‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ Alters History Books Again
Though Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is no longer the big player in box office news, its weekend haul was enough to alter the history books significantly.
The Michael Bay robo-splosion fest pulled $8M over the weekend in the US to reach $379.1M in domestic earnings, surpassing Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to become the tenth highest grossing picture of all time.
By the end of this week it will also have surpassed Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith which sits at ninth place with $380.3M.
Impressive yes, but it should be noted that after adjustment for inflation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen wouldn’t yet be in the Top 80.
For the record, the big player in the box office is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, although not in the US. Half-Blood Prince is the no.1 film on the international circuit (raking in an estimated $84.4M) however in the US G-Force has surprised everyone by taking the no.1 spot away from Half-Blood Prince in only Potter’s second week of showing.
The tally goes G-Force $32 .2M versus Half-Blood Prince $30M. Not a bad achievement from a bunch of CGI Guinea Pigs.
Source: Box Office Mojo
