The Business of Star Trek

angkor writes "Paramount claims merchandise sales have exceeded $4 billion over Trek's lifetime; 470 people have actually paid $5,000 apiece for a life-size replica of the villain Locutus." And that my friends, is why Nemesis didn't even have to be a really good movie.

A different view

[skroz]

I'm a pretty big trek fan, as trek fans go, and I REALLY liked the film. I'm terrible at writing reviews without giving away plot hints, but I'm here to say that it was probably my #3 favorite trek film.

One thing, though. I can see people interested in Locutus, Borg Queen, Khan, or a few other star trek-related bad guys. But this film's bad guy? He's just picard with a narrower, younger head. He was still a good bad guy, I thought, but I don't think he has the sinister style that sticks with people like the other bad guys I mentioned.

But anyway, go see the movie... it was excellent.

Re:That Article has Serious Factual Problems

[rtos]

Yes, adjusting for inflation and COL is always important when comparing monetary amounts from different years. Good call! Here's the woldwide gross for each Trek movie in adjusted 2002 dollars:

ST1 - $370m (Highest)

ST2 - $194m
ST3 - $159m
ST4 - $225m
ST5 - $104m (Lowest)
ST6 - $127m
ST7 - $147m
ST8 - $174m
ST9 - $131m

FWIW.

time to put trek back in stasis

[rhyd]

two reasons even their built-in audience might give this a miss:

one [treknews.de] and two [trek5.com]

the people who own/write/act/produce trek are bored with their cash cow

Re:The Enterprise versus the Millenium Falcon:

[theladyboo]

The above comment was written by my young son with my account. So, even he knows more than you!

In case anyone is interested...

[still_sick]

in actually buying one of these, in the Las Vegas Hilton in their Star Trek wing [startrekexp.com] (seriously) they have a store where you can see the life-sized locutus for real (and other such rich-folks collectibles), and buy them if you like.

Maybe it's just me, but I'd never buy anything like that unless I've seen it up close in real life.

... Also for $12,000 you can have them (the paramount wardrobe department) custom make you a Klingon Warrior Uniform [startrekexp.com].