In other words, the new JJ Abrams Star Trek has already grossed nearly double the total box office of the previous best in the series. The last Star Trek film, 2003's Nemesis, pulled in £4.77m in 2003. Previous best for a Star Trek movie is First Contact's total of £9.76m in 1996, followed by Insurrection's £7.66m in 1999.

While the Wolverine result is reasonably comparable with the previous X-Men film The Last Stand, the Star Trek figure represents a highly successful reboot of an ailing franchise. Those pictures now stand at £18.03m and £15.94m respectively. Night at the Museum 2 clung on to No 1 even though it fell a not-so-shabby 37% for a 12-day total of £12.13m: very similar to the level reached by Star Trek and X-Men Origins: Wolverine after two weekends of play. 'So one day I hope to have the time to write a script…' Take your time Sam, we'll still be here whenever you're ready.May's previous blockbuster releases continued to dominate the top 10.

'Like any movie it's hard to say if you want to do it or if you don't want to do it until there is a script to talk about,' he continued. As for Evil Dead 4, don't exactly get your hopes up just yet. As Raimi says, just imagine what they could do if it were done today. Just look at how minimal updates made a big difference between Evil Dead and Evil Dead II. I hate to use that term 'reboot', but it really could be fun. That's actually good news, especially since I wouldn't mind seeing a completely rebooted Evil Dead remake. It was always meant for the big screen, but never really seen on the big screen.' I think if you had a new director using the full power of 35mm and 5.1 sound, you could really make a pretty socko presentation. What you could do with it now would be so much better.

The visual effects are crumby, it was done in mono, not even stereo, let alone 5.1. 'That film was made in 16mm on a shoestring budget and blown up to 35mm. 'I have talked with my partners about having a young director come in and remake Evil Dead,' Raimi revealed to IGN. He doesn't promise anything too soon, but does give us some hope, especially on the side of the remake more than anything. IGN caught up with Raimi down at SXSW, where he was showing an early cut of Drag Me to Hell, and asked him about updates on the franchise, including a remake and a sequel. At Comic-Con last year, Raimi revealed that he would love to make another Evil Dead later in the year, he talked about remaking the original as well. With Sam Raimi's throwback to classic horror Drag Me to Hell hitting theaters this May, fans have been getting more and more anxious to see the return of the Evil Dead franchise.

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