Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country released in North America on December 6, 1991. "The Undiscovered Country" garnered positive reviews, with publications praising the lighthearted acting and facetious references. The film performed strongly at the box office. It posted the largest opening weekend gross of the series before going on to earn $96,888,996 worldwide. The film earned two Academy Award nominations, for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects, and is the only "Star Trek" movie to win the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. A special collectors' edition DVD version of the film was released in 2004, to which Meyer had made minor alterations. "Star
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 2005, a bootleg copy of the soundtrack also surfaced with thirty-six tracks of score and a running time of nearly seventy minutes. Intrada Records released a two-disc set in 2012. The first disc is made up of the complete score and four extra cues. The second disc contains the material from the original MCA release. "The Undiscovered Country"s Cold War allegory and references to literary history were recognized among researchers and cultural historians. According to scholar Larry Kreitzer, "The Undiscovered Country" has more references to William Shakespeare than any other "Star Trek" work until at least 1996. The title itself