Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

Box Office Mojo is putting Thursday's estimate at $7 million and Friday at $24 million, for a total of $31 million. That's down from the $35 - $36 million dollar estimate I've seen thrown around. Still, pretty impressive take for a Star Trek move.

Wolvie at $8.5 million on Friday.

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

Welp I created mine after you created yours, I'll flag mine for erasal.


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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom"><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-05-07&p=.htm"><font face="Verdana" size="1">&lt;&lt; PREVIOUS</font></b></a></td><td align="center" valign="bottom"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Stay tuned for daily updates...</font></td><td align="right" valign="bottom"><font face="Verdana" size="1">NEXT &gt;&gt;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"><tr><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2">Rank*</font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2">Title<br>(Click to view chart)</font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2"><b><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-05-08&p=.htm"><u>Friday<br>5/8</u></a></b><br><b>(Estimates)</b></font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2"><b><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-05-09&p=.htm">Saturday<br>5/9</a></b></font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2"><b><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-05-10&p=.htm">Sunday<br>5/10</a></b></font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2"><b><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-05-11&p=.htm">Monday<br>5/11</a></b></font></th></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">1</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=startrek11.htm">STAR TREK</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=paramount.htm">Paramount</a><br><br></font><font size="2">3,849</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$24,000,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+242.9%<font color="#00000"> / $6,235</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$31,000,000 / 1</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">2</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><b><a href="/movies/?id=wolverine.htm">X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=fox.htm">Fox</a><br><br></font><font size="2">4,102</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$8,500,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+144.9%<font color="#00000"> / $2,072</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$111,124,000 / 8</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">3</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><b><a href="/movies/?id=ghostsofgirlfriendspast.htm">GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=wb-newline.htm">Warner Bros. (New Line)</a><br><br></font><font size="2">3,175</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$3,135,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+197.2%<font color="#00000"> / $987</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$22,931,000 / 8</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">4</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=obsessed.htm">OBSESSED</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=screengems.htm">Sony / Screen Gems</a><br><br></font><font size="2">2,602</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$2,050,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+225.6%<font color="#00000"> / $788</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$51,697,000 / 15</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">5</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=nextdayair.htm">NEXT DAY AIR</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=summitentertainment.htm">Summit Entertainment</a><br><br></font><font size="2">1,138</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,425,000</font><br><br><font color="#000000" size="2">--<font color="#00000"> / $1,252</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$1,425,000 / 1</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">6</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=17again.htm">17 AGAIN</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=warnerbros.htm">Warner Bros.</a><br><br></font><font size="2">2,903</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,260,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+326.5%<font color="#00000"> / $434</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$51,022,000 / 22</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">7</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=soloist.htm">THE SOLOIST</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=pardw.htm">Paramount (DreamWorks)</a><br><br></font><font size="2">2,090</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$980,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+141.2%<font color="#00000"> / $469</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$20,876,000 / 15</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">8</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=fighting.htm">FIGHTING</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=roguepictures.htm">Rogue Pictures</a><br><br></font><font size="2">1,933</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$686,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+182.6%<font color="#00000"> / $355</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$19,129,000 / 15</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">9</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=monstersvsaliens.htm">MONSTERS VS. ALIENS</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=pardw.htm">Paramount (DreamWorks)</a><br><br></font><font size="2">2,185</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$675,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+202.5%<font color="#00000"> / $309</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$184,189,000 / 43</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">10</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=earth09.htm">EARTH (2009)</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=buenavista.htm">Buena Vista</a><br><br></font><font size="2">1,794</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$670,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+54%<font color="#00000"> / $373</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$24,268,000 / 17</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">11</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><b><a href="/movies/?id=hannahmontanamovie.htm">HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=buenavista.htm">Buena Vista</a><br><br></font><font size="2">2,301</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$575,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+246.8%<font color="#00000"> / $250</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$72,244,000 / 29</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">12</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=stateofplay.htm">STATE OF PLAY</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=universal.htm">Universal</a><br><br></font><font size="2">1,541</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$516,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+101%<font color="#00000"> / $335</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$32,584,000 / 22</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">13</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=fastandthefurious4.htm">FAST AND FURIOUS</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><a href="/studio/chart/?studio=universal.htm">Universal</a><br><br></font><font size="2">1,409</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$387,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">+133.3%<font color="#00000"> / $275</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$150,932,000 / 36</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">-</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><br><br></font>-</td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><b><br>N/A</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-05-07&p=.htm"><font face="Verdana" size="1">&lt;&lt; PREVIOUS</font></b></a></td><td></td><td align="right"><font face="Verdana" size="1">NEXT &gt;&gt;</font></td></tr></table><FONT SIZE="2">* Ranked by selected day. 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Trekkers trek'd to Trek, along with a whole lot of other people.

