Transformers 2 has record breaking $60 Million opening
Mr. Hole the Magnificent
Sequel breaks Wednesday opening day record
By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK
Grossing $60.6 million, Paramount's sequel "Transformers: Revenge of
the Fallen" easily scored the best opening day ever for a Wednesday
release at the domestic box office, according to preliminary
estimates.
Previous record-holder was "Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix," which grossed $44.2 million when opening on a Wednesday in
July 2007.
"Transformer 2's" opening day haul also is the second best of all time
after "The Dark Knight," which grossed $67.2 million on its first day
in release (a Friday).
"Transformers 2," playing in more than 4,200 runs, has a strong shot
at eclipsing the $152.4 million earned by "Spider-Man 2" in its first
five days. That film opened on the same Wednesday in 2004.
"Transformers 2's" opening day gross included $16 million in midnight
runs, the best run ever for a film released on a Wednesday. And it's
the third-best of all time after "The Dark Knight" ($18.5 million) and
"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" ($16.9 million).
Directed by Michael Bay, "Transformers 2's" total theater count
includes 169 Imax runs. Imax midnight shows earned a record $1
million.
"Transformers 2" also is cleaning up overseas, where it's now playing
in virtually every major territory, save for Italy and India.
On Wednesday, film saw boffo opening numbers in both Australia and
Korea, two key markets for the franchise. Grosses in each territory
exceeded the performance of the original "Transformers."
"Revenge of the Fallen" got off to a sizzling start in the U.K. and
Japan, where it opened early over the weekend. Pic grossed $19.6
million from 833 runs to top the international B.O. chart for the
weekend.
In Blighty, pic grossed north of $14 million from 517 locations to
come within 3% of the opening of "The Dark Knight" last summer. Sequel
outperformed the original "Transformers" by 71% and "Spider-Man 2" by
18%.
Action remains a gigantic draw overseas, evidenced by the turnout for
the first "Transformers." That film earned $51 million in South Korea
alone, followed by $47.5 million in the U.K.
Like the domestic box office, the international B.O. is primed for a
big-budget action tentpole.
Overseas, the highest-grossing summer actioner to date is "Terminator
Salvation" ($196.5 million).
Last summer a number of Hollywood event pics logged boffo biz. This
summer has been sluggish in comparison. Four films last year jumped
the $300 million mark, led by "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull" ($401.3 million), "Dark Knight" ($375.1 million) and
"Hancock" ($326.2 million).
Domestically, estimates have "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
grossing $150 million-$170 million over its five-day debut.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005354.html?categoryid=13
Ar Q
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> Sequel breaks Wednesday opening day record
>
> By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK
>
> Grossing $60.6 million, Paramount's sequel "Transformers: Revenge of
> the Fallen" easily scored the best opening day ever for a Wednesday
> release at the domestic box office, according to preliminary
> estimates.
>
The producers should thank Michael Jackson for dying on Thursday, not
Wednesday!
jojo
<Classic.Mr.H...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sequel breaks Wednesday opening day record
>
> By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK
>
> Grossing $60.6 million, Paramount's sequel "Transformers: Revenge of
> the Fallen" easily scored the best opening day ever for a Wednesday
> release at the domestic box office, according to preliminary
> estimates.
>
These stats are completely stupid. The cost of a ticket increases
almost every year, so taht means nothing.
Seamus MacRae
That's called "inflation".
Does anyone know how these record numbers change if all of the movies'
money-making stats are inflation-adjusted for the years of their debuts?