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J.J. Abrams’ franchise reboot boldly went where no Star Trek movie has gone before, grossing a stellar $72.5 mil from Friday through Sunday, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.

That’s the second-best opening of 2009 (after X-Men Origins: Wolverine‘s $85.1 mil last weekend), and it includes a whopping $8.2 mil earned in IMAX showings, a new one-weekend record for the large format (beating The Dark Knight‘s $6.3 mil). What’s more, if you add in the $4 mil that the movie starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto earned in late-Thursday showings, Star Trek has banked an impressive $76.5 mil so far — well ahead of most expectations.

This result is highly logical. Considering all the hype and buzz and strong reviews that Star Trek has garnered, it’s no surprise that this film’s opening sum is by far the biggest of any Star Trek movie.

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Star Trek, which has been getting splendid reviews, is now playing in cinemas worldwide. I hope you guys are enjoying Rachel’s role, which I hear is small but memorable.

I have updated the gallery with pictures of Rachel Nichols attending the Lollipop Theater Network’s Inaugural Game Day a few days back. She looked very cute and casual at the event.

See Rachel striking poses on the red carpet.

You know what they say – oldies are goodies!

The G.I. Joe trailer we posted earlier is online now in HD at MySpace’s Trailer Park. Screencaps are now available in the gallery as well.