The Final Ongoing Star Trek Box Office Thread

[Blue_Trek]

New Moon could reach Titanic levels cause of its target audience.

Not worldwide, (it did $1,242,091,767 internationally excluding the North American market) that figure is just about untouchable, however the domestic figure will fall one day, if the Dark Knight got close to it, another movie will too.

New Moon is no more than an average movie at best, but the girls love it, and they drag their BF to it to. Some guys will take them to it because they know it might get them in the mood.

It is the classic date movie, but not a very good one IMO.

 

[MvRojo]

Although it would have been nice for Trek to stay in the Top Five Domestic Box Office, it looks like "New Moon" will pass it in a matter of days. It should be at around $240 million by Sunday, and should pass Trek sometime mid-week. Internationally, it will pass Trek this weekend.

EDIT:
New Moon
Domestic: $230.7 million
International: $243 million
Total: $473.7 million in 10 DAYS

 

[Daneel]

Yep, that puts New Moon at # 7 for the year worldwide, which means Trek is now at #10. How I wish it could stay there, but I'm sure Avatar will knock it out of that spot eventually.

In other news, 2012 is now the fifth highest-grossing film of the year worldwide, and is closing in on $600 million -- meaning it's already surpassed Roland Emmerich's last disaster flick, The Day After Tomorrow, which reached a global total of $544,272,402 back in 2004.

 

[Devon]

For what it's worth "New Moon," in its second weekend, did about the same numbers as "Star Trek." Kind of bit of a tumble from it's $142 Million heights.

 

[chrisspringob]

New Moon could reach Titanic levels cause of its target audience.

Uhh.....70% drop in the second weekend would suggest otherwise.

 

[Daneel]

Bumping this thread 'cause the next couple of days will probably be Star Trek's last in the domestic Top 5. Unless New Moon experiences a drop of about 60% or higher from last weekend, it will outgross Trek by Sunday's end. Either way, it'll happen very soon.

 

[mswood]

New Moon could reach Titanic levels cause of its target audience.

Not even close. Titanic enjoyed one of the largest audience base of any movie in modern times. New Moon is getting viewed primarily by women, and primarily in the 10-40 age group.

Titanic had appeal across gender lines, across almost every single age group (save the very, very young).

While more women did see Titanic (and more women had repeated viewings of Titanic) it still enjoyed tremendous success in male, and from teens to senior citizens.

New Moon will be able to hit 300 - 340 million range in the US. ABout half of what Titanic did (and that isn't adjusted for inflation, adjusted its barely a third, and that is due to it not having large demographic appeal.

 

[MvRojo]

Looks like New Moon finished the weekend with around $15.7 million, bringing its domestic total to $255.6 after 17 days. Trek gets another two days in the Top 5 Domestic Films of 2009 before it drops on Tuesday to #6, and #48 on the All-Time Domestic list.

 

[MvRojo]

New Moon officially passed Star Trek at at the domestic box office to take the #5 spot of 2009. Its total is $258,374,906 after 20 days.

 

[GhostFaceSaint]

Jeez, all those freaky tweeners, I wish they had better taste than that at that age.

 

[Daneel]

Le sigh. Ah well, Trek is still in the Top 10, and that's nothing to sneeze at.

Maybe I'll post some updated lists soon...

 

[PKTrekGirl]

New Moon officially passed Star Trek at at the domestic box office to take the #5 spot of 2009. Its total is $258,374,906 after 20 days.

I don't care about the whole Twilight fad one way or the other as I've not read the books nor seen the movies. And have no intention whatever of making a change to that status.

But this right here is STILL sad.

 

[MvRojo]

New Moon officially passed Star Trek at at the domestic box office to take the #5 spot of 2009. Its total is $258,374,906 after 20 days.

I don't care about the whole Twilight fad one way or the other as I've not read the books nor seen the movies. And have no intention whatever of making a change to that status.

But this right here is STILL sad.

Yeah, I have no interest in these movies either. It makes me sad that this movie is already close to $600 million worldwide.

And its not like I have anything against these types of films. I just think they look terrible and are poorly acted from the snippets I've seen.

 

[Cyrus]

The foreign totals for Star Trek has gone up another $800K, now over $128 million.

