Star Trek: First Contact is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes. It is the eighth film in the Star Trek film series, and the second to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The crew of the USS Enterprise-E travel back in time from the 24th century to the mid-21st century in order to stop the cybernetic Borg from conquering Earth by changing their past.
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Star Trek: First Contact is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes. It is the eighth film in the Star Trek film series, and the second to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the film, the crew of the USS Enterprise-E travel back in time from the 24th century to the mid-21st century in order to stop the cybernetic Borg from conquering Earth by changing their past. The film was released on November 22, 1996, and was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend. It eventually made USD 92 million in the United States and Canada with an additional USD 54 million in other territories, combining a worldwide total of USD 146 million. Critics including Roger Ebert considered it to be one of the best Star Trek films, and it was the most positively reviewed film until being marginally surpassed by the 2009 reboot film. The Borg and the special effects were lauded, while characterization was less evenly received. First Contact was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup and won three Saturn Awards. It was followed by Star Trek Insurrection in 1998, and Star Trek Insurrection in 1998, as well as Star Trek II: The Wrath of the Kahn in 2005 and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Back to the Unknowns in 2006, among other films in the series. The movie was released in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures, who also released Star Trek III: The Search for Spock in the UK by Paramount Home Entertainment, which released the film in Australia and Europe in 2005.
The US release was delayed by two months, while the UK release was pushed back by a year and a half. The UK release of the film was delayed again by a month, and finally released in July 2006. The U.K. release was postponed by a further two weeks, and a month by the European release. The European release was released a month after the American release, but the US release had to be pushed back again by two weeks. The British release was later delayed by another month, until July 2007, when it was released by Paramount Home Entertainment, who released it in Europe and North America in July 2008, and then again in North America the following month. The United States release was deferred by one week, until September 2008, when the film was released in the UK. The American release was also delayed by a week, as it was due to be released on the same day as the British release of Star Trek II: The Search for The Comet and The Voyage Back to the Unknowns in the United States by Paramount Paramount Pictures. The films were released simultaneously in both the UK and North America, with the UK release following the US release in September 2008 and the U S. release in October 2008.
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