Does anyone know how Beyond is tracking for its opening weekend?

[Shalashaska]

Do you have any proof that these movies clash with a large part of the core audience? Seriously? I would tend to think anyone here is part of the core audience and there are many types of folks and opinions seem to run from "it sucks" to "it's awesome". All three films seem to rate very well with fans overall. I would think I'm part of the core audience, and I've enjoyed all three of the films far more than most of the stuff produced from 1987-2005.

Paramount turned Star Trek into a big budget blockbuster in 1979 with Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

There has always been room in Star Trek for many different versions. There is always a loud minority that hates anything new, that thinks they speak for the "core" audience, and that simply isn't the case. Wait until Discovery premieres.

"A large part of the core audience"

"A large part"

"part"

Go anywhere on the internet and you'll see this is true.

 

[Dream]

$24 million second weekend.

Star Trek Beyond with a MASSIVE 59.5% second weekend drop from an already lowish first weekend. Jesus!

 

[timtonruben359]

$24 million second weekend.

Star Trek Beyond with a MASSIVE 59.5% second weekend drop from an already lowish first weekend. Jesus!

Not good but Beyond just barely came in second.

 

[Khan 2.0]

Meh its not that bad 60% drop is pretty much the norm for a summer movie

 

[KGator]

Meh its not that bad 60% drop is pretty much the norm for a summer movie

Yes and no. It is for movies that skew younger and have big opening weekends. I consider $60m a big opening weekend but Star Trek Beyond skews older.

In comparison, ST09 had a 43% drop, STID had a 47% drop. Older skewing movies like Spectre, Mad Max, Rogue Nation are all closer to 50%. Every once in a while a movie that appeals to an older audience will connect and drop closer to 30% (Martian, American Sniper, Gravity) or less.

But since this is kind of a crazy year where one sequel after another is coming up short, I am not entirely surprised. It seems that most of the success stories this year are animated films.

 

[Dream]

Star Trek Beyond was originally scheduled for July 8, 2016.

I think that would have been a MUCH better date than what we got with July 22. More days in the summer and it would have had 21 days to itself before being hit by Jason Bourne, and 28 days before before being hit by Suicide Squad.

 

[KGator]

Star Trek Beyond was originally scheduled for July 8, 2016.

I think that would have been a MUCH better date than what we got with July 22. More days in the summer and it would have had 21 days to itself before being hit by Jason Bourne, and 28 days before before being hit by Suicide Squad.

Agree. I mentioned this in a previous thread. I don't know if they were afraid of Ghostbusters or wanted to wait until after comic-con or what but in hindsight it was a really bad move. It would have had the theater virtually to itself (it is not in direct competition with the animated movies that dominated at that time) and would have had several weekends before Bourne and Suicide Squad came on the scene. The biggest competition for our target audience would have been Tarzan.

That date probably adds $20+ million to the final domestic total IMO.

 

[jla1987]

I'm disappointed that Beyond is doing worse than Into Darkness, which I consider to be a much weaker film. Is the fourth movie officially greenlit? I've seen conflicting info on that. They really need to lower the budget if they go ahead with it.

 

[Brolan]

I wouldn't panic yet, the movie might have longer legs if it gets good word of mouth and we don't know how the overseas market will do.

 

[BillJ]

They really need to lower the budget if they go ahead with it.

It's not my money, they can spend as much as they want on Star Trek 4.

 

[Relayer1]

I wouldn't panic yet, the movie might have longer legs if it gets good word of mouth and we don't know how the overseas market will do.

But it's not getting good word of mouth from people I've spoken to. Or from me sadly.

 

[Vger23]

But it's not getting good word of mouth from people I've spoken to. Or from me sadly.

Most of the grades here and in other more "generic" forums (rottentomatoes user reviews, for example) are positive. Critical response has been relatively positive.

Is it a smashing success? No. But, it seems people are pleased for the most part...which is better than most movies this year can say.

 

[BillJ]

But it's not getting good word of mouth from people I've spoken to. Or from me sadly.

There is 300 or so votes here, and 75% are 'A-' or better. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film is averaging a 4 stars out of 5 rating based on 47,000-plus votes.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_beyond

Much like Into Darkness, I'm not seeing this overriding dislike of Beyond.

 

[BillJ]

Metacritc, has viewer averages of 6.9 out of 10. 225 positive reviews, 50 mixed, 44 negative. Not seeing it not getting good word of mouth.

http://www.metacritic.com/movie/star-trek-beyond/user-reviews

 

[RAMA]

There is 300 or so votes here, and 75% are 'A-' or better. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film is averaging a 4 stars out of 5 rating based on 47,000-plus votes.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_trek_beyond

Much like Into Darkness, I'm not seeing this overriding dislike of Beyond.

Also a 7.5/10 rating on IMDB from almost 38,000 users.

 

[RAMA]

Ok so The Numbers has Beyond at $24 million for the weekend. A 59% drop. The new International number is at $54 million. The last international report was July 28th, before the weekednd. So the total worldwide box office Should sit at $160,520,378 by Monday which is 10 days in release in the US.

RAMA

 

[BillJ]

So the total worldwide box office Should sit at $160,520,378 by Monday which is 10 days in release.

That is rough.

 

[Kemaiku]

It's been a rough year for a lot of movies, it's not unique to Beyond, and some theatres are throwing it out in favour of others way too soon.

 

[RAMA]

That is rough.

59% isn't unusual for blockbusters in the second week. Into Darkness dropped 47% which is considered good. Captain America: Civil War, the biggest genre blockbuster this year dropped 59% in it's second week for example.

RAMA

 

[Kemaiku]

I mean, Zootopia has one showing a day, every day here in town months later. Beyond had *10* showings a day, 5 each for 2D and 3D in a lot of cinemas here....for one week. Then it dropped to 2...