Box Office – ‘Star Trek’ Pulls In $76 Million Opening Weekend

It fell a few million dollars short of my personal projection, but Star Trek exceeded estimates from most other analysts, debuting with $76.5 million in its first three-plus days at the box office. It did, however, set a new mark for the second weekend in May, topping the old record held by Van Helsing by about $25 million.

The numbers from Box Office Mojo show a fairly sizable tumble on Sunday (down 33% from Saturday’s total), but otherwise, it’s all good news for Trek, which should have the kind of positive word of mouth that X-Men Origins: Wolverine has not enjoyed. The new J.J. Abrams reboot should become the second highest grossing Star Trek movie ever in another two or three days and it will be the top film in the series next weekend.

Star Trek benefits from having another week without a direct competitor; it’s hard to say that Angels & Demons is going for the same audience. That gives Trek a few extra days of attention in a very crowded May, which could help it significantly in the long run.

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