STID "tracking" for $85-90 million opening [U.S. box office]

[Therin of Andor]

Perhaps you'd be kind enough to give that story a rest for a bit?

Didn't know anyone was keeping score. I'm gone.

 

[khan2]

I'm sure the powers that be at Paramount would disagree with your assessment.

Then you would be wrong.

The movie's not doing the domestic business they might have hoped, but it's doing fine and there will be a sequel.

So, given your insight, would they say (to coin a phrase) "we're all very pleased"?

 

[LOKAI of CHERON]

I'm sure the powers that be at Paramount would disagree with your assessment.

Then you would be wrong.

The movie's not doing the domestic business they might have hoped, but it's doing fine and there will be a sequel.

So, given your insight, would they say (to coin a phrase) "we're all very pleased"?

Since the film is going to turn a healthy profit - for the studio, the term "very pleased" is definitely applicable.

 

[Opus]

Since "Star Trek Into Darkness" is making money, that means Prime Trek stays dead. Which means, more Bad Robot Trek will be made.

Prime Trek is dead, despite how STiD does or fails to do. So-called "Trek Purists" seem to have a hard time understanding this.

I don't have a problem with that.

Agreed!

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

So, given your insight, would they say (to coin a phrase) "we're all very pleased"?

No.

They'll be making another one, which is what I care about.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

Opening day admissions in France according to the BoxOffice.com forums: 88,477, compared to 59,970 for Star Trek.

 

[Borgminister]

Et voila!

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Box Office Mojo hasn't updated for a while, but the folks in the forums over at boxoffice.com are figuring this is currently at about 210 million international gross.

 

[F. King Daniel]

So it's made more than double it's $190,000,000 budget? What a flop! What a failure! Star Trek is dead!

 

[RAMA]

Box Office Mojo hasn't updated for a while, but the folks in the forums over at boxoffice.com are figuring this is currently at about 210 million international gross.

So assuming this is true (and it seems likely), $203 million domestic $210 million international= $413 million surpassing the inflation adjusted WW gross of ST09 in just 5 weeks (ST09 played till Sept).

RAMA

 

[F. King Daniel]

You mean it's the biggest-money Star Trek film ever?? THE FRANCHISE IS DOOMED!!!

 

[RAMA]

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You mean it's the biggest-money Star Trek film ever?? THE FRANCHISE IS DOOMED!!!

The numbers are unreliable from the period, but STTMP made $430 million adjusted. STID needs $17 million to tie that:

STTMP: $430 milliom
STID: $413 million (unoffical)
ST09: $408 million

 

[F. King Daniel]

Something tells me it'll do that and more

 

[Borgminister]

You mean it's the biggest-money Star Trek film ever?? THE FRANCHISE IS DOOMED!!!

The numbers are unreliable from the period, but STTMP made $430 million adjusted. STID needs $27 million to tie that:

STTMP: $430 milliom
STID: $413 million (unoffical)
ST09: $408 million

I love the "inflation adjusted" tweak to the posts...

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

Something tells me it'll do that and more

It should end up with at least $480-490 million and has a decent shot at going over $500 million.

 

[newtontomato539]

No one is buying the sexist, racist and other lies.

 

[khan2]

I seem to have hit a raw nerve but, quite frankly, STID is nowhere near the blockbuster Paramount must have hoped it would be. After a sizable budget increase, followed by a very agressive/expensive overseas marketing campaign, box office results seem mixed at best.

Domestic box office:
ST09: 172% of film budget
STID: 107% as of 6/11

International box office:
ST09: 85% of film budget
STID: 93% as of 6/11

Worlwide box office:
ST09: 257% of film budget
STID: 199% as of 6/11

Bottom line: Generously speaking (since additional marketing costs haven't been taken into account), at this point STID would have to earn at least an additional $100 million worldwide (for a total of $488 million) just to match ST09's ROI.

Yes, the film is doing "fine" and yes, there will be another, but I can safely predict that those at Paramount looking at the bottom line must be disappointed by STID's overall performance and I will bet anyone credits to navy beans that we will see a significant budget cut for the next film.

 

[Noname Given]

I'm sure the powers that be at Paramount would disagree with your assessment. While not a bomb, given a budget increase of over 26 percent and a massive marketing push, Paramount must surely be disappointed when examining their return on investment. Sure, they'll make "another one" but, unlike this one, they'll probably be far less generous with their purse-strings.

Yeah, it's doing HORRIBLY overseas - and no one's seeing it in the U.S. -- oh, wait...

What matters is the bottom line - profit; and between the combined BO (domestic and overseas); PPV and pay movie channel contracts, Blu-Ray and DVD sales (again domestic and overseas and with the film appealing more to foreign audiences then ST2009 did...); over the years - yes, this film will bring in more money than ST2009 did.

 

[thumbtack]

Semi-reliable blog says Paramount quietly greenlit Star Trek 3 and GI Joe 3 last week.

 

[KittyDuran]

Box Office Mojo hasn't updated for a while, but the folks in the forums over at boxoffice.com are figuring this is currently at about 210 million international gross.

So assuming this is true (and it seems likely), $203 million domestic $210 million international= $413 million surpassing the inflation adjusted WW gross of ST09 in just 5 weeks (ST09 played till Sept).

RAMA

Was that when (IIRC) ST09 went back into the IMAX theaters (when there was a opening)? I know I saw it a few more times in IMAX after it's run in the cheap theaters, but I couldn't remember if it was in the month of September.

Here's hoping that STiD does another run in IMAX!