Lights Out, a horror movie from Time Warner Inc’s Warner Bros, made its debut and tied for third place with sales of US$21.6 million in USA and Canadian theaters, researcher ComScore Inc said Sunday in an e-mailed statement.
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Star Trek Beyond has topped the United States box office chart after taking $59.9m (£45.6m) on its opening weekend.
“Star Trek Beyond” is the third film in the rebooted franchise that kicked off with J.J. Abrams” “Star Trek.’ This latest film opened $20 mn behind that 2009 release, but experts say the returns are still promising for Paramount.
I will admit that it’s an interesting set-up, dividing the crew and taking out the one thing that makes the titular “star trek” possible, and it certainly raises that stakes. Star Trek Beyond has amassed an impressive 84% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while Lights Out has a 77% rating, although it was sporting a 100% rating earlier this week. The fifth film in the series is apparently beginning to show its age with domestic audiences, but worldwide the film is approaching break-even numbers, with nearly $200 million in total.
In the interview, Karl Urban went into detail about the difference between his character in the previous movies and in Star Trek Beyond, and it becomes clear that this time around the character is being shown as a confidante and friend to Captain Kirk, whereas before it was more of an implied relationship.
As of press time, after Star Trek Beyond release date, box office, along with an global take of $30 million, stands at a decent $89.6 million, way off its $185 million production budget.
Meanwhile, Universal Pictures’ “The Secret Life Of Pets” has slipped to second place in its third weekend, with $29.3 million, which is a 42 percent decline from the previous weekend.
In North America, the film got a lift from Imax screenings, earning $8.4 million from 387 locations.
In this image provided by Paramount Pictures, Sofia Boutella, left, plays Jaylah and Simon Pegg plays Scotty in Star Trek Beyond. 37% of the audience was under the age of 18, while females made up 54% of all ticket buyers.
It knocked The Secret Life of Pets off its throne, which occupied the top-spot for two weekends in a row. The reboot has now earned $86.9-M domestically.
Fox Searchlight’s Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, based on the hit British TV series, took in $1.9-M from 313 theaters.
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Interestingly, a panel discussion involving “Star Trek”, which was moderated by the show-runner for a new “Star Trek” series debuting on CBS in January, devolved into a conversation about creator Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic vision of the future. AP material published by LongIsland.com, is done so with explicit permission.
