Official Star Trek Week 9 Box Office Thread

[Borgminister]

It's not a problem when it's predictable, and Paramount's projections for the overseas contribution on the last movie seemed just about right.

Well, "problem" in trying to figure out how to have it make up a bigger percentage of overall box office. I'm sure Paramount would love to take in half of the proceeds from overseas if it meant 700 million total...

I don't believe anyone involved in Trek or at Paramount would ever expect a 700 Million dollar gross.

I don't think Paramount expected this film to be as successful as it ultimately was, either.

But it would be nice if they figured out the overseas conundrum...

 

[Similitude]

I agree they probably didn't expect 375-380 Worldwide.

Not sure what they can do but advertise more and focus on doing parties and such things all over the world for it.

 

[trampledamage]

I agree they probably didn't expect 375-380 Worldwide.

Not sure what they can do but advertise more and focus on doing parties and such things all over the world for it.

I think that the reasonable success of Trek XI overseas has already solved the problem for Trek XII.

It's not that people in other countries are against the idea of Trek, it's just that they don't know it as well. It's part of the pop culture of the US in a way that it has never been anywhere else. There are pockets of popularity, but not the general awareness.

But with Trek XI that awareness is now a lot more widespread, so Trek XII has that to build on.

 

[Borgminister]

As I suspected, Star Trek is now in "wait for BOM" territory...

 

[Therin of Andor]

Not sure what they can do but advertise more and focus on doing parties and such things all over the world for it.

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