ception ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁finan cially ▁successful . ▁It ▁earned ▁US $ 7 , 0 1 2 , 6 3 0 ▁in ▁its ▁opening ▁week end , ▁and ▁its ▁total ▁U . S . ▁domestic ▁t ally ▁stands ▁at ▁US $ 7 1 , 5 8 3 , 9 1 6 ; ▁in ▁total ▁it ▁has ▁gross ed ▁US $ 9 0 , 6 8 3 , 9 1 6 ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Gal axy ▁Qu est ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁comedy ▁film ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Tim ess ▁Lawrence ▁Van ▁Gel der ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁ami able ▁comedy ▁that ▁simultaneously ▁man ages ▁to ▁spo of ▁these ▁popular ▁fut ur istic ▁space ▁advent ures ▁and ▁rep licate ▁the ▁very ▁elements ▁that ▁have ▁made ▁them ▁so ▁dur able ". ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁pra ised ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁spo of ▁the ▁" il logic ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁show ". ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁offered ▁a ▁lu ke w arm ▁review , ▁not ing ▁that ▁" the ▁many ▁eight - ▁to ▁ 1 1 - year - olds ▁in ▁the ▁audience ▁seemed ▁completely ▁ent hr alled ". ▁Joe ▁Le yd on ▁of ▁Vari ety ▁said ▁that ▁Gal axy ▁Qu est ▁" rem ains ▁light ▁and ▁bright ▁as ▁it ▁races ▁along , ▁and ▁never ▁turns ▁nast y ▁or ▁mean - sp ir ited ▁as ▁it ▁s