‘Star Trek’ Release Pushed Up by About Five Hours

While not just a huge jump back, fans won’t have to miss any work the next day due to going to ‘Star Trek’ midnight shows. Â  Paramount has decided to release the film at 7PM on May 7th instead of the typical midnight, May 8th release most Summer blockbusters get.

This is becoming the new trend for these blockbuster releases. Â  Last year, both ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ got released a day in advance. Â  This gives the film a running start towards the weekend and generally works in the studio’s favor.

‘Star Trek’ is listed as having a running time of 126 minutes, so, counting an actual midnight show, that gives the film three screenings on the 7th before launching full-force on Friday.

Source: Coming Soon