Weekend 8 Numbers - Star Trek #8 - $3.6 million - $246.2 million

[Borgminister]

Transformers fell a little short of DK's 5-day record, not for lack of Paramount's trying to fudge numbers with their questionable accounting. Although that's probably how it cleared $200 million.

And robbing Star Trek of venues!

I'm talking more about how Paramount changed Tr2's Wednesday number 5 days later in order to make it over $200 million.

I knew it was something like that; be interesting to see where it goes from here... what kind of legs it'll have.

 

[Jeri]

...a pixar STAR TREK?!?! Teh Awesomest! ...it'd make a zillion frickin bucks!!

A Pixar Trek would be beautiful!

 

[Daneel]

Hello again all; just thought I'd post the international Top 10 of 2009 again now that the weekend is over. Much of the info is from Box Office Mojo, but since they tend to be a little behind in the foreign numbers, I've had to extrapolate from some other places. However, this should be reasonably accurate:

1. Angels & Demons
Domestic: $130,277,166 / 27.9%
+ Foreign: $337,500,000 / 72.1%
= Worldwide: $467,777,166

2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Domestic: $200,077,255 / 51.3%
+ Foreign: $190,263,354 / 48.7%
= Worldwide: $390,340,609

3. Star Trek
Domestic: $246,331,182 / 66.5%
+ Foreign: $124,127,476 / 33.5%
= Worldwide: $370,458,658

4. Monsters vs. Aliens
Domestic: $195,984,055 / 53.1%
+ Foreign: $172,935,849 / 46.9%
= Worldwide: $368,919,904

5. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Domestic: $163,391,192 / 44.7%
+ Foreign: $202,300,000 / 55.3%
= Worldwide: $365,691,192

6. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Domestic: $177,836,819 / 49.1%
+ Foreign: $184,600,000 / 50.9%
= Worldwide: $362,436,819

7. Fast and Furious
Domestic: $155,022,220 / 44.4%
+ Foreign: $194,138,079 / 55.6%
= Worldwide: $349,160,299

8. Terminator Salvation
Domestic: $121,925,747 / 35.7%
+ Foreign: $220,000,000 / 64.3%
= Worldwide: $341,925,747

9. Up
Domestic: $250,234,554 / 84.2%
+ Foreign: $47,100,000 / 15.8%
= Worldwide: $297,334,554

10. The Hangover
Domestic: $183,054,267 / 79.8%
+ Foreign: $46,200,000 / 20.2%
= Worldwide: $229,254,267

Star Trek is holding firm at the #3 spot, but I have a feeling Night at the Museum 2 will soon overtake it, just as it did Wolverine this past weekend.

It still boggles my mind how movies like Fast and Furious and Terminator Salvation can be doing so much better than Trek in the foreign markets -- what is it about them that makes them more appealing to non-American audiences? Or perhaps, what is it about Trek that makes it less appealing?

The Hangover is still climbing in North America and abroad, and it should continue to do so, especially since there are over a dozen important foreign markets in which it has yet to open. As for Up, there are about twice as many markets it hasn't opened in yet, so I have no doubt that it will also continue to perform well and become a global smash when all is said and done.

Oh, and for the record, I think Pixar makes wonderful films. I haven't seen Up yet, but I fully intend to, and I think Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Wall-E are all fun and terrific movies.

 

[Vicki]

6/23 was the last showing here in town so on Sunday I went to the next town over for the late afternoon showing. I've got nothing but first run multiplexes within an hour's drive, and this is the last theater showing it. It took me 25 minutes but it's a nice drive so that was okay.

I'll grant you it was a really really really hot day.

And Transformers was probably sold out but only about 1/3 of the bunch looked like they might be there because they couldn't get tickets for Transformers.

91 people!

It was actually pretty funny. They were showing it in their smallest theater and it was like the clown car at the circus in reverse. I came in about 25 minutes before the start and sat in the back row (very tiny theater) and counted as people came in.

People were really nice about it too. Lots of people moved to free up adjoining seats so couples could sit together.

I'm going to try for Tuesday. I don't want to go for the last time without knowing it's the last time.

/signed/ 13 and still counting. I hope.

 

[Borgminister]

You've got a ways to go to catch Jeri, but your story is inspiring...

 

[MANT!]

just 1 more weekend could make it break 250M...I'm keeping my fingers crossed..

 

[Borgminister]

I am... dreading today's inevitable decline...

 

[Jeri]

...91 people! ... It was actually pretty funny. They were showing it in their smallest theater and it was like the clown car at the circus in reverse. I came in about 25 minutes before the start and sat in the back row (very tiny theater) and counted as people came in.

I like this. I never tried that; because I like to sit in the middle, I guess. Ninety one is a lot!

 

[flemm]

It still boggles my mind how movies like Fast and Furious and Terminator Salvation can be doing so much better than Trek in the foreign markets -- what is it about them that makes them more appealing to non-American audiences?

For that matter, why is Up's international number so low? Has it simply not opened yet in a lot of international markets?

 

[MvRojo]

It still boggles my mind how movies like Fast and Furious and Terminator Salvation can be doing so much better than Trek in the foreign markets -- what is it about them that makes them more appealing to non-American audiences?

For that matter, why is Up's international number so low? Has it simply not opened yet in a lot of international markets?

Yeah, it doesn't open in any major English-speaking nations (UK/Australia) until September/October.

 

[Cyrus]

Any idea how Star Trek did in China ?

$8.5 million.

 

[donners22]

Ack, Transformers just overtook Star Trek in one week in Australia.

 

[Borgminister]

BRING ON THE BORG.

 

[indranee]

it's okay people. life is full of ups and downs. we'll fade out. but we'll be back again.

I'm waiting for... SPOILERS!!