‘ STAR TREK BEYOND’ BOOTS ‘ PETS’ FROM NO. 1
Star Trek Beyond boldly went to the top of the box office in its weekend debut, sending The Secret Life of Pets to the doghouse in the No. 2 spot.
Paramount’s Star Trek Beyond, the latest installment in the 50- yearold franchise, beamed up $ 59.6 million in gross receipts, according to estimates released by industry tracker Exhibitor Relations on Sunday.
In the epic science- fiction adventure directed by Justin Lin, the crew of the USS Enterprise crash- land on a hostile planet and must find a way to escape from the villain Krall.
That knocked off The Filmmaker James Cameron and Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver were surprised by a fan proposing to his girlfriend as they celebrated the 30th anniversary of sci- fi classic Aliens on Saturday.
The pair were swapping nostalgia and behind- thescenes anecdotes at San Diego Comic- Con when the man got down on one knee during a Q& A section and popped the question.
The lucky lady said yes, prompting Cameron, 61, to remark: “May you be happy Secret Life of Pets from two weeks in the top spot. Pets, which racked up an impressive $ 104.4 million in its debut weekend, took in $ 29.3 million.
The Universal Pictures animated comedy follows two pet dogs let loose in New York City, featuring the voices of comedian Louis CK and actor Eric Stonestreet.
Lights Out debuted in third place, tying with Ghostbusters in its second week, with both taking in $ 21.6 million at the box office.
Lights Out is a horror movie about a creature that only attacks in the dark, directed by David Sandberg.
Ghostbusters is a resurrection of the 1984 hit film but this time the and have many spawn.”
Cameron and Weaver, 66, were joined by other cast members including Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser and Bill Paxton.
The panel was asked for details of progress on an upcoming fifth Alien film to be made by District 9 director Neill Blomkamp.
Although it has not been officially announced, Blomkamp himself has given interviews confirming that he plans at least one sequel with Weaver in the lead role. leads are women, not men.
In fifth place was Ice Age: Collision Course with a $ 21 million take in its debut. The 3- D animated film – with the slogan “Kiss your ice goodbye” – features animals trying to fend off a meteor strike that would destroy the world.
Rounding out the top 10 films of the weekend were: – Finding Dory ($ 7.2 million) – The Legend of Tarzan ($ 6.4 million)
– Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates ($ 4.4 million)
– Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party ($ 3.7 million)
– The Infiltrator
The filmmaker announced on Twitter last October that the project had been put on hold while Alien director Ridley Scott worked on Alien: Paradise Lost.
Weaver told Comic- Con however that a script had been completed and that Blomkamp “has work to do and I have work to do, but I’m hoping when we finish those jobs we’ll circle back and do it.”
The pair started developing ideas while Weaver was shooting Blomkamp’s 2015 ($ 3.3 million) robot movie Chappie.
“That whole first day we spent talking about it, and four months later, I got a script that was so amazing and gives the fans everything they are looking for, plus innovates in a lot of ways that immediately, to me, became a part of the world,” Weaver added.