Thursday (6/18) Box Office - Trek #6 - $0.75 million

[MvRojo]

1. THE HANGOVER - 5,185,012 - 126,063,542
2. UP - 3,939,893 - 202,776,255
3. THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 - 1,940,806 - 32,032,325
4. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM II - 1,402,980 - 148,652,559
5. LAND OF THE LOST - 1,182,985 - 39,696,565
6. STAR TREK - 751,431 - 234,743,906
7. IMAGINE THAT - 688,975 - 8,251,378
8. TERMINATOR SALVATION - 633,245 - 116,443,298
9. ANGELS & DEMONS - 550,946 - 125,338,622
10. DRAG ME TO HELL - 500,060 - 37,260,485

Trek stayed at #6. The film increased about 7.3% from Wednesday (its best Wednesday-Thursday increase), and it dropped 21% from last Thursday, which is the second best decrease in the Top 10.

International Total: $120,570,917
Global Total: $355,314,823

 

[Borgminister]

Damn that's good... hope the figures aren't downwardly revised too much if at all.

AND I hope the however slightly diminished theater counts won't carve into its potential continued ake either.

Year One is 20% at Rotten Tomatoes--worse than LotL!

And as if it meant anything, TRII is not doing so well either, critical acclaim wise.

 

[MvRojo]

Damn that's good... hope the figures aren't downwardly revised too much if at all.

AND I hope the however slightly diminished theater counts won't carve into its potential continued ake either.

Year One is 20% at Rotten Tomatoes--worse than LotL!

And as if it meant anything, TRII is not doing so well either, critical acclaim wise.

Yeah, the first one got 57%, so if the sequel stays below 40%, that's not good.

 

[Garth Rockett]

Awesome performance. Trek will probably dip down to around #8 this weekend, but I'm expecting around $3.5M to put the film well on track to cross the $240M barrier next week.

 

[cooleddie74]

This movie just plain kicks ass. It should be the #1 or #2 film of the entire year if TRANSFORMERS doesn't do as well as some think it will.

 

[MvRojo]

This movie just plain kicks ass. It should be the #1 or #2 film of the entire year if TRANSFORMERS doesn't do as well as some think it will.

Up is definitely going to pass Trek within the next 2 weeks, so even if Transformers 2 underperformed dramatically (which is nearly impossible), the best Trek can hope for is #2.

 

[Augustus]

Yeah, the critics are trashing Transformers 2, but I bet it will still rake in the cash, at least in the first couple of weeks and if it is no good, it'll tank.

 

[cooleddie74]

This movie just plain kicks ass. It should be the #1 or #2 film of the entire year if TRANSFORMERS doesn't do as well as some think it will.

Up is definitely going to pass Trek within the next 2 weeks, so even if Transformers 2 underperformed dramatically (which is nearly impossible), the best Trek can hope for is #2.

Maybe so. But for a modern TREK movie? #2 for the year might as well be TITANIC numbers.

 

[MvRojo]

This movie just plain kicks ass. It should be the #1 or #2 film of the entire year if TRANSFORMERS doesn't do as well as some think it will.

Up is definitely going to pass Trek within the next 2 weeks, so even if Transformers 2 underperformed dramatically (which is nearly impossible), the best Trek can hope for is #2.

Maybe so. But for a modern TREK movie? #2 for the year might as well be TITANIC numbers.

I know. My comment wasn't directed in any way towards the amount the movie is making, just its eventual position for the year.

 

[cooleddie74]

Up is definitely going to pass Trek within the next 2 weeks, so even if Transformers 2 underperformed dramatically (which is nearly impossible), the best Trek can hope for is #2.

Maybe so. But for a modern TREK movie? #2 for the year might as well be TITANIC numbers.

I know. My comment wasn't directed in any way towards the amount the movie is making, just its eventual position for the year.

And I got that. No issue there. I'm just happy that a TREK film will come damn close to topping the box office this year. Even TWOK and TVH didn't finish in the top two or three their respective years, and those were considered universally-loved megahits for the franchise.

 

[Cyrus]

The Hangover has a chance to pass Trek eventually. Maybe the 2 new comedies opening this week can slow it down, but probably not.

 

[Flake]

I think the year will be something like:

1. Transformers 2
2. Up
3. Harry Potter
4. Avatar
5. Star Trek
6. Ice Age 3
7. The Hangover
8. New Moon
9. Chipmunks 2
10. Night at the Museum 2

 

[Flake]

Ice Age 3 and Hangover both have the potential to pass Trek.

Best it can hope for is Number 4, worst Number 7.

 

[cooleddie74]

The best FIRST CONTACT did was...what? Bottom of the Top 10?

 

[slappy]

Ice Age won't pass Trek. Neither will Hangover. Potter is 50/50.

Transformers is going to kill everything.

Avatar will either be one of the Top 10 biggest movies of all time, or flops so miserably that dozens of people will lose their jobs. Ain't no in between for that one. I expect that movie to cause a revolution or a revolt.

 

[Stardate]

The best FIRST CONTACT did was...what? Bottom of the Top 10?

First Contact ended in 17th place in 1996 domestically.
Only four trek movies has ended in top ten. Star Trek will probably end in 5th to 7th place.
ST:TMP 4th in 1979
TWOK 5th in 1982
TSFS 8th in 1984
TVH 5th in 1986

 

[MvRojo]

Ice Age 3 and Hangover both have the potential to pass Trek.

Best it can hope for is Number 4, worst Number 7.

I think your list is pretty good, except for a couple things. Ice Age 3 probably wont be Trek, and I think The Hangover will be higher than it. I also think HP will beat Up, but that it will be close.

 

[MvRojo]

Ice Age won't pass Trek. Neither will Hangover. Potter is 50/50.

Transformers is going to kill everything.

Avatar will either be one of the Top 10 biggest movies of all time, or flops so miserably that dozens of people will lose their jobs. Ain't no in between for that one. I expect that movie to cause a revolution or a revolt.

How can you say HP is 50/50 when the films have averaged $282 million, with the last two making over $290 million?

 

[Blue_Trek]

Trek will be in theater's the whole summer right? I think it will just make it to $250 million, but it's going to be slow and painful to get there. As it continues to lose theaters, however at some point it gets picked up by the discount theaters, which boost it's screens a little.

So for about 60 days it needs to average just under $285,000, that's very doable

 

[Borgminister]

Yeah, HP will be a monster... might even beat Tr2...