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Box office predictions: Star Trek

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Old 05-01-09, 07:43 PM
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Box office predictions: Star Trek

opening weekend: 60 million

total take: 200 million
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

why would you go in 25 million increments, but then when you get to 100 go up 50?
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why would you go in 25 million increments, but then when you get to 100 go up 50?
i accidentally chose 6 options so i had to change the increase.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

$52-55 Million OPening weekend.
Final Domestic gross= 107-117 Million.
I will be pretty shocked if it does more.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

I'm going to say it does $52m opening, but I expect good word-of-mouth will carry the final domestic to around $150m.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

Before I saw it, I would have said $150 million total domestic. Now, having seen it, I don't think $250 million is unrealistic. But I'll go with $225 million domestic and a cool $65 million opening weekend.

Even if only the die-hards come out to this one, it's going to make $100 million (just via repeat business). Since this is easily the most mainstream-accessible TREK since STAR TREK IV, I can't see it's domestic take NOT reaching $200 million (or darn close to that).

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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

As I mentioned in the summer box office thread, I see this doing anywhere from $50-60 million opening weekend.

I have passes tomorrow for a morning screening. I can't wait after all the early reviews.
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I think it's going to do $75 million opening. If it's as action packed and as good as the reviews, people will go see it twice. Also I've heard that you don't have to know Trek or be a big fan to enjoy this. Just look at the TV ads playing up the action and sex, they want people that aren't into Trek to see this.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

$64mil
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

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$64mil
Same as I was thinking. I'll go with $66M
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

Originally Posted by chris_sc77
$52-55 Million OPening weekend.
Final Domestic gross= 107-117 Million.
I will be pretty shocked if it does more.
So you only think Star Trek will be in theaters for 3 weeks?

I'm guessing at least $60 million and over $175 million total. I don't see any sci-fi/action competition in May.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

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So you only think Star Trek will be in theaters for 3 weeks?

I'm guessing at least $60 million and over $175 million total. I don't see any sci-fi/action competition in May.
Yes. 3 weeks.
Its got angels and Demons coming out a week later and 13 days after Star Trek Opens Terminator 4 opens up which I would say is certainly some serious sci-fi/action competition and I believe it'll take all the business previously done by Star Trek and more.. Then a day later Night at the Museam 2 opens up.
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I totally forgot Terminator. However, I think this will have some good legs.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

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Yes. 3 weeks.
Its got angels and Demons coming out a week later and 13 days after Star Trek Opens Terminator 4 opens up which I would say is certainly some serious sci-fi/action competition and I believe it'll take all the business previously done by Star Trek and more.. Then a day later Night at the Museam 2 opens up.
I don't think Angels & Demons is going to steal much thunder from Trek. Da Vinci Code did very well, but most everyone can agree it was a piece of shit. I think the older/adult crowd it'll draw in will have either already seen Trek or they weren't interested in the first place. The only flick that'll take away viewers will be T4 the week after.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

Originally Posted by chris_sc77
$52-55 Million OPening weekend.
Final Domestic gross= 107-117 Million.
I will be pretty shocked if it does more.
Prepare to be shocked. I will be shocked if it is not huge. Actually HUGE. I talked to a gu at my local theater and he said that internally based upon some pre-release and midnight sales figures and reviews that they think it could be $300 million movie.

In terms of this thread I think it does more than a $100 million opening weekend alone.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

I think it will open to around 60-65 million. Strong word of mouth and reviews might raise that to 70, but I can't see it doing $100 million in it's opening weekend.

Originally Posted by johnnysd
Prepare to be shocked. I will be shocked if it is not huge. Actually HUGE. I talked to a gu at my local theater and he said that internally based upon some pre-release and midnight sales figures and reviews that they think it could be $300 million movie.

In terms of this thread I think it does more than a $100 million opening weekend alone.
Midnight sales are going to be huge for something like Star Trek, since this type of thing will attract all the sci-fi fans, so I think it's tough to predict based on those numbers.

Looking at the numbers, the only non-sequel to open with over $100 mil is Spider-Man. I think it will be tough for this to reach it.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

Trek IV is the only movie in the franchise to gross over $100M in non-adjusted dollars. All signs point to Trek XI to do gangbusters though but the stigma associated with Trek is an important factor to consider. I say a $50-60M opening weekend (more than Nemesis grossed during its entire run) with total domestic gross about $175M.
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I'm surprised at the folks thinking it'll earn less than 25M for the weekend. It'll do that on Friday alone.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

High end of 76-100 million for me.
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FWIW, my cousin, a total jock, with no interest whatsoever in any of the previous Star Trek's, is actually excited to see this in the theatre next week.

Apparently something is working...
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

I think it'll probably do close to 78mil... I thought non-fans would stay away, but everyone I know, young, old, fan, non-fan are fucking pumped for this movie and are going on the weekend... I think folks are slightly underestimating it's appeal to play it safe.
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It is going to destroy. I voted in the 76-100 range and I wouldn't be surprised if it played strong for weeks to come.
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Re: Box office predictions: Star Trek

Are people serious with the 151+ million opening? I believe only 4-5 movies have ever opened greater than 100+ million, and most of those were on holiday weekends.
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70-75 OW

165-200 Domestic.
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Are people serious with the 151+ million opening? I believe only 4-5 movies have ever opened greater than 100+ million, and most of those were on holiday weekends.
Yeah, that's ridiculous. Unless they thought it was total gross. They should make these polls public


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