The analysts that track trends, and market response huddled in a dark room crunching numbers and drawing pentagrams on the floor and shaking magic 8 balls have predicted that this weekend’s 4 day opening of Star Trek could reach $65Million. The scary part that I didnt even realize is that if it did hit that it would not only be the biggest opening weekend for a Star Trek film, but it would also be a good lead on the TOTAL of the Top 5 openings of the 10 other Star Trek films.
ALL-TIME TOP 5 OPENING DAYS FOR STAR TREK MOVIES
1. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) – $13M
2. Star Trek: Generations (1994) – $9.7M
3. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) – $9.5M
4. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) – $7.7M
5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) – $7M
I am always surprised by the boxoffice draw considering how devoted the fanbase is. But despite this devotion, it lacks population. The days when “Trekkie or Trekker” are gone like the Greasers and Jocks. They had their place in their time, but now they are just dated and sadly “uncool” Not that the classification was ever accused of being cool, but at least on some level you could respect their devotion even if they creeped you out.
But this film is making its best attempts to draw in a new audience to attempt to recapture what has passed into something new and fresh, and from all accounts I am hearing this is a new and exciting time for Star Trek.
Personally I can’t wait.
