Star Trek: Section 31was a streaming hit in its first week on Paramount+, which may come as a surprise to its detractors. Encouragingly, this success could mean hope for moreStar Trekstreaming movies. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Craig Sweeny,Star Trek: Section 31premiered on Paramount+ on June 01, 2025. The firstStar Trekmoviein the nine years sinceStar Trek Beyond,Section 31is headlined by Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh asEmperor Philippa Georgiou.
Reviews forStar Trek: Section 31were resoundingly negative, and online reactions fromStar Trekfans were even more savage. OnRotten Tomatoes,Star Trek: Section 31ranks at 19% Rotten, with a 16% audience score. WhileStar Trek: Section 31has its supporters as well, the consensus is that Michelle Yeoh’s action-packed spectacle falls short of the tenets Trekkies feel a properStar Trekmovie should consist of. However,Star Trek: Section 31’s week one streaming numbers indicate the film did betterthan its haters might have expected.
Star Trek: Section 31 Was A Streaming Success For Paramount Plus In Week One
Section 31 Posted Impressive Numbers In Its First Week
A report inThe Hollywood Reporterabout the huge streaming success ofThe Night Agentseason 2 on Netflix contains a surprising and encouraging factoid aboutStar Trek: Section 31.For the week of January 20-26, which was the first weekend ofStar Trek: Section 31,Michelle Yeoh’s actioner ranks #8 among streaming movies with 170 million minutes streamed.Director Olatunde Osunsanmishared the good news on his Threads account:
Star Trek: Section 31was the number 2 movie on Paramount+ for its first week, behindGladiator II.Since then,Section 31has dropped out of Paramount+’s top 10. However, it’s an impressive first-week performance that’s better thanStar Trek: Section 31’s poor reviews indicated.Opening week interest inSection 31can be attributed to the star power of Michelle Yeoh and a strong marketing push by Paramount+. So, whileSection 31may not be a runaway success, its first week numbers, at least, were not disastrous.
Star Trek Streaming Movies Could Continue After Section 31
There’s Hope For More Star Trek Streaming Movies On Paramount Plus
Star Trek: Section 31’s sorry reviews and fan reactions led to a worry that it would mark theend ofStar Trekstreaming movieson Paramount+ at their inception.Paramount+’s hoped-for announced plan was for a newStar Trekstreaming movie every two yearsto complement the existingStar TrekTV series on the streamer.Section 31’s opening week numbers create hope that moreStar Trekstreaming movies can indeed happen.
Star Trek: Section 31 Puts Even More Pressure On Strange New Worlds Season 3
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 will premiere in 2025, and Star Trek desperately needs it to be a beloved hit after Star Trek: Section 31.
After all, ifStar Trek: Section 31managed to overcome deleterious word-of-mouth and a critical shellacking to score in its first week,it’s logical to think aStar Trekmovie embraced by fans and reviewers could be a runaway hit.Star Trek: Section 31’s 170 million minutes streamed in week one is a positive metric Paramount+ should consider, although the movie’s numbers in subsequent weeks may tell a different story. But again, it’s a hopeful sign for the reception adifferent (and better)Star Trekstreaming moviecould garner.
Star Trek Has Many Possibilities For Streaming Movies
Hopefully, Paramount+ will takeStar Trek: Section 31’s opening week numbers as a signal thatStar Trekstreaming movies are still viable and should be pursued. AStar Trek: Section 31sequelisn’t what audiences are looking for, though this is surely disappointing news for Michelle Yeoh and her future inStar Treksince her Emperor Georgiou character is now moored inSection 31’s early 24th century timeframe. Butthere is certainly an opportunity and desire for streaming movies about otherStar Trekcharacters and ideas.
Think of what a Star Trek movie fans get behind might accomplish.
Whether it’s the ardently-desiredStar Trek: Legacysequel toStar Trek: Picardseason 3, an animated or live-action follow-up to theending ofStar Trek: Lower Decks, a reunion forStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, orStar Trek: Voyagerin live-action, or another idea, Paramount+ could do well to listen to whatStar Trekfans desire.Star Trek: Section 31was a misfire that still managed to net a relatively strong debut, but think of what aStar Trekmovie fans get behind might accomplish.
