Star Trek star Zachary Quinto just tweeted

the flag has been planted. june 29th, 2012. sequel. trek it out.

So did you just mark your calender like I did?

Variety is reporting that 2009 has already become the highest-grossing summer ever at the domestic box office. So far, the box office revenues are $4.17 billion, compared to $4.16 billion for summer 2007, the previous record holder. This Labor Day weekend should add another $100 million or more to the total tally, meaning thi summer would be up at least 3% in grosses over 2007.

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I was just checking out the USA Today movie news and found myself in complete disagreement. Today's "Summer Movie Report Card" and it's conclusion that the "Season starts fast, then slips" is wrong. In truth, this has been one of the best seasons in years. With Hollywood actually slipping and fewer movies coming to wide release, the summer of '09 turned out to be a steady delight.  READ MORE

Transformers: The Revenge Of The Fallen

Star Trek

UP!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The Hangover

Bruno

Terminator Salvation

G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra

Angels & Demons

District 9

Inglorious Basterds

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs

Things are looking up at the box office for movie studios this summer despite the world recession. Variety is reporting Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince cleared nearly $400 million in its worldwide debut, conjuring up the biggest overseas opening of all time at $237 million and grossing $159.7 million domestically. This is truly impressive for an aging franchise, however is just proves the loyalty of the series fanbase. So far plenty has gone right this summer season as it remains on track to set a box office record when final grosses are tallied after Labor Day in early September. READ MORE

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On today's Movie Junkie review episode Craig, Luke and Susan review J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. A franchise loved by millions, studio executives are hoping that the J.J. Abrams' reimagining will provide an origine story accepted by die hard fans, but broad enough to appeal to the masses.  Did it appeal to Craig, Luke and Susan? Find out on today's episode of the Movie Junkie podcast.

Related: Star Trek Review: Live Long and Prosper

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Destined to be this year’s Iron Man, the film begins with young James Tiberius Kirk’s birth; only in this universe Kirk’s father died sacrificing his life to save his wife and newborn sons. That and 800 innocent lives. A hellion even as a boy, young Kirk is raised by his mother and stepfather and apparently not terribly well for he almost dies when, as an adolescent, he nearly drives a car over a cliff. Leap forward in time to young adult Kirk and nothing has changed, taking on a bar full of Starfleet cadets he very nearly gets his ass kicked.

Though an alternate world this imagining of Kirk fits very nicely with what we know about Starfleet’s prime Captain. Oddly, Spock as well gets his ass kicked for very different reasons, but I’ll leave that to you to see how. These characters are so familiar, yet just different enough. The film is based around a time rift created by a black hole inadvertently made by the future Spock and a very, very angry Romulan. The Romulan, his home world destroyed, lusts for revenge and doesn’t give a damn who and how many he hurts to do it. The film develops from there. READ MORE

On today's Movie Junkie episode Luke, Susan and Craig are joined by Corry to preview all of 2009's summer movies, including: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Up!, Terminator Salvation, Angles and Demons, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Year One, Ice Age: Age of the Dinosaurs, The Boat that Rocked, The Brothers Bloom and Funny People.

We also make our predictions for Biggest Box Office Weekend, Summer's Biggest Box Office Movie, Biggest Box Office Bomb and the Underdog/Dark Horse of the Summer.

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