Want to know the best Star Trek movies? How about the worst Star Trek movies? Curious about the Star Trek Movies box office grosses or which Star Trek movies picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Star Trek movies got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
This page was originally written as a Star Trek vs Star Wars comparison. Well Star Wars pretty much kicked Star Trek’s butt …… so I figured I would separate these two movie franchises into two pages. This page ranks the 13 Star Trek Movies from Best to Worst. The rankings were determined by looking at box office grosses, critic reviews, audience voting and award recognition. I am also including a second table that looks at all 21 Star Trek/Star Wars movies.
Star Trek Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Star Trek movies by the Captain of the Enterprise
- Sort Star Trek movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Star Trek movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Star Trek movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Star Trekmovie received.
- Sort Star Trek movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Star Trek (2009) | Chris Pine & Leonard Nimoy |
257.70 | 370.4 | 554.4 | 7 | 89 | 04 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) | Chris Pine & Zoe Saladna |
226.20 | 300.0 | 597.8 | 11 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 5 | First Contact (1996) | Patrick Stewart | 92.00 | 224.4 | 365.9 | 17 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 3 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) | DeForest Kelly & William Shatner |
78.90 | 289.3 | 355.7 | 6 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 5 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy |
109.70 | 318.8 | 386.5 | 6 | 77 | 04 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 6 | Star Trek: Beyond (2016) | Simon Pegg & Anton Yelchin |
158.80 | 198.0 | 428.0 | 16 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 8 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) | William Shatner & Christopher Plummer |
74.90 | 191.8 | 248.1 | 15 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 7 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner |
76.50 | 245.3 | 279.4 | 9 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 9 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy |
82.30 | 353.3 | 596.8 | 6 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 10 | Star Trek: Generations (1994) | William Shatner & Patrick Stewart |
75.70 | 199.9 | 317.0 | 15 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 11 | Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) | Patrick Stewart | 70.20 | 161.3 | 273.7 | 27 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 12 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) | William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy |
52.20 | 141.8 | 190.6 | 25 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 13 | Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) | Patrick Stewart & Tom Hardy |
43.30 | 80.4 | 125.4 | 55 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 |
Star Trek movies have grossed 2.40 BILLION when looking at adjusted domestic box office…they grossed $3.70 BILLION when looking at adjusted worldwide box office.
Star Trek Movies Versus Star Wars Movies Can Be Sorted 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Star Trek/Star Wars movies by the star of the movie
- Sort Star Trek/Star Wars movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Star Trek/Star Wars movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Star Trek/Star Wars movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Star Trek/Star Wars movie received.
- Sort Star Trek/Star Wars movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) AA Best Picture Nom |
Harrison Ford & Alec Guiness |
398.00 | 1,924.0 | 3,443.8 | 1 | 94 | 10 / 06 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Harrison Ford & Mark Hamill |
255.30 | 1,058.4 | 2,086.2 | 1 | 92 | 03 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 3 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) | Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher |
910.70 | 1,164.5 | 2,611.5 | 1 | 90 | 05 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Star Trek (2009) | Chris Pine & Leonard Nimoy |
257.70 | 370.4 | 554.4 | 7 | 89 | 04 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 5 | Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) | Chris Pine & Leonard Nimoy |
226.20 | 300.0 | 597.8 | 11 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 6 | First Contact (1996) | Patrick Stewart & Jonathan Frakes |
92.00 | 224.4 | 365.9 | 17 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 6 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) | DeForest Kelly & William Shatner |
78.90 | 289.3 | 355.7 | 6 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 7 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher |
296.30 | 1,014.0 | 1,581.4 | 1 | 78 | 04 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 9 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | Leonard Nimoy & Walter Koenig |
