Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Star Trek: First Contact
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $92,027,888Details
International Box Office $57,972,112Details
Worldwide Box Office $150,000,000
OpusData ID: 4740100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,716,131 (33.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$46,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,812 opening theaters/2,812 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $235,213,946

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 940 $92,027,888
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,888 $57,972,112
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,355 $150,000,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: November 4th, 1997 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sci-fi adventure violence
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: Star Trek
Comparisons: vs. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
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Keywords: Visual Effects, Time Travel, First Contact, Alien Invasion, Action Adventure, Set in Outer Space, Space Opera, Inventor, Alien Encounters
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 412 $6,857,088 Dec 27, 1996 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 54 $25,484,402 Nov 29, 1996 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 23 $67,977,627 Nov 29, 1996 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 82 $25,484,402 Nov 29, 1996 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 39 $52,813,830 Nov 29, 1996 10
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 53 $30,716,131 Nov 22, 1996 3
Top 1996 Theater Average 79 $10,923 Nov 22, 1996 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 940 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600) 566 $235,213,946
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 295 $92,027,888
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 17 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies 57 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 424 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 127 $92,027,888

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1996 1 $30,716,131   2,812 $10,923   $30,716,131 1
Nov 29, 1996 2 $25,484,402 -17% 2,812 $9,063   $60,850,689 2
Dec 6, 1996 3 $6,609,903 -74% 2,812 $2,351   $71,146,315 3
Dec 13, 1996 7 $3,432,345 -48% 2,607 $1,317   $76,721,064 4
Dec 20, 1996 11 $2,306,509 -33% 1,569 $1,470   $80,389,431 5
Dec 27, 1996 15 $2,570,680 +11% 1,019 $2,523   $85,122,152 6
Jan 3, 1997 15 $1,760,201 -32% 1,001 $1,758   $89,128,389 7
Jan 10, 1997 22 $587,727 -67% 607 $968   $90,147,619 8
Jan 17, 1997 28 $383,672 -35% 383 $1,002   $90,688,158 9
Jan 24, 1997 37 $140,590 -63% 328 $429   $90,891,850 10
Jan 31, 1997 42 $98,089 -30% 243 $404   $91,033,490 11
Feb 7, 1997 54 $44,595 -55% 142 $314   $91,103,043 12
Feb 14, 1997 30 $323,677 +626% 508 $637   $91,438,883 13
Feb 21, 1997 37 $139,874 -57% 308 $454   $91,658,242 14
Feb 28, 1997 39 $100,629 -28% 232 $434   $91,798,391 15
Mar 7, 1997 45 $64,872 -36% 153 $424   $91,898,902 16
Mar 14, 1997 50 $42,987 -34% 95 $452   $91,968,563 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1996 1 $35,366,287   2,812 $12,577   $35,366,287 1
Nov 29, 1996 2 $29,170,125 -18% 2,812 $10,373   $64,536,412 2
Dec 6, 1996 3 $8,752,307 -70% 2,812 $3,112   $73,288,719 3
Dec 13, 1996 7 $4,794,203 -45% 2,607 $1,839   $78,082,922 4
Dec 20, 1996 10 $4,468,550 -7% 1,569 $2,848   $82,551,472 5
Dec 27, 1996 15 $4,816,716 +8% 1,019 $4,727   $87,368,188 6
Jan 3, 1997 15 $2,191,704 -54% 1,001 $2,190   $89,559,892 7
Jan 10, 1997 23 $744,594 -66% 607 $1,227   $90,304,486 8
Jan 17, 1997 27 $446,774 -40% 383 $1,167   $90,751,260 9
Jan 24, 1997 37 $184,141 -59% 328 $561   $90,935,401 10
Jan 31, 1997 42 $123,047 -33% 243 $506   $91,058,448 11
Feb 7, 1997 50 $56,758 -54% 142 $400   $91,115,206 12
Feb 14, 1997 29 $403,162 +610% 508 $794   $91,518,368 13
Feb 21, 1997 36 $179,394 -56% 308 $582   $91,697,762 14
Feb 28, 1997 41 $136,268 -24% 232 $587   $91,834,030 15
Mar 7, 1997 39 $91,546 -33% 153 $598   $91,925,576 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,888 $57,972,112
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 518 $57,972,112
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 25 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Based on TV Movies 91 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,464 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 688 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 173 $57,972,112

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,355 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 420 $150,000,000
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 21 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies 71 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,011 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $150,000,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Apr 9, 2023194,858 4,858$106,827$106,8271,327

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Patrick Stewart    Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
Brent Spiner    Lt. Commander Data
Alice Krige    Borg Queen

Supporting Cast

Jonathan Frakes    Cmdr. William T. Riker
LeVar Burton    Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn    Lt. Commander Worf
Gates McFadden    Dr. Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis    Counselor Deanna Troi
Alfre Woodard    Lily Sloane
James Cromwell    Zefram Cochrane
Kelsey Grammer    Capt. Morgan Bateson (voice) (uncredited)
Dwight Schultz    Lieutenant Reginald Barclay
Neal McDonough    Lieutenant Hawk

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jonathan Frakes    Director
Brannon Braga    Screenwriter
Ronald D. Moore    Screenwriter
Gene Roddenberry    Story Creator

Blu-ray Sales: G.I. Joe Waves the Red, White, and Blu

October 23rd, 2013

New releases were more prevalent on the August 4th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart than they were on the DVD sales chart. G.I. Joe: Retaliation again led the way with 585,000 units / $11.67 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 52%. Granted, this is a near perfect film for Blu-ray (visually intensive action film aimed at a Fanboy audience) but this is still an impressive result. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$30,716,131 (33.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$46,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,812 opening theaters/2,812 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $235,213,946

