Michael Bay Dot ComTF3 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.
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A few articles on Michael Bay out this week.
GQBlow-Up: An Oral History of Michael Bay, the Most Explosive Director of All Time
VarietyMichael Bay, seriously… [ Read more ]
AICN: The Action In This Film Is Truly Amazing Work.
From AICN:
“…but in this film – you’re going to see a dynamic to his action that is nothing short of jaw-dropping. I say “Jaw-Dropping” not with any sense of hyperbole – in the last hour of this film you’re going to see shit go down that will physically cause your jaw to drop. Hang open and perhaps end with a smile.”
HitFix: Michael Bay Delivers The Best Action Of His Career To Close The Trilogy
From HitFix:
The Decepticons are way nastier in this one, and so when Optimus Prime and the Autobots unleash hell… AND THEY DO… it is so deserved and so worthy of one cheer after another that it almost becomes audience participation.
I’ve seen the film in a regular 3D theater, and in an IMAX presentation, and they are very different experiences. In the regular 3D theater, the FX work looks pretty much flawless, and you can take in the entire widescreen frame at once.… [ Read more ]