'Star Trek' scores solid $24M Friday

J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office Friday with $24 million in ticket sales. Adding the $7 million the film earned from Thursday's evening screenings, its domestic total already stands at $31 million.

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and Simon Pegg star in the sci-fi blockbuster, which opened Friday at 3,849 locations. "Trek" will easily take home the weekend box office crown.

At No. 2, last week's champion "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" collected another $8.5 million, bringing its total gross to $111.1 million after only one week in theaters. Directed by Gavin Hood, the film stars Hugh Jackman in the role of Wolverine, who seeks revenge against William Stryker and Victor Creed.

Meanwhile, Mark Waters' latest romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" earned $3.1 million in third place, lifting its cumulative gross to $22.9 million. Following at No. 4 was "Obsessed," which took home $2 million for a total haul of $51.6 million.

"Next Day Air," this week's second wide release, finished fifth with $1.4 million. The Benny Boom-directed action comedy stars Donald Faison, Mike Epps and Mos Def.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

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