‘Star Trek’ Earnings Revised & Mexican Release Date Set
A few different figures emerged at the end of the weekend for how well Star Trek did at the box office. Yesterday we reported that the film nabbed $72.5M in the US and $148M worldwide in an effort that broke quite a few records. Now it seems the movie brought in a little more than first thought in the US, and a lot less worldwide.
Variety reports that Star Trek earned $79.2M at the US box office from its 3½ day opening and only $35.5M in foreign markets. The change effectively brings the films total box office revenue to $115M.
The top foreign markets for Star Trek’s debut were the U.K. with $8.8 million, Germany with $4.6 million, Australia with $3.4 million, France with $2.8 million, Russia with $2.3 million, South Korea with $2.2 million and Spain with $1.6 million.
All of the records we previously reported that were broken won’t change, with the exception that the total for the biggest box office ever for a second weekend in May will now rise to $79.2M.
The earnings were devoid of income from the Mexican box office which is typically in the top 3-10 worldwide markets. Star Trek’s release there (scheduled for last week) was delayed due to the swine flu panic. Paramount have now announced Star Trek will premiere in Mexico on June 5.
