum the summer opening weekends with a good start like this would make $40 million off the sat/sun days so thats above 70 million for TREK and thats low balling it. Every other movie thats hard such a good 1st day and 2nd day like Iron Man/Wolverine went on to get a high total, why should Trek be different after its proved that new fans have already wtached it.

if the total of Thursday/Friday = $30 million minimum I would hope that Trek makes at least 45 million off sat & sun (25+20 for example) though I think saturday will perform the best out of the 4 day total (3 and a bit day really). So that would be $75 million and that would be my minimum because otherwise the legs are going already if sat/sun post low totals to make 32 only = under 70 come the final total and that would be worrying for me especially for 2nd drop off rate.
 
I'll take this. And it's mother's day... and school's almost out... I think the numbers will continue to hold steady after this weekend.
 
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b122946_with_thursdays_help_star_trek_on_course.html

UPDATE: Paramount was reporting Saturday that Star Trek will end the box-office weekend with $72 million, an estimate that includes the film's Thursday night screenings, Exhibitor Relations said. Trek's three-day, Friday-Sunday gross won't be known until tomorrow, but, as of now, the film looked to be hitting projections.

Well then am going to say $75 million cause Paramount have been lowballing every estimate when asked :lol: Is Thursday/Friday $30 million or $32/33 as reported earlier in a different thread I think.
 
Making 30 million+ estimated at 32/33 in another thread, I don't understand why these sites have low expectations for saturday/sunday with this 65-69 talk still. At a minimum the summer opening weekends with a good start like this would make $40 million off the sat/sun days so thats above 70 million for TREK and thats low balling it. Every other movie thats hard such a good 1st day and 2nd day like Iron Man/Wolverine went on to get a high total, why should Trek be different after its proved that new fans have already wtached it.

if the total of Thursday/Friday = $30 million minimum I would hope that Trek makes at least 45 million off sat & sun (25+20 for example) though I think saturday will perform the best out of the 4 day total (3 and a bit day really). So that would be $75 million and that would be my minimum because otherwise the legs are going already if sat/sun post low totals to make 32 only = under 70 come the final total and that would be worrying for me especially for 2nd drop off rate.

If ST follows Iron Man's opening weekend, (Sat +6%, Sun -30%), it would make $42 million combined on Sat and Sun. That would give ST $72 million, which is the upper estimate being projected.
 
All I know is my entire family is loving this movie, and half of them are no trekkies, or even casual fans....I hope word of mouth draws people in that gave up on trek. Its a good movie, and deserves to be a big hit!
 
what i don't understand is how the pre-sales at fandigo outpaced wolverine at the same cycle last week, but at the actual box office wolverine seems to be outpacing star trek at the box office for Fri night at the same cycle last week.
 
what i don't understand is how the pre-sales at fandigo outpaced wolverine at the same cycle last week, but at the actual box office wolverine seems to be outpacing star trek at the box office for Fri night.

Those numbers are highly deceptive for a number of reasons.

-Releasing percentages mean nothing without hard totals.
-What percentage of total consumers even pre-order tickets.
-ST fans were more excited about a ST movie so they may have preordered more, while casual fans just show up.
 
I aint taking my mum on Mother's Day.

The bitch used to make fun of me for liking ST so she can pay the $12 and go see the fucking thing herself.


:mad:

my mom introduced me to science fiction... I'd take her.... if I could...
she graduated in 2000.... :(
 
Well the screening I went to would be lucky to profit 25 quid. There were less than two dozen of us in the entire theatre.
 
Whats also odd Is Wolverine is still playing on like 4 screens per theater out here and ST is only on 2.
 
I honestly think that we need to keep watching it next weekend. I'm waiting until next Friday before I resee it (it's not only the first weekend that matters).

Somehow though this film has to pass 200M to even break even. The budget was rumored to be 150M and the advertising was 50M.
The studio doesn't count advertising costs when factoring their return.
 
25 million is certainly impressive for a trek movie. It would mean that it made more in one day than Nemesis did during its entire run.

Still, isn't that a bit mediocre for a big budget summer movie?

Nemesis pulled in 40 something million IIRC.

Thursday and Friday's numbers - if they hold - put Star Trek at the top of the Trek movies in terms of opening weekend. The current winner is First Contact with $30,716,131.
 
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