 

[Daneel]

Bumping this since Avatar has now been released, and it has made quite a splash. Its $77 million opening weekend is comparable to the $79.2 million that Star Trek made after the same amount of time. Will it be able to beat Star Trek's domestic total? We'll have to wait and see. Worldwide, Avatar has grossed $241.6 million (giving it the 9th best global opening weekend ever), so it will certainly surpass Trek on that level fairly soon (as virtually everyone expected it to do).

Until then, here, for possibly the last time, are the lists of the highest-grossing films of 2009:

DOMESTIC

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (P/DW) $402,111,870

2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (WB) $301,959,197

3. Up (BV) $293,004,164

4. The Hangover (WB) $277,322,503

5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Summit) $274,598,319

6. Star Trek (Paramount) $257,730,019

7. Monsters Vs. Aliens (P/DW) $198,351,526

8. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Fox) $196,573,705

9. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox) $179,883,157

10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Fox) $177,243,721

11. The Blind Side (WB) $164,725,525

12. The Proposal (BV) $163,958,031

13. 2012 (Sony) $159,028,696

14. Fast and Furious (Universal) $155,064,265

15. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Paramount) $150,201,498

16. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony) $146,336,178

17. Taken (Fox) $145,000,989

18. Angels & Demons (Sony) $133,375,846

19. A Christmas Carol (BV) $130,813,354

20. Terminator Salvation (WB) $125,322,469

21. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Sony) $122,650,135

22. Inglourious Basterds (Weinstein) $120,540,719

23. G-Force (BV) $119,436,770

24. District 9 (TriStar) $115,646,235

25. Couples Retreat (Universal) $107,863,225


WORLDWIDE

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Domestic: $301,959,107 / 32.3%
+ Foreign: $632,600,793 / 67.7%
= Worldwide: $934,559,990

2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Domestic: $196,573,705 / 22.2%
+ Foreign: $690,493,137 / 77.8%
= Worldwide: $887,066,842

3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Domestic: $402,111,870 / 48.2%
+ Foreign: $432,857,937 / 51.8%
= Worldwide: $834,969,807

4. 2012
Domestic: $159,028,696 / 21.7%
+ Foreign: $574,100,000 / 78.3%
= Worldwide: $733,128,696

5. Up
Domestic: $293,004,164 / 41.7%
+ Foreign: $409,800,000 / 58.3%
= Worldwide: $702,804,164

6. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Domestic: $274,598,319 / 41.9%
+ Foreign: $381,100,000 / 58.1%
= Worldwide: $655,698,319

7. Angels & Demons
Domestic: $133,375,846 / 27.4%
+ Foreign: $352,554,970 / 72.6%
= Worldwide: $485,930,816

8. The Hangover
Domestic: $277,322,503 / 59.9%
+ Foreign: $185,549,942 / 40.1%
= Worldwide: $462,872,445

9. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Domestic: $177,243,721 / 42.7%
+ Foreign: $237,425,286 / 57.3%
= Worldwide: $414,669,007

10. Star Trek
Domestic: $257,730,019 / 66.9%
+ Foreign: $127,729,101 / 33.1%
= Worldwide: $385,459,120

11. Monsters vs. Aliens
Domestic: $198,351,526 / 52.0%
+ Foreign: $183,114,590 / 48.0%
= Worldwide: $381,466,116

12. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Domestic: $179,883,157 / 48.0%
+ Foreign: $194,942,603 / 52.0%
= Worldwide: $374,825,760

13. Terminator Salvation
Domestic: $125,322,469 / 33.7%
+ Foreign: $246,723,586 / 66.3%
= Worldwide: $372,046,055

14. Fast and Furious
Domestic: $155,064,265 / 43.2%
+ Foreign: $204,200,000 / 56.8%
= Worldwide: $359,264,265

15. Inglorious Basterds
Domestic: $120,540,719 / 37.8%
+ Foreign: $198,300,000 / 62.2%
= Worldwide: $318,840,719

16. The Proposal
Domestic: $163,958,031 / 52.1%
+ Foreign: $150,700,000 / 47.9%
= Worldwide: $314,658,031

17. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Domestic: $150,201,498 / 49.8%
+ Foreign: $151,341,576 / 50.2%
= Worldwide: $301,543,074