109.70 | 318.8 | 386.5 | 6 | 77 | 04 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 12 | Star Trek: Beyond (2016) | Chris Pine & Anton Yelchin |
158.80 | 198.0 | 428.0 | 16 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 9 | Rogue One (2016) | Felecity Jones | 522.20 | 650.8 | 1,303.6 | 1 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 11 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) | Ewan McGregor & Natalie Portman |
380.30 | 640.5 | 1,429.6 | 1 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 15 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) | Leonard Nimoy & James Doohan |
74.90 | 191.8 | 248.1 | 15 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 12 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | William Shatner & Christopher Lloyd |
76.50 | 245.3 | 279.4 | 9 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 14 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) | Ewan McGregor & Samuel L. Jackson |
308.20 | 572.8 | 1,202.9 | 3 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 16 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | Liam Neeson & Ewan McGregor |
457.10 | 973.8 | 2,150.9 | 1 | 61 | 03 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 17 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy |
82.30 | 353.3 | 596.8 | 6 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 18 | Star Trek: Generations (1994) | Patrick Stewart & William Shatner |
75.70 | 199.9 | 317.0 | 15 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 19 | Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) | Brent Spiner & Michael Dorn |
70.20 | 161.3 | 273.7 | 27 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 20 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) | William Shatner & Nichelle Nichols |
52.20 | 141.8 | 190.6 | 25 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 21 | Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) | Patrick Stewart & Tom Hardy |
43.30 | 80.4 | 125.4 | 55 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 22 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) | Matt Lanter | 35.20 | 52.8 | 102.5 | 81 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 |
Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry, as a science fiction television series. The original series ran for three years from 1966-1969. Since then there have been 11 Star Trek movies made, and 5 more Star Trek television series. The most famous character to come out of the Star Trek universe are Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock.
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Looking forward to seeing Beyond some time next week. I’m glad people are enjoying it. I liked the first two in the reboot series. I hope it does well at the box office. JJ Abrams is already planning the 4th one with Chris Hemsworth returning as Jim Kirk’s dad.
Hey Steve…..gotta admit the early buzz is sounding really good. Maybe Simon Pegg is the new Leonard Nimoy of the Star Trek franchise. Gene Roddenberry to Leonard Nimoy to somebody before J.J. Abrams to Simon Pegg…when Abrams starts to reboot the Planet of The Apes movies or the Back To The Future movies or the Matrix movies….lol. Yep I read that Thor was coming back in Part IV. Should be interesting.
Just on my way home from watching it and my heart was in my mouth several times. Great to see that every character had a reason to be in screen. Loved the story, has brought the team together , they are a great crew. Wonderful nods throughout to both the old and new with music cues jumping straight from ToS.
Touching tributes through out the movie including a great photo from the final frontier.
I will be watching this gem again
All equal in my case
Hey Lorraine makes me even more mad that tonight I will not be seeing it…..had a babysitter all lined up and everything….maybe tomorrow.
I envy you having the joy of watching this for the first time….. I know I’m going to be watching it again ???…. You will have to keep me posted as to how you found it
Will do that for sure.
Just saw it. Very good movie!
Hey Barbara glad you liked it. Did they give some love to Anton and Leonard in the end credits?
Yes, they did. Just before the credits at the end.
IMAX 3D definitely worth the price.
Good to know…so in a way Leonard Nimoy is in this one too….I like thinking that way. Thanks for the information.
Actually, he was mentioned several times during the movie. You will know when you see it.
The tribute was simple but powerful to both men
I figured they would do it right….glad to see I was right in that case. Thanks Barbara and Lorraine.
I loved it! They did a pretty good job of keep it grounded to the Trek that we know while still being able to pull in new elements. It has heart, humor, emotion, and yes, action. I would say it does the franchise proud! IMO
Great review. I was supposed to go tonight….but sadly it looks like tonight’s plans are going down the drain. Hopefully tomorrow.
Tragedy Bruce!
I just found out that the new Checkov in the reboot series died early this morning at the age of 27 when he was in a car accident and pinned by his car. He was from Russia originally. He was an only child. His family is asking for privacy. The new Star Trek film comes out in July.