Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country star the cast of "The Next Generation". The seventh "Star Trek" feature, "Star Trek Generations" (1994), would blend the old and new cast. "The Undiscovered Country" opened in 1,804 theaters in North America and grossed $18,162,837 in its opening weekend; the showing was a record for the film series and was the top-grossing film of the weekend. The film grossed $74,888,996 in North America, for a total of $96,888,996 worldwide. "The Undiscovered Country"s strong showing was one of the big successes of 1991, a year in which the film industry experienced disappointing box office results overall. The film was nominated
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country alludes to "Hamlet", Act III, Scene 1. Meyer had originally intended "The Wrath of Khan" to be called "The Undiscovered Country". Whereas the undiscovered country referred to in "Hamlet" (and its intended meaning in "The Wrath of Khan") is death, "Star Trek VI"s use of the phrase refers to a future where Klingons and humans coexist in peace. A phrase from "The Tempest" is mentioned by Gorkon as representing the new galactic order, that of a "brave new world". Chang recites most of the lines from Shakespeare used in the film, including quotes from "Romeo and Juliet" and "Henry IV,