`Star Trek` boldly goes to $31M at box office

Los Angeles, May 10: "Star Trek" has gone to warp speed at the box office with $31 million in domestic ticket sales after just over a day in theaters.Distributor Paramount said "Star Trek" took in USD 24 million Friday, plus USD 7 million during preview screenings Thursday night.

Paramount estimates that by the end of the weekend the movie will be near or over $70 million in ticket sales. That puts the movie light years ahead of the previous 10 "Trek" movies. The best opening weekend ever for the franchise was USD 30.7 million for 1996`s "Star Trek: First Contact." According to inflation-adjusted numbers compiled by Hollywood.com, that translates to USD 51.2 million in today`s dollars. Bureau Report