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Debate all you want on whether or not Into Darkness is a good movie, but it reviewed well (87% on Rottentomatoes), got an A Cinemascore rating, and a 7.9 on IMDB (a higher rating than Wrath of Khan). To reviewers and the general audience Into Darkness was a good movie, but under-performed at the box office because the demand for Star Trek movies is just not there.

The only movie that received generally better reviews was the 2009 Star Trek movie, which also didn't meet the studio expectations. The same goes with the final few Next Generation movies, they all failed at the box office, which is why it took so long to reboot the franchise. It just doesn't work with a massive budget. It works fine on television or with smaller movies, but just not for 200 million dollar projects. The highest grossing Star Trek movie previously was actually A Voyage Home back in 1986, when Star Trek was actually popular, it's become less popular since then which is why the box office take has declined over time.