Star Trek Beyond Warps Into First Place in Box Office Debut

Lights Out and Ice Age: Collision Course placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

By Alex Osborn

Star Trek Beyond had a respectable opening weekend, debuting in first place at the box office with $59.6 million.

Variety notes that while Paramount Pictures' critically acclaimed new sci-fi film performed well, it failed to reach the same numbers hit by its predecessors, falling short of Star Trek Into Darkness' $70.2 million debut and J.J. Abrams' 2009 film, which had a $75.2 million opening weekend. In order to recoup its $185 million production budget, it will have to find success internationally.

This weekend also brought with it the debut Lights Out, which earned $21.6 million, making more than enough to cover its modest $5 million budget. The New Line horror film placed fourth, right alongside Ghostbusters' $21.6 million second weekend figure and just behind The Secret Life of Pets' $23.9 million haul.

Rounding out the top five was Ice Age: Collision Course, which pulled in $21 million during its opening weekend. While the film earned well under its $105 million budget, the franchise has historically fared much better internationally. Additionally, Hilary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party had an expanded release this weekend, placing ninth with $3.7 million.

Here are the weekend's top 10 domestic box office estimates via Box Office Mojo:

1. Star Trek Beyond $59.6 million

2. The Secret Life of Pets $29.3 million

3. Ghostbusters $21.6 million

4. Lights Out $21.6 million

5. Ice Age: Collision Course $21 million

6. Finding Dory $7.2 million

7. The Legend of Tarzan $6.4 million

8. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates $4.4 million

9. Hilary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party $3.7 million

10. The Infiltrator $3.3 million

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to him on YouTube.

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