Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Name: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Director: Robert Wise
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Released: 1979
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei

1979 • PG • 2h 12m • Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi • Paramount Pictures

The human adventure is just beginning.

🍅 51% 43%

3.22

6.4

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$11.9M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$82.3M

Final

Worldwide Total

$139.0M

$56.7M international

Domestic Legs6.9x

Budget$35M

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Cast & Crew

Full Wise filmography

Robert Wise Director

William Shatner Starring

Leonard Nimoy Starring

DeForest Kelley Starring

James Doohan Starring

George Takei Starring

ScreenplayHarold Livingston Produced byGene Roddenberry, Jon Povill CinematographyRichard H. Kline MusicJerry Goldsmith Prod. DesignHarold Michelson StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 7-9 1 $11.9M — 857 $13,916 $11.9M

2 Dec 14-16 1 $7.2M −39.5% 857 $8,420 $24.3M

3 Dec 21-23 1 $12.1M +67.3% 1,002 $12,051 $39.7M

Weekend grossWk 3 · $12.1M

$11.9M

$7.2M

$12.1M

W1W2W3

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 3 · +67.3%

−39.5%

W1→2

+67.3%

W2→3

Steepest −39.5%Biggest gain +67.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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