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

thats really good, especailly when you consider the last Star Trek did only 43 million total her in the US

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

I think it'll get a little bump today and maybe grab $70 million. Depends on how much it drops on Mother's Day.

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very nice, but i thought it would do more on Friday given "The Dark Knight"-like reviews

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

Reviews very rarely influence how good a movie will open unless it's just flatout negative. This is especially true for sequels (which doesn't really apply in this case).

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When did Earth make all that money? I thought the thing was gonna flop with all that recycled footage plus the fact that a lot of americans probably don't give a shit about nature docs.

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

And at the end of the day, it's still Star Trek which is a turnoff for a lot of folks.

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Looks like Trek will get a good haul this weekend. I'm sure the good word-of-mouth will only keep it going right into May 21st when T4 arrives. Wolvie deserves to have a steep drop; it sucks.

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

I think I may see my first Star Trek movie Monday. Never been interested in this franchise but the reviews have me wanting to see this. :)

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

I tried telling a woman i work with that its's not a normal trek film and she'd enjoy it. She just woulldn't listen and is in the mindset that its a Star Trek movie.

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are people more likely or less likely to go to the movies on mother's day?

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

i'd say less. it's not a holiday like the 4th of july, thanksgiving or christmas w/ movies.

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

Fast and Furious starting to slow now. Still a nice take, however -

with foreign box office of $170 mil., that bumps world-wide total to $321 million.

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I have to say, I could not believe the lines to see this movie! I went with a couple of friends who came to visit me, this weekend, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The whole audience really seemed to enjoy it, and there was great applause at the end. Very enjoyable. Great film.

We went to a 7:30 p.m. showing, and I had bought the tickets online, earlier in the day. We went out to eat before heading to the theater. We got there about an hour and a half before the movie started, and the lines were outside the theater. Then, after that packed showing, as we were leaving, the next showing was not only outside of the theater, the line was snaking out into the parking lot. I couldn't believe it! Star Trek is BACK!

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

I seen it the other day ((Star Wars Fan)) and I want see it again it's that good!!

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

Yup, I hate Star Trek with a passion.... :up:

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Pretty damn impressive for Star Trek. I would guess near $66-18 million for the weekend and almost $156 million overall US. I am sure it'll do bigger than usual numbers overseas compared to other Trek films though.
I still do think this will be much more front loaded than people think. Even with the very positive reviews (I know I would recommend it.) and repeat viewings you have to remember Star Trek is a property that is more than capable of being very front loaded. Just look at Nemesis. Even though that movie sucked it did had like a 70% drop ddnt it in its 2nd weekend.

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

you are still going to make predictions, after the ridiculous one you made for the weekend/overall total for star trek? :lol:

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

^was my original prediction that ridiculous? it doesnt seem that crazy to me. although i admit i didnt know they were having thursday showings of it.

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yes. you said it was going to make like $55 million opening weekend, which in of itself wasn't all that crazy, but then you went on to say it was only going to make $115 million or in it's entire domestic run. that's ridiculous.

Re: Box Office talk (05/08 - 05/10): The Star Trek edition
 

Well lets not start shitting on each other just yet. Lets wait and see what the final numbers are both for this weekned and the total.

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So, at $70+ million this weekend, even at half of that next weekend, it's still over $100 million, and that's not counting the weekdays next week of probably $3 million per day, give or take. It'll hit $120 million probably before it's 3rd weekend.

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For the record, my Mom would LOVE for us to take her on Mother's Day. Going to have to be next weekend though. :)

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The REAL money for Paramount is going to come with the sequel...much like Batman Begins (which people forget only made $48 million opening weekend and $205 million domestic) paved the way for The Dark Knight becoming one of the biggest movies ever, once everyone gets around to finding out how good this latest Trek movie is (be it in theaters or later on home video or cable), there will be lines around the block for the sequel.

I wouldn't be surprised if the next Trek movie made "Star Wars" kind of money. As is, this one appears on the safe track to a $200 to $225 domestic take. Possibly more if movies like the upcoming "Angels & Demons" and "Terminator Salvation" underperform.