Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Grosses $201 million

According to some reports, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will have taken in nearly $400 million by Monday. Transformers 2 grossed $201 at the North American box office, alone; China took in right at $30 million; and Britain took about $27 million. Other markets, including Australia ($13 million) and Japan (unknown), helped bring the global total to about $387 million its opening week.

The Dark Knight retains its titles for opening-day, three-day, four-day, and five-day grosses. But Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the second-largest opening weekend (behind the aforementioned Dark Knight). It also set a few records of its own, including biggest five-day return for an IMAX movie (beating the recent Star Trek.

Sources say director, Michael Bay, spent $200 million on the sequel, and industry experts had predicted Transformers: RotF to make about $130-150 its opening weekend.

© C Harris Lynn, 2009