STAR TREK BEYOND Beams to July 22, 2016

September 18, 2015

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Next year’s release of STAR TREK BEYOND is adding a few more weeks to its summer vacation, as the Trek sequel has moved to a new release date of July 22, 2016.

This two-week push-out moves the film away from the previous July 8 release date, dropping BEYOND on the Friday between Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot and Matt Damon’s return the Bourne franchise.

It’s not uncommon for films to shift around a bit depending on many factors, from theatrical competition to on-set or post-production tasks that necessitate additional time.

Since STAR TREK BEYOND is still in the middle of active production in Vancouver — and heading to Dubai in the coming weeks — this is likely more likely due to logistical issues rather than any “problems” with the film.

In addition, Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro points to the expected IMAX release of the film to be another major factor in this date bump:

Late July proved quite fruitful for the Melrose Ave. studio this year when they launched Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation on July 31, clocking a FSS of $55.5M and a total cume to date of $189.2M.

The reason why M:I5 played late July, versus its original December 2015 date, was to take advantage of those Imax venues that were open, and that’s the same reason why Par is taking the Enterprise out on the late July date.

Apparently, Warner Bros.’ Tarzan has roped up all the Imax hubs on July 1, leaving none for Captain Kirk and Spock. Seven weeks into its play, M:I5 is still hanging around the top 5.

We’ll see how it works out next summer.