The science fiction sequel starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, and Idris Elba topped the box office with 59.6 million US dollars in its debut weekend in 3,928 theaters in the United States and Canada, according to estimated figures released Sunday by comScore.
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Of note on the charts this weekend, is that Finding Dory’s $7.9 million has now helped it to become the 9th highest grossing domestic release of all time with $460.1 million. The film had one of best USA openings of summer to date, however it failed to match the opening of Star Trek: Into Darkness which debuted with $70m in 2013.
Naturally, the news of Star Trek Beyond becoming one of the best-performing sequels of the summer is contrasted with a film that has just become one of the worst: Ice Age: Collision Course completely bombed in its opening weekend, earning just $21 million.
6 million – more than quadrupling its reported $5 million budget – to tie with “Ghostbusters” for third place.
“Star Trek Beyond” has received strong reviews and opening day audiences gave it an “A-” CinemaScore. Both films brought in $21.6 million but the difference is that the James Wan produced horror only has a $4.9 million production budget, whereas Ghostbusters is on its second week already and is trying to recoup a $185 million price tag.
Here are the rest of the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at United States and Canadian theaters, according to comScore: 1.
If there’s any good news in all this for Ice Age 5, it’s that it’s doing better business overseas, raking in $30 million to add to its global cume.
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But how did the rest of the Top 10 do at the weekend box office? ‘The Secret Life of Pets, ‘ $29.3 mn ($10 mn international); 3. ‘Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party, ‘ $3.7 mn.
