While it has a lot of ground here and overseas to cover for its $185 million budgetary costs, Star Trek Beyond still took the weekend with an estimated $59.6 million, and with critical praise it appears to have enough positive buzz to keep afloat for long enough to turn a profit.
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Continuing to enjoy the top at the domestic box office, Illuminations/Universal family’s animated title called “The Secret Life of Pets” moves a slight 42 percent to about $29.3 million at No. 2, taking the flick’s 17-day North American Box Office total to $260.7 million. Overall foreign grosses for the Star Trek Beyond franchise stand at about $30 million.
Here’s William Shatner as Capt. Kirk on the original TV and film “Star Trek” productions.
Other new entries in this week’s USA top 10 included Indian gangster film Kabali, which took $4.1m (£3.1m) to land at number eight. Ice Age: Collision Course landed a $21 million debut, which is about $20 million under the previous and already low debut. The horror film pulled in an estimated $21.6 million and is neck and neck with “Ghostbusters”, for a third place weekend toll, once the final numbers are released.
“Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party“, $3.7 million. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.
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In other words: With a reported $185 million budget, “Star Trek Beyond” is boldly trying to succeed where so many live-action blockbuster sequels now must to avoid commercial disappointment, studio write-downs or even becoming a franchise killer. ‘Finding Dory, ‘ $7.2 mn ($19.5 international); 6. ‘The Legend of Tarzan, ‘ $6.4 mn ($44.7 mn international); 7. ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, ‘ $4.4 mn ($1 mn international); 8.
