JJ Abrams‘ second Star Trek film was expected to open with $100 million. The director rebooted the franchise, opening it up to a wider audience beyond traditional Star Trek fans.
Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com, said he believes Star Trek “remains a fan-boy movie”.
Film Company Paramount said they were optimistic that good reviews and word of mouth would bring in a broader audience in coming weeks. The film made $40 million internationally and Don Harris, Paramount’s head of distribution, said they were satisfied with the film‘s performance worldwide.
He called it a solid start and believed they were “well along the road” to surpassing the worldwide total of $385 million of the last Star Trek film.
Internationally, The Great Gatsby came in ahead of both Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness with $42.1 million in weekend ticket sales. Iron Man 3 added $40.2 million in overseas ticket sales and has now made $762.2 million internationally, bringing its worldwide tally to nearly $1.1 billion.
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