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 940 $92,027,888
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,888 $57,972,112
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,355 $150,000,000

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 22nd, 1996 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: November 4th, 1997 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sci-fi adventure violence
Running Time: 110 minutes
Franchise: Star Trek
Comparisons: vs. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Visual Effects, Time Travel, First Contact, Alien Invasion, Action Adventure, Set in Outer Space, Space Opera, Inventor, Alien Encounters
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 412 $6,857,088 Dec 27, 1996 38
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 54 $25,484,402 Nov 29, 1996 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 23 $67,977,627 Nov 29, 1996 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 82 $25,484,402 Nov 29, 1996 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 39 $52,813,830 Nov 29, 1996 10
Top Based on TV Weekend Domestic 53 $30,716,131 Nov 22, 1996 3
Top 1996 Theater Average 79 $10,923 Nov 22, 1996 3

Leading Cast

Patrick Stewart    Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
Brent Spiner    Lt. Commander Data
Alice Krige    Borg Queen

Supporting Cast

Jonathan Frakes    Cmdr. William T. Riker
LeVar Burton    Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn    Lt. Commander Worf
Gates McFadden    Dr. Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis    Counselor Deanna Troi
Alfre Woodard    Lily Sloane
James Cromwell    Zefram Cochrane
Kelsey Grammer    Capt. Morgan Bateson (voice) (uncredited)
Dwight Schultz    Lieutenant Reginald Barclay
Neal McDonough    Lieutenant Hawk

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jonathan Frakes    Director
Brannon Braga    Screenwriter
Ronald D. Moore    Screenwriter
Gene Roddenberry    Story Creator

Blu-ray Sales: G.I. Joe Waves the Red, White, and Blu

October 23rd, 2013

New releases were more prevalent on the August 4th, 2013 edition of the Blu-ray sales chart than they were on the DVD sales chart. G.I. Joe: Retaliation again led the way with 585,000 units / $11.67 million for an opening week Blu-ray share of 52%. Granted, this is a near perfect film for Blu-ray (visually intensive action film aimed at a Fanboy audience) but this is still an impressive result. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 940 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 501-600) 566 $235,213,946
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300) 295 $92,027,888
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1996 17 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on TV Movies 57 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 424 $92,027,888
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 127 $92,027,888

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1996 1 $30,716,131   2,812 $10,923   $30,716,131 1
Nov 29, 1996 2 $25,484,402 -17% 2,812 $9,063   $60,850,689 2
Dec 6, 1996 3 $6,609,903 -74% 2,812 $2,351   $71,146,315 3
Dec 13, 1996 7 $3,432,345 -48% 2,607 $1,317   $76,721,064 4
Dec 20, 1996 11 $2,306,509 -33% 1,569 $1,470   $80,389,431 5
Dec 27, 1996 15 $2,570,680 +11% 1,019 $2,523   $85,122,152 6
Jan 3, 1997 15 $1,760,201 -32% 1,001 $1,758   $89,128,389 7
Jan 10, 1997 22 $587,727 -67% 607 $968   $90,147,619 8
Jan 17, 1997 28 $383,672 -35% 383 $1,002   $90,688,158 9
Jan 24, 1997 37 $140,590 -63% 328 $429   $90,891,850 10
Jan 31, 1997 42 $98,089 -30% 243 $404   $91,033,490 11
Feb 7, 1997 54 $44,595 -55% 142 $314   $91,103,043 12
Feb 14, 1997 30 $323,677 +626% 508 $637   $91,438,883 13
Feb 21, 1997 37 $139,874 -57% 308 $454   $91,658,242 14
Feb 28, 1997 39 $100,629 -28% 232 $434   $91,798,391 15
Mar 7, 1997 45 $64,872 -36% 153 $424   $91,898,902 16
Mar 14, 1997 50 $42,987 -34% 95 $452   $91,968,563 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 22, 1996 1 $35,366,287   2,812 $12,577   $35,366,287 1
Nov 29, 1996 2 $29,170,125 -18% 2,812 $10,373   $64,536,412 2
Dec 6, 1996 3 $8,752,307 -70% 2,812 $3,112   $73,288,719 3
Dec 13, 1996 7 $4,794,203 -45% 2,607 $1,839   $78,082,922 4
Dec 20, 1996 10 $4,468,550 -7% 1,569 $2,848   $82,551,472 5
Dec 27, 1996 15 $4,816,716 +8% 1,019 $4,727   $87,368,188 6
Jan 3, 1997 15 $2,191,704 -54% 1,001 $2,190   $89,559,892 7
Jan 10, 1997 23 $744,594 -66% 607 $1,227   $90,304,486 8
Jan 17, 1997 27 $446,774 -40% 383 $1,167   $90,751,260 9
Jan 24, 1997 37 $184,141 -59% 328 $561   $90,935,401 10
Jan 31, 1997 42 $123,047 -33% 243 $506   $91,058,448 11
Feb 7, 1997 50 $56,758 -54% 142 $400   $91,115,206 12
Feb 14, 1997 29 $403,162 +610% 508 $794   $91,518,368 13
Feb 21, 1997 36 $179,394 -56% 308 $582   $91,697,762 14
Feb 28, 1997 41 $136,268 -24% 232 $587   $91,834,030 15
Mar 7, 1997 39 $91,546 -33% 153 $598   $91,925,576 16

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,888 $57,972,112
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600) 518 $57,972,112
Top 1996 Movies at the International Box Office 25 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Based on TV Movies 91 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,464 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 688 $57,972,112
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 173 $57,972,112

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,355 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 401-500) 420 $150,000,000
Top 1996 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 21 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on TV Movies 71 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,011 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $150,000,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $150,000,000

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Apr 9, 2023194,858 4,858$106,827$106,8271,327

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.