Star Trek - $43M 2nd Weekend - Domestic $148M - Global at $218 M

[darkwing_duck1]

Re: STAR TREK was down one to No. 2 with $43 million in the US Box Of

I think it is just possible that Trek could retake the #1 slot next week if A&D gets bad word of mouth.

 

[MvRojo]

Re: STAR TREK was down one to No. 2 with $43 million in the US Box Of

I think it is just possible that Trek could retake the #1 slot next week if A&D gets bad word of mouth.

HAHAHAHAAHAH

Sorry, there's a 0% chance of that happening, considering both T4 and Night at the Museum 2 are opening.

Trek will have to settle with the #3 spot.

 

[Dale]

Re: STAR TREK was down one to No. 2 with $43 million in the US Box Of

I think folks around here are overestimating T4's broad-audience appeal. Sure, the type of fan who hang out on a Trek board are interested, but Trek drew from all sorts of demos and continues to do so. T4, unlike previous outings, is grim and humorless and doesn't have Schwarzenegger to appeal to the mainstream... plus there was that abortion of a cancelled TV series which used up some franchise goodwill.

 

[MvRojo]

Re: STAR TREK was down one to No. 2 with $43 million in the US Box Of

I think folks around here are overestimating T4's broad-audience appeal. Sure, the type of fan who hang out on a Trek board are interested, but Trek drew from all sorts of demos and continues to do so. T4, unlike previous outings, is grim and humorless and doesn't have Schwarzenegger to appeal to the mainstream... plus there was that abortion of a cancelled TV series which used up some franchise goodwill.

I wouldn't really consider any of the other Terminators to be bright and full of laughs. This one is probably the most family-friendly since it's the first one not rated R.

Schwarzenegger is technically in T4 in a limited capacity. Even Linda Hamilton is in the movie as a narrator.

In any case, T4 is tracking at over $100 million over its Memorial Day weekend opening.

 

[ST-One]

Re: STAR TREK was down one to No. 2 with $43 million in the US Box Of

I think folks around here are overestimating T4's broad-audience appeal. Sure, the type of fan who hang out on a Trek board are interested, but Trek drew from all sorts of demos and continues to do so. T4, unlike previous outings, is grim and humorless and doesn't have Schwarzenegger to appeal to the mainstream... plus there was that abortion of a cancelled TV series which used up some franchise goodwill.

Now, come on the TV-show isn't that bad (I only have seen the first season on Blu Ray so far though)...
But I agree with you about T4. I like the first three movies (the third being the very weakes of them, of course) but the trailers for the forth do nothing for me... it all looks just too dark, too grim, to damn depressing...

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Re: STAR TREK was down one to No. 2 with $43 million in the US Box Of

I think folks around here are overestimating T4's broad-audience appeal. Sure, the type of fan who hang out on a Trek board are interested, but Trek drew from all sorts of demos and continues to do so. T4, unlike previous outings, is grim and humorless and doesn't have Schwarzenegger to appeal to the mainstream... plus there was that abortion of a cancelled TV series which used up some franchise goodwill.

Wait, are you seriously suggesting that a film in its third week could possible bounce back and overtake the newest big blockbuster film that is not only part of an established and popular series, but features one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood right now? It doesn't matter what the series is. It's the big new sci-fi action film and it will take the top spot. Then there's the second big release which is a family friendly film that is also part of an established (now) franchise and also features a bankable star. To say that Trek has a chance of beating either of these films is quite frankly blind fanboy wishful thinking.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

Re: STAR TREK was down one to No. 2 with $43 million in the US Box Of

I think it is just possible that Trek could retake the #1 slot next week if A&D gets bad word of mouth.

HAHAHAHAAHAH

Sorry, there's a 0% chance of that happening, considering both T4 and Night at the Museum 2 are opening.

Trek will have to settle with the #3 spot.

I'd pretty much forgotten about those two...you're more than likely right.

 

[Dale]

Re: STAR TREK was down one to No. 2 with $43 million in the US Box Of

I think folks around here are overestimating T4's broad-audience appeal. Sure, the type of fan who hang out on a Trek board are interested, but Trek drew from all sorts of demos and continues to do so. T4, unlike previous outings, is grim and humorless and doesn't have Schwarzenegger to appeal to the mainstream... plus there was that abortion of a cancelled TV series which used up some franchise goodwill.

Wait, are you seriously suggesting that a film in its third week could possible bounce back and overtake the newest big blockbuster film that is not only part of an established and popular series, but features one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood right now? It doesn't matter what the series is. It's the big new sci-fi action film and it will take the top spot. Then there's the second big release which is a family friendly film that is also part of an established (now) franchise and also features a bankable star. To say that Trek has a chance of beating either of these films is quite frankly blind fanboy wishful thinking.

