I just ordered my tickets for this Friday in IMAX, and wow – I am excited beyond belief. And while Public Enemies comes out Wednesday (excited for it, but not overly excited) and the 42nd Ice Age as well (no interest), I think the new Transformers will reign supreme.
Wed, June 24: $60.6 million (includes $18 million midnight showings, is 2nd biggest day ever)
Thurs, June 25: $28.6 million
Fri, June 26: $36.7 million
Sat, June 27: $40.6 million
Sun, June 28: $34.7 million
None of those are typos.
The poorly reviewed sequel has torn apart the box office and has $400 million domestic in sight. (Dreamworks/ign.com)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has grossed an estimated $112 million over the 3-day weekend, making it one of the biggest weekend openings ever, but more importantly, it grossed an absolute jaw-dropping total of $201.2 million over the Wed-Sun five day period. The total is just roughly $2 million less than the all-time record for a 5-day period, held by last year’s The Dark Knight, which totalled $203 million.
Oh yea, and it also made $187 million internationally, with other countries rolling out the film in days to come.
What’s most amazing about this box office smashing is the immunity to mediocre and bad reviews this film got. I think it’s currently riding a cold 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. People didn’t care one bit. And from the scattered positive reviews, and from many people close to me, it sounds like the first one but maybe better – awesome special effects, decent story but just a hell of a lot of fun. Really, could you ask for anything more?
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