"Star Trek" seems to hit box office

"Star Trek" seems to hit box office

The new "Star Trek" movie debuts in cinemas on Thursday backed by huge hype. But, can it win the heart of most of the young people?

According to a report, the trekkies are securing their tickets well in advance for the chance to get a first glimpse of the film. Some people have already purchased their tickets for the 7 p.m. show on Saturday.

Paramount Pictures has walked a fine line between adding new actors and stories to appeal to teenage boys and maintaining the old characters favoured by "Trekkies" who adore the space saga that began with the 1966 TV show of the same name.

Brandon Gray, president of Box Office Mojo, said, "It's clearly going to be a really popular movie, it's just tough to peg exactly how popular".

A source told that the $130 million film have sought to downplay expectations and described "Star Trek" as a reboot of an growing old franchise that sets the stage for future. There have been 10 previous "Star Trek" movies.

According to a source, Paramount Pictures expect that the opening weekend would be slightly above $50 million.

Appealing to the young audiences, Paramount said that it spent $30 million specially on special effects.

J.J. Abrams has directed the movie. He has taken mostly the young actors in lead roles, including Chris Pine as James T. Kirk, Zachary Quinto as Spock and Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura.