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'The Island' on Blu-ray
Considering all the promotion Michael Bay’s 2005 film ‘The Island” has been recently, you’ll be happy to know that you can now get in on Blu-ray in the US. Outside the US, region-free Blu-ray ships from the UK.
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Transformers 3 Breaks 4th Of July Box Office Record
From Boxofficemojo.com:
Weekend Report: ‘Transformers’ Claims Independence Gross Record
This weekend, Transformers: Dark of the Moon dominated the box office with an estimated $97.4 million on approximately 9,300 screens at 4,013 locations. In the process, the robo-threequel rocked the Independence Day weekend gross record, eclipsing Spider-Man 2′s $88.2 million, and socked Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for the top-grossing weekend crown of 2011 so far. The Friday-to-Sunday opening salvos of Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were $70.5 million and $109 million, respectively.
Transformers 3 Hits $372 Million Globally
Photo by Robert Zuckerman
THR:
Paramount’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon has transformed into the third best worldwide debut of all time, smashing records and grossing a whopping $372 million through Sunday.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince scored the best worldwide debut of all time in grossing $394 million, followed by Spider-Man 3 at $382 million.
With the actual July 4th holiday still to go, Michael Bay’s Dark of the Moon should finish Monday with a total opening gross of $405.8 million.
Domestically, Dark of the Moon’s gross through Sunday was $162 million. It’s expected to earn another $18.8 million Monday for a total domestic launch of $180.8 million.
TF3 DOTM Makes $79.4 Million Globally On Day 1
Paramount’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon is doing monster business overseas, where it is pacing 38 percent ahead of the last film in the franchise.
Dark of the Moon posted an opening day gross of $32.5 million at the international box office. Including Tuesday previews, the 3D tentpole has raked in $36.6 million off shore.
In North America, Dark of the Moon has grossed $42.8 million, bringing the tentpole’s global cume to $79.4 million in just over a day.
Source: THR
Articles
A few articles on Michael Bay out this week.
GQ
Blow-Up: An Oral History of Michael Bay, the Most Explosive Director of All Time
Variety
Michael Bay, seriously