18. A Christmas Carol
Domestic: $130,813,354 / 45.1%
+ Foreign: $159,100,000 / 54.9%
= Worldwide: $289,913,354

19. G-Force
Domestic: $119,436,770 / 41.9%
+ Foreign: $165,600,000 / 58.1%
= Worldwide: $285,036,770

20. Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Domestic: $72,091,016 / 28.6%
+ Foreign: $180,341,232 / 71.4%
= Worldwide: $252,432,248

21. Avatar
Domestic: $77,025,481 / 31.9%
+ Foreign: $164,545,565 / 68.1%
= Worldwide: $241,571,046

22. Public Enemies
Domestic: $97,104,620 / 47.1%
+ Foreign: $108,966,420 / 52.9%
= Worldwide: $206,071,040

23. District 9
Domestic: $115,646,235 / 56.5%
+ Foreign: $88,924,601 / 43.5%
= Worldwide: $204,570,836

24. The Ugly Truth
Domestic: $88,915,214 / 43.6%
+ Foreign: $114,938,653 / 56.4%
= Worldwide: $203,853,867

25. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Domestic: $122,650,135 / 63.0%
+ Foreign: $72,162,353 / 37.0%
= Worldwide: $194,812,488

 

[MvRojo]

Bumping this since Avatar has now been released, and it has made quite a splash. Its $77 million opening weekend is comparable to the $79.2 million that Star Trek made after the same amount of time. Will it be able to beat Star Trek's domestic total? We'll have to wait and see. Worldwide, Avatar has grossed $241.6 million (giving it the 9th best global opening weekend ever), so it will certainly surpass Trek on that level fairly soon (as virtually everyone expected it to do).

Avatar will definitely pass Trek domestically. The one thing that Trek did really well in was in IMAX, and Avatar MUST be seen in IMAX 3-D (it's amazing). And while Star Trek only got a 2-week engagement (and then re-opened later), Avatar has a 3-month IMAX engagement.

 

[Daneel]

Bumping this since Avatar has now been released, and it has made quite a splash. Its $77 million opening weekend is comparable to the $79.2 million that Star Trek made after the same amount of time. Will it be able to beat Star Trek's domestic total? We'll have to wait and see. Worldwide, Avatar has grossed $241.6 million (giving it the 9th best global opening weekend ever), so it will certainly surpass Trek on that level fairly soon (as virtually everyone expected it to do).

Avatar will definitely pass Trek domestically. The one thing that Trek did really well in was in IMAX, and Avatar MUST be seen in IMAX 3-D (it's amazing). And while Star Trek only got a 2-week engagement (and then re-opened later), Avatar has a 3-month IMAX engagement.

Yeah, that would make quite a difference, wouldn't it?

Man, every time I've tried to check out Avatar at the local IMAX, it's been sold out... at this rate, I'm starting to think I'll have to get to the theatre nearly two hours early if I want to see it!

 

[Borgminister]

Saw it in 3-D in Vegas. Amazing is the right word, although the script was by the numbers and sledgehammer.

Be nice if some scenes for the next Trek were to be shot in 3-D or IMAX format. But the return on investment (especially internationally) might put a damper on that.

 

[MvRojo]

Bumping this since Avatar has now been released, and it has made quite a splash. Its $77 million opening weekend is comparable to the $79.2 million that Star Trek made after the same amount of time. Will it be able to beat Star Trek's domestic total? We'll have to wait and see. Worldwide, Avatar has grossed $241.6 million (giving it the 9th best global opening weekend ever), so it will certainly surpass Trek on that level fairly soon (as virtually everyone expected it to do).

Avatar will definitely pass Trek domestically. The one thing that Trek did really well in was in IMAX, and Avatar MUST be seen in IMAX 3-D (it's amazing). And while Star Trek only got a 2-week engagement (and then re-opened later), Avatar has a 3-month IMAX engagement.

Yeah, that would make quite a difference, wouldn't it?

Man, every time I've tried to check out Avatar at the local IMAX, it's been sold out... at this rate, I'm starting to think I'll have to get to the theatre nearly two hours early if I want to see it!

Yeah, you should just pre-order tickets.

 

[Daneel]

Well, now that Avatar has made another $16,385,820 (the 3rd-highest gross ever for a film on a non-holiday Monday), I would say that it is indeed on track to surpass Star Trek, perhaps by quite a bit.