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Star Wars And Star Trek Comparison

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Over the years, two science fiction movies have seemed to shine above all the others. Those movies are Star Wars and Star Trek, but which one 's better? Looking at the comparison, statistically in income, ratings, and ownership of both movies, they both have pluses and minuses to them. Although this is a very opinion based topic, looking at the different stats or popular one franchise will rank above the other. Star Wars is an extremely popular franchise with many large accomplishments in several areas. Income on opening sales for Star Wars was $27,422,661 in total. The total gross of the Star Wars company was 2.2 billion, and the total merchandise sales of Star Wars totals in at a whopping $12,000,000. The ratings on Star Wars movies and

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