Editing Star Trek: First Contact (section)

===Box office===
''First Contact'' opened in 2,812 theaters beginning November 22, grossing $30.7&nbsp;million its first week and making it the top movie at the US box office.<ref name="Vigoda-1996">{{cite news |last=Vigoda |first=Arlene |date=November 26, 1996 |title='First Contact' in 1st place |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/306841676 |work=[[USA Today]] |url-access=subscription |page=1D |issn=0734-7456 |access-date=August 6, 2023 |id={{ProQuest|306841676}} |via=ProQuest}}</ref> The film was knocked out of the top place the following week by ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]'', earning $25.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|date=December 3, 1996|title=Top Ten Films|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|page=E2}}</ref> The film went on to gross $77&nbsp;million in its first four weeks, remaining in the top-ten box office during that time.<ref name="nytimes-directing"/> It closed with a US & Canadian gross of $92,027,888 and an international gross of $54&nbsp;million for a total of $146&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Star Trek: First Contact |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=startrek8.htm |url-status=dead <!--Note that as of August 2023, archived version of page contains more detailed information than updated page on BOM website--> |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728162202/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=startrek8.htm <!--Most recent archived version of page with functioning tabs--> |archive-date=July 28, 2016 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>

The film opened in the United Kingdom on December 13, 1996, becoming number two at the box office. Despite being the first movie in the franchise not to reach number one since ''The Wrath of Khan'', its takings of £8.7 million were the highest until the ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'' reboot film was released in 2009.<ref name="25thFrame">{{cite web |title=Star Trek: First Contact |url=https://www.25thframe.co.uk/movies/star-trek-first-contact |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026144940/https://www.25thframe.co.uk/movies/star-trek-first-contact |archive-date=October 26, 2022 |access-date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> The film was the best-performing ''Star Trek'' film in international markets until 2009's ''Star Trek'' film,<ref name="hollywood reporter-box office">{{cite news|last=Segers|first=Frank|date=June 7, 2009|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/terminator-tops-overseas-boxoffice-85044|title='Terminator' tops overseas boxoffice|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=August 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026111902/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/terminator-tops-overseas-boxoffice-85044|archive-date=October 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and Paramount's best showing in markets such as New Zealand, making $315,491 from 28 sites by year's end.<ref>{{cite news| last = Woods | first = Mark | date=December 31, 1996|title='Daylight' in money o'seas|work=[[Daily Variety]]|page=1}}</ref>