An action-filled Star Trek movie opens at the top of the box office and receives praise from critics, reaching an audience beyond devoted Star Trek fans and delivering an effects-driven spectacle. It’s not one of the movies from the J.J. Abrams-led reboot trilogy, though. Released in 1996, it’s the second big-screen adventure for the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, firmly establishing that Star Trek can thrive on the silver screen without the stars of the original series, and setting the subsequent course for both the Abrams movies and the current Star Trek streaming shows.
