Star Trek now in second place, closing in on first!

[Blue_Trek]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2009&p=.htm

Oh man can it do it, T4 is getting bad ratings
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator_salvation/?name_order=asc

So will some people decide not to see it, this weekend will be interesting.

 

[flemm]

I'd love to see the film be number one for the year, but whatever... top 5 would be great!

 

[Peter the Younger]

Damn. The folks who don't like T4 really don't like it.

I mean, you thought Ebert was harsh on Trek? Damn. (Links to Spoilers)

 

[Blue_Trek]

Oh I don't think it will be number one for the year, but I would like to see it on top just for awhile, which I think is possible. Are that many people still seeing Monsters and Aliens it's almost done and it's a kids movie anyway. So those that were going to go see it have most likely already gone.

 

[Prons]

It'd be a real feat if it was number 1 this year, considering all the great movies hitting the screens this year

 

[Robert Maxwell]

I was actually looking forward to T4, but the reviews have really made me worry.

 

[nx1701g]

I was actually looking forward to T4, but the reviews have really made me worry.

It is either a film you love or hate (I have already seen it).

Despite this I don't honestly see Trek getting 1 or 2 this weekend. Terminator will still do well this weekend (midnight showings tonight are already sold out in my area and I live in a suburb of Pittsburgh) but there is also the family film Night at the Museum 2 coming out.

 

[MvRojo]

Trek should hit #1 for the year sometime next Wednesday or Thursday. How long it stays there is the fun part.

 

[indranee]

btw, both T3 and Terminator are on cable right now.

 

[MvRojo]

I was actually looking forward to T4, but the reviews have really made me worry.

McG made me worried once I heard he was directing. I'm still gonna watch it, but I have severely lowered expectations.

 

[Ovation]

I know with a certainty approaching dread that all of my questions will be explained to me in long detailed messages from "Terminator" experts. They also will charge me with not seeing the movie before I reviewed it.

from Ebert's review

I wonder why he would think anything like this.

 

[donners22]

Interestingly enough, it is now matching Iron Man after a similar period of release in daily takings (though $US30 million behind overall). Iron Man took $30 million in its third weekend - can Trek do the same?

 

[cubbie]

One of the reviews said T4 makes T3 look good!

 

[chrisspringob]

Trek should hit #1 for the year sometime next Wednesday or Thursday. How long it stays there is the fun part.

I think it'll stay there until a few weeks into Transformers 2's run.

 

[IndyJones]

I mean, you thought Ebert was harsh on Trek? Damn. (Links to Spoilers)

Thanks for that.

He gave a shout out to the theatre I went to when I was living in Chicago.

AMC River East in the house!

 

[Admiral James Kirk]

Oh I don't think it will be number one for the year, but I would like to see it on top just for awhile, which I think is possible. Are that many people still seeing Monsters and Aliens it's almost done and it's a kids movie anyway. So those that were going to go see it have most likely already gone.

I actually didn't know that Monsters Vs. Aliens was #1. I almost feel guilty now for taking my kids to see it last weekend. Almost! I'm gonna go see Trek again and taking my ex to see it so I feel like I'm making up for my transgression.

 

[Sector 7]

I'll be seeing it again on Friday. I'm doing my part.

 

[Borgminister]

Some good commercials on television for Star Trek, emphasizing Memorial Day weekend... Good to see they are still advertising...

 

[Sector 7]

Some good commercials on television for Star Trek, emphasizing Memorial Day weekend... Good to see they are still advertising...

...including on the American Idol finale.

 

[donners22]

They're still advertising in Australia as well, despite a fairly mediocre performance. Three during the House finale.