WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES: 'STAR TREK' TAKES $75 MILLION

According to Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily, Paramount's Star Trek pulled in $26 million on saturday, a 9% increase from Friday's box office.  The studio is reportedly confident that the totals for the film, including the Thursday night previews, will reach $75 million.  Not quite as big as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but one would have to think Star Trek's gonna outlast its mutant rival if the reviews mean anything.  

In any case, it's another success for JJ Abrams to celebrate. In tribute to Mr. Abrams, here's a video from the Fine Brothers that posits what would happen if Trek met Lost.

See the rest of the weekend Box Office Estimates after the jump:

1. Star Trek - $68 million ($75 million total)

2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $28 million ($131M total)

3. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - $10.5M ($30.5M total)

4. Obsessed - $6.5M ($56M total)

5. Next Day Air - $4.3M ($4.3M total)