May 7, 2009 by Brian Gallagher

Star Trek Takes in $7 Million in First Day

A new sci-fi remake is on track for a blockbuster opening weekend after the first night's tally is in. According to Variety, Star Trek took in an estimated $7 million from Thursday night screenings.

Last year, Iron Man opened in a similar Thursday night frame and it took in just over $4 million on its opening night, en route to a $102.1 million opening weekend. Last weekend, X-Men Origins: Wolverine took in $5 million from midnight screenings and $85 million throughout the weekend.

It was said, however, that analysts aren't expecting Star Trek to surpass X-Men Origins: Wolverine's box office mark last weekend, but we'll have to wait until Sunday to find out for sure.

Star Trek was released May 8th, 2009 and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (16)

  1. Shelley

    Moviemanic, Abrams never watched Star Trek Nemisis because he felt disconnected but always like the original Star Trek. If you read several of his interviews you would realize he was never a massive fan but did watch original episodes 'when nothing else was on'. He did not feel the humor in the original five movies worked as well as it does in the new film, so that tells me he even watched the films.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  2. Lock and Stock

    108 could you please get of this site, you are a f*cking annoying spammer,if you continue to post these piece of sh*t posts, i will make the site put you where you belong behind bars.

    3 years agoby @m-man360Flag

  3. Oli

    I thought it was a great film. My theater was pretty packed, and it usually isn't. Hopefully this tops Wolverine!

    3 years agoby @reviloleeFlag

  4. Draktyr

    Just got done watching it. I loved it!

    3 years agoby @draktyrFlag

  5. iatehisliver

    i wouldnt compare star trek to The Dark Knight star trek will get nowhere near that if any film does get close to tdk it will be transformers 2 which i hope doesnt break the darks knight records

    3 years agoby @iatehisliverFlag

  6. The Narrator: The Better Man

    Well almost. Haha. I'm seeing it tomorrow night.

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  7. The Narrator: The Better Man

    Double that of x:men Origins. Lol.

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  8. spideykea

    Can't wait to see this one.

    3 years agoby @spideykeaFlag

  9. CB Junior

    I'm impressed with all of the great reviews. I'm not a Star Trek fan at all, but I'm sure this will be fantastic.

    3 years agoby @cbjuniorFlag

  10. Shelley

    I will be going Sunday as well, really looking forward to it as well.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  11. Editboy

    ...We'll see. Going on Sunday.

    3 years agoby @editboyFlag

  12. MC Legendary

    it was AMAZING!

    3 years agoby @normanse7enFlag

  13. Newkill3000

    Could this be the Dark Knight of 2009.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  14. Moviemaniack1993

    This will definitely be one of the best reviewed films of the year. It deserves it and this is coming from someone who has never even watched one episode of Star Trek in his life. A must see in theaters! Deserves every penny. Cannot wait for the Blu-ray!

    3 years agoby @moviemaniack1993Flag

  15. Lock and Stock

    Good it deserves it.

    3 years agoby @m-man360Flag

  16. Shelley

    Everyone knew this would do great and make tons of money.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

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