Box Office: ‘Star Trek Beyond’ beams up $59.3 million

LOS ANGELES – “Star Trek Beyond” easily topped the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters with $59.3 million, but the real winner was “Lights Out,” which cost Warner Bros. $5 million to make and landed in third place with $21.7 million out of the gate, studios said Monday.

“Star Trek Beyond,” the third film in the rebooted series, cost an estimated $185 million to produce. While its debut was healthy, it is over $10 million shy of the second installment’s opening in 2013.

“Ice Age: Collision Course” bombed in its domestic debut with $21.4 million, putting it in fourth place behind “Lights Out,” and the more direct competitor, “The Secret Life of Pets,” which hung in second place with $29.6 million after three weeks in theaters.

Sony’s “Ghostbusters” reboot fell to fifth place with $21 million in its second weekend, bringing its domestic total to $86.3 million.

Last week’s take / total take (weeks in release)

1. “Star Trek Beyond” $59,253,211 / $59,253,211 (1)

2. “The Secret Life Of Pets” $29,607,210 / $260,985,955 (3)

3. “Lights Out” $21,688,103 / $21,688,103 (1)

4. “Ice Age: Collision Course” $21,373,064 / $21,373,064 (1)

5. “Ghostbusters” $21,009,831 / $86,266,570 (2)

6. “Finding Dory” $7,234,806 / $460,213,925 (6)

7. “The Legend of Tarzan” $6,576,417 / $115,970,501 (4)

8. “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” $4,385,285 / $40,343,032 (3)

9. “Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party” $3,964,646 / $4,056,170 (2)

10. “Kabali (Tamil & Telugu)” $3,899,441 / $3,899,441 (1)