Audiences continue to embrace the exploration of the final frontier – as Star Trek Beyond vigorously beamed itself to the top of the box office…
With a healthy debut of $59.6 million, Star Trek Beyond, starring Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk, could not be touched – and easily won the weekend. While any victory is usually good news, Star Trek Beyond’s opening numbers do indicate a decline for the franchise. This third installment, the first without J.J. Abrams in the director’s chair, was unable to match course with either of its predecessors – Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness (which opened with $75.2 million and $70.1 million, respectively).
Star Trek Beyond also made landfall in select foreign markets, securing $30 million – quickly bringing the film’s worldwide total to $89.6 million. While …show more content…
In its second weekend on the market, the reboot suffered a deflating 53% decline in attendance – forcing the film to rely heavily on foreign returns. To this point, Ghostbusters has only mustered a less than stellar $86 million on the domestic front – with foreign markets contributing $36 million. With that, Ghosbusters has grossed #122.8 million against a $144 million production budget.
The second of three new releases, Lights Out, secured $21.6 million, also. It’s another successful debut for the horror genre, even despite the fourth place finish (possibly third after the final numbers come in). Combined with foreign returns, Lights Out is off to a quick $29.9 million worldwide, and was produced on a minuscule $5 million.
Rounding out the top-5 was the only other new wide release, Ice Age: Collision Course. The fifth installment’s debut is easily the worst of the franchise and is a tough pill to swallow given that the previous series’ sequel, Continental Drift, opened with $46.6 million. With such a poor showing, it’s hard to debate the Ice Age saga is finally
With a healthy debut of $59.6 million, Star Trek Beyond, starring Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk, could not be touched – and easily won the weekend. While any victory is usually good news, Star Trek Beyond’s opening numbers do indicate a decline for the franchise. This third installment, the first without J.J. Abrams in the director’s chair, was unable to match course with either of its predecessors – Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness (which opened with $75.2 million and $70.1 million, respectively).
Star Trek Beyond also made landfall in select foreign markets, securing $30 million – quickly bringing the film’s worldwide total to $89.6 million. While …show more content…
In its second weekend on the market, the reboot suffered a deflating 53% decline in attendance – forcing the film to rely heavily on foreign returns. To this point, Ghostbusters has only mustered a less than stellar $86 million on the domestic front – with foreign markets contributing $36 million. With that, Ghosbusters has grossed #122.8 million against a $144 million production budget.
The second of three new releases, Lights Out, secured $21.6 million, also. It’s another successful debut for the horror genre, even despite the fourth place finish (possibly third after the final numbers come in). Combined with foreign returns, Lights Out is off to a quick $29.9 million worldwide, and was produced on a minuscule $5 million.
Rounding out the top-5 was the only other new wide release, Ice Age: Collision Course. The fifth installment’s debut is easily the worst of the franchise and is a tough pill to swallow given that the previous series’ sequel, Continental Drift, opened with $46.6 million. With such a poor showing, it’s hard to debate the Ice Age saga is finally