Star Trek: First Contact

1996 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Robot, TV Show Adaptation, Time Travel

Synopsis

The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.

Scores

Overall Score
90.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.9%
Review Aggregate
87.3

Critic Consensus

92.4% Fresh • 66 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 66 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, visually striking, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

stylizedvisually strikingupliftinghistoricalsuspensefuldarkcharacter-drivenaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Patrick Stewart1996$5,000,000 source$9,996,813reported
Jonathan Frakes1996$5,000,000 source$9,996,813reported
Brent Spiner1996$1,260,000$2,520,000(est)
Levar Burton1996$1,031,000$2,060,000(est)
Michael Dorn1996$882,000$1,762,000(est)
Gates McFadden1996$776,000$1,551,000(est)
Marina Sirtis1996$697,000$1,393,000(est)
Alfre Woodard1996$634,000$1,268,000(est)
James Cromwell1996$584,000$1,168,000(est)
Alice Krige1996$543,000$1,085,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count68
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes135,966

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$92,027,888$183,997,122
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$92,027,888$183,997,122

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1996$46,013,944$91,998,561
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$40,430,000$80,834,232
Physical Purchases ?1996$47,899,000$95,767,472
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$25,767,809$51,519,194
Total Revenues1996$160,110,753$320,119,459
Expenses
Budget ?1996$45,000,000$89,971,319
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$19,770,000 (est)$39,527,400 (est)
Participations1996$12,809,000$25,609,836
Residuals ?1996$7,764,000$15,523,052
Interest & Overhead1996$7,650,000$15,295,124
Total Expenses1996$92,993,000$185,926,731
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$67,117,753$134,192,728

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