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Star Trek III - The [Speculation Begins] (Spoilers)

But what happens when you take away the 3D and IMAX inflated prices?

In USA, STiD is overall the fifth most successful Trek film, I am guessing it will be much lower on the list if the movie was only in 2d.
Then it's a good thing films get released all around the world, isn't it?
 
TMP was number 1 for at least the first 4 weeks of its release.

BoxOffice Mojo only had the first three weeks of TMP listed, so you may well be right. But the point stands that only two Trek films spent multiple weeks at number one. :techman:
 
But what happens when you take away the 3D and IMAX inflated prices?

When you are calculating overall gross, you don't.

In USA, STiD is overall the fifth most successful Trek film,

Movies are global these days. STiD didn't even premiere in the US. You shouldn't be so America-centric in your thinking.

STiD made more money than any of Trek movie worldwide. It also did better outside the US than any other Trek movie by far.

I am guessing it will be much lower on the list if the movie was only in 2d.

And when you do statistical analysis, here is where you look at this breakdown of numbers as you suggest.

And what did we learn?

1.) It was a good thing they made STiD an IMAX 3D experience because it did well there, and b.) you can expect the next Trek movie will have even more of it.
 
Who knows, they could squeeze out one more movie before abrams moves on to Star Wars. I remember when Star Trek was so successful that it held the #1 spot for weeks at a time, now it gets #1 during a weekend that no other big budget movie comes out on then promptly loses that spot the following week. It isn't what it used to be.

You do realize that Star Trek Into Darkness has made more money than any other Trek movie? Even adjusted for inflation.

I imagine Paramount will be more than happy to let Bad Robot continue to produce Star Trek movies.


But what happens when you take away the 3D and IMAX inflated prices?

In USA, STiD is overall the fifth most successful Trek film, I am guessing it will be much lower on the list if the movie was only in 2d.

Why on earth would you do that? Are you going to do it for Man of Steel, Iron Man, Pacific Rim…? 3D and IMAX are part of the equation from now on. That's just the way it is.
 
Badass Digest claims to have a scoop that screenwriters Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz are close to a deal to work on the script for the next movie along with Kurtzman and Orci. They also claim - pinch of salt here, more than a pinch in fact - that J.J. Abrams is on the verge of dropping out of Star Wars, Episode VII, potentially making him available to direct the next Trek. You can read the story here.
 
TMP was number 1 for at least the first 4 weeks of its release.

BoxOffice Mojo only had the first three weeks of TMP listed, so you may well be right. But the point stands that only two Trek films spent multiple weeks at number one. :techman:
They do show just the first three weeks, all with TMP at #1. If you isolate the third week, you see Kramer vs. Kramer opening and taking the #2 spot, then moving to #1 in the week following. (A different list gives TMP only two weeks in the top spot.)
 
Badass Digest claims to have a scoop that screenwriters Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz are close to a deal to work on the script for the next movie along with Kurtzman and Orci. They also claim - pinch of salt here, more than a pinch in fact - that J.J. Abrams is on the verge of dropping out of Star Wars, Episode VII, potentially making him available to direct the next Trek. You can read the story here.
It's Badass Digest, so taking with a truckload of salt.
DevinF said:
Keep in mind this isn't a done deal, so it's possible...
... that Devin's pulling this whole thing out of his posterior.

Aside: why did they choose the Koernerprise illo to accompany the article?
 
TMP was number 1 for at least the first 4 weeks of its release.

BoxOffice Mojo only had the first three weeks of TMP listed, so you may well be right. But the point stands that only two Trek films spent multiple weeks at number one. :techman:
They do show just the first three weeks, all with TMP at #1. If you isolate the third week, you see Kramer vs. Kramer opening and taking the #2 spot, then moving to #1 in the week following. (A different list gives TMP only two weeks in the top spot.)

They show Kramer vs Kramer as #1 only because that's the only movie they have the data for.

I followed TMP boxoffice in those days. It definitely was #1 on its 4th week. It made more money in the 4th week (around $14 million) than the 3rd week thanks to the the new year holidays.
 
I followed TMP boxoffice in those days. It definitely was #1 on its 4th week. It made more money in the 4th week (around $14 million) than the 3rd week thanks to the the new year holidays.
And I wasn't following it then, so I yield to your experience. The information used to compile the lists I cited does appear to be incomplete.

I do suspect, though, that the statement made upthread concerning memory of a period when "when Star Trek was so successful that it held the #1 spot for weeks at a time" may turn out to have been a bit of an exaggeration.
 
Badass Digest claims to have a scoop that screenwriters Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz are close to a deal to work on the script for the next movie along with Kurtzman and Orci. They also claim - pinch of salt here, more than a pinch in fact - that J.J. Abrams is on the verge of dropping out of Star Wars, Episode VII, potentially making him available to direct the next Trek. You can read the story here.

Abrams does not do cons, or that's what he said on the howard Stern show.
 
IGN contacted Lucasfilm about the rumor Abrams is leaving Star Wars, Episode VII and got a denial:

We reached out to Lucasfilm for official comment. Naturally, they denied the report. "There is no truth to the rumor," a Lucasfilm rep told us. "JJ is having a great time working on the script and is looking forward to going into production next year."
 
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