- Retail & merch47%
- Box office20%
- Home video & streaming33%
est. 1966
Star Trek
began as a TV series
$11.2Bestimated lifetime revenue
Screen EmpireCinema, home video and streaming make up 53% of the revenue we could break down. We use this label at 50% or more.
No. 33 of 99, ranked by estimated lifetime revenue
What we know
Sources checked to
- Estimated lifetime revenue
- $11.2BMoney taken in before costs. This is not profit or company value.
- Biggest source of revenue
- Retail & merch 47%of the revenue we can break down
- Verified rights holder
- Paramount Skydance
- Where it began
- 1966 · a TV series
- How sure is this estimate?
- Solid estimateThe sources are strong across all five checks.
Solid estimatefive checks; the lowest score sets the rating
- Where the number comes from
- scored 2 out of 4
- What the number measures
- scored 3 out of 4
- How recent the estimate is
- scored 4 out of 4
- How much of the total is itemised
- scored 4 out of 4
- Double-counting risk
- scored 4 out of 4
Rights and ownership
Verified current rights holder: Paramount Skydance
Holds master franchise control.
See all verified rights (1)
| Right | Holder | Territory | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master franchise control | Paramount Skydance | Worldwide | 1966 |
How the money mix changed
began as a TV series, 1966
Home video & streaming
biggest revenue source in this data
Retail & merch
67% of the revenue we can break down now comes from outside home video & streaming
More ways to compare it
We calculate these numbers from the records above. The formulas are on the Receipts page. If the data is not strong enough, we leave a number out.
- Share from merchandise
- 47%
- How varied the revenue is
- 50 / 100
- Revenue beyond where it started
- 67%
- Average revenue per year
- $187M per year
- lifetime average, not the current yearly rate
- Online interest compared with revenue
- not shown: search-interest data was unavailable at snapshot time
Sources and calculationsshow detailshide details
| Channel | Value | Share | Confidence | Source | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & merch | $5.25B | 47% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Box office | $2.27B | 20% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Home video & streaming | $3.73B | 33% | reasonable estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Total | $11.2B | 100% |
estimated lifetime revenue · checked 2026-09-03