I didn't go that far. I just made the point that T4 may not take the number one spot. NATM2, despite the presence of the odious Ben Stiller, is the first true family film of the season and I think its kiddie appeal may see it do better business. I don't imagine Trek will beat either of them, I just don't think T4 is going to be as big as people are hoping... just like Wolverine hasn't been.

 

[donners22]

In Australia, it dropped 42% to $AU2.7 million, coming second to Angels & Demons, which opened with over $AU5 million.

It won't catch Wolverine, which has almost double Star Trek's total.

http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/boxoffice.asp

 

[Dale]

In Australia, it dropped 42% to $AU2.7 million, coming second to Angels & Demons, which opened with over $AU5 million.

It won't catch Wolverine, which has almost double Star Trek's total.

http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/boxoffice.asp

Local boy makes good.

 

[donners22]

Local boys, actually, since Wolverine has Jackman and Trek has Bana and Hemsworth. I was hoping Bana could push Trek to a higher opening than Angels & Demons, but no such luck.

Trek was not far away on a per-screen basis though.

 

[Trilliam]

Local boys, actually, since Wolverine has Jackman and Trek has Bana and Hemsworth. I was hoping Bana could push Trek to a higher opening than Angels & Demons, but no such luck.

Trek was not far away on a per-screen basis though.

There you go...saw Star Trek twice, have no intentions of seeing either Wolverine OR A & D. Don't plan seeing T4 or NATM for that matter either.

 

[Dale]

Local boys, actually, since Wolverine has Jackman and Trek has Bana and Hemsworth. I was hoping Bana could push Trek to a higher opening than Angels & Demons, but no such luck.

Trek was not far away on a per-screen basis though.

There you go...saw Star Trek twice, have no intentions of seeing either Wolverine OR A & D. Don't plan seeing T4 or NATM for that matter either.

Brother, you and me both!

 

[Trilliam]

Local boys, actually, since Wolverine has Jackman and Trek has Bana and Hemsworth. I was hoping Bana could push Trek to a higher opening than Angels & Demons, but no such luck.

Trek was not far away on a per-screen basis though.

There you go...saw Star Trek twice, have no intentions of seeing either Wolverine OR A & D. Don't plan seeing T4 or NATM for that matter either.

Brother, you and me both!

That should be "sister"

 

[Dale]

Either way, I respect someone who can tell crap from candy canes.

 

[Admiral Bear]

Just been on Box Office Mojo. The overall box office is good, but the film's only made 25% of its total global gross outside of the US which is very poor. It might yet improve, but to even reach Trek's historical average of around 36% is going to take some doing now after a week and half of release.

I get the impression that for all of the film's excellent reviews across the world, Star Trek may have died on its ass outside America in a way not even the most pessimistic of us could've imagined.

 

[urbandk]

Just been on Box Office Mojo. The overall box office is good, but the film's only made 25% of its total global gross outside of the US which is very poor. It might yet improve, but to even reach Trek's historical average of around 36% is going to take some doing now after a week and half of release.

I get the impression that for all of the film's excellent reviews across the world, Star Trek may have died on its ass outside America in a way not even the most pessimistic of us could've imagined.

I might not be that pessimistic, but I think it's failure elsewhere has to do with the weakness of the brand elsewhere. I think as Star Trek got plowed into the ground over the last twenty years, it got forgotten outside the U.S.

 

[urbandk]

Just been on Box Office Mojo. The overall box office is good, but the film's only made 25% of its total global gross outside of the US which is very poor. It might yet improve, but to even reach Trek's historical average of around 36% is going to take some doing now after a week and half of release.

I get the impression that for all of the film's excellent reviews across the world, Star Trek may have died on its ass outside America in a way not even the most pessimistic of us could've imagined.

By the way, I just checked. Those numbers are old at BOM. They don't include this weekend's foreign take, $21M, for a total of over $70M, not ideal but pretty respectable!

 

[Admiral Bear]

Just been on Box Office Mojo. The overall box office is good, but the film's only made 25% of its total global gross outside of the US which is very poor. It might yet improve, but to even reach Trek's historical average of around 36% is going to take some doing now after a week and half of release.

I get the impression that for all of the film's excellent reviews across the world, Star Trek may have died on its ass outside America in a way not even the most pessimistic of us could've imagined.

By the way, I just checked. Those numbers are old at BOM. They don't include this weekend's foreign take, $21M, for a total of over $70M, not ideal but pretty respectable!

True, but remember it's all relative. The non-US gross percentage will have risen with the weekend's box office take, but then will have been automatically lowered again by the effect of the weekend's US box office takings.

 

[Squiggy]

The next movie will make $600 Million.

On opening weekend.

On Thursday pre-opening...in Imax.