Nimoy and Shatner each received $2.5 million for the film, less than their original demands, but the film cast's rising salaries caused Paramount to create a new television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), with less-expensive, lesser-known actors.
I Nimoy i Shatner su svaki pojedinačno dobili 2,5 milijuna $ za film, a zbog takvog povećanja plaća za glumce, Paramount je stvorio novu televizijsku seriju, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987.), sa manje skupim, nepoznatim glumcima.