I think it's unfair to judge the 193 mil box office receipts so far based on present day inflation. Meaning, yes a movie ticket is more expensive these days which in turn equals higher numbers for a particular movie.
However, we also live in a time where people either wait to download bootleg copies, buy the dvd or blu-ray, or rent it on their local digital cable provider via streaming. These are all options that simply never existed back in the 70s/80s.
Add in the fact families didn't have some fancy smancy TV or home theatre set up, and the best option was go to to the movies. And not just once, but a multitude of times. It's same reason why movies these days ususally have less legs than what films did 30 plus years ago.
So with that I would argue Star Trek would have made Star Wars money had it been able to have been made back in those days.
I think the fact it will cross 200 million in an era where most people stay home, and is during the summer movie season, is nothing short of a huge accomplishment. Imagine if this had some out during the winter season w far less competition?
Nuff said.
However, we also live in a time where people either wait to download bootleg copies, buy the dvd or blu-ray, or rent it on their local digital cable provider via streaming. These are all options that simply never existed back in the 70s/80s.
Add in the fact families didn't have some fancy smancy TV or home theatre set up, and the best option was go to to the movies. And not just once, but a multitude of times. It's same reason why movies these days ususally have less legs than what films did 30 plus years ago.
So with that I would argue Star Trek would have made Star Wars money had it been able to have been made back in those days.
I think the fact it will cross 200 million in an era where most people stay home, and is during the summer movie season, is nothing short of a huge accomplishment. Imagine if this had some out during the winter season w far less competition?
Nuff said.
