Here's a list comparing Transformers to the franchise-opening moves for 2007's big sequels:

Harry Potter: Sorcerers Stone
Dom: $317.5m - Int'l: $658.9m - WW: $976.4m

Spider-Man
Dom: $403.7m - Int'l: $484.4m - WW: $821.7m

Transformers (in progress)
Dom: $306.4m - Int'l: $353.7m - WW: $660.1m

Pirates: Plack Pearl
Dom: $305.4m - Int'l: $348.8m - WW: $654.2m

Shrek
Dom: $267.7m - Int'l: $216.7m - WW: $484.4m

Looks like TF is in the middle of the pack for first movies.
I wonder if the next one will perform better or worse.

I think IMAX release is only for North America.

Plus they are rumors not confirmed from paramount or dreamworks.

But it will be sweet if it gets IMAX release.

AUSTRALIA - Weekend 7

Fantastic run here, should finish with AUD$27.5m, much bigger than King Kong or War of the Worlds

Shrek 2 - $49,463,766 ($364,223, -45%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $45,087,923 ($664,466, -20%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $43,067,945 ($553,104, -34%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $42,778,138 ($813,812, -21%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $38,800,718 ($865,633, -32%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $36,548,578 ($474,518, -25%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $36,309,999 ($606,669, -50%)
Finding Nemo - $35,927,956 ($393,385, -65%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $35,421,424 ($558,925, -40%)
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $34,857,767 ($346,115, -40%)
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $34,841,474 ($216,069, -48%)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - $34,801,112 ($114,262, -52%)
Shrek 3 - $33,513,011 ($106,788, -12%)
Met The Fockers - $33,184,377 ($623,575, -26%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $32,965,468 ($249,117, -44%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $32,933,440 ($147,914, -64%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $32,770,644 ($221,320, -48%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $32,595,898 ($272,676, -43%)
Titanic - $31,446,421 ($1,754,417, -3%)
James Bond: Casino Royale - $30,498,774 ($629,762, -24%)
Spiderman - $30,349,607 ($142,024, -67%)
Shrek - $30,302,851 ($380,703, -38%)
Babe - $29,235,530 ($841,236, -46%)
Independence Day - $27,901,405 ($463,048, -47%)
Gladiator - $27,330,668 ($788,588, -19%)
Transformers - $27,292,068 ($207,087, -40%)
The Da Vinci Code - $26,480,523 ($187,963, -58%)


TAIPEI (TWD$) - Weekend 8

This is the largest movie since The Day After Tomorrow. Transformers is slowing down pretty fast, so it'll need to work at it if it wants to pass TDAT's 181.4m TWD tally.

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - 194,118,225 (1,431,220, -45.4%) - 15
Transformers - 179,131,929 (734,198, -34.2%) - 9
The Day After Tomorrow - 179,045,610 (1,036,240, -60.4%) - 10
Harry Potter 4: GOF - 167,229,030 (356,970, -56.8%) - 5
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - 162,079,960 (1,165,560, -9.9%) - 11
Harry Potter 2: COS - 160,874,450 (476,450, -59%) - 9
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - 150,015,493 (48,564, -84.3%) - 2
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - 149,272,751 (237,538, -55.4%) - 3
Kung Fu Hustle - 149,136,470 (34,010, -81.3%)*CNY - 1 - OUT
The Da Vinci Code - 140,289,388 (142,185, -63.7%) - 2
Harry Potter 3: POA - 133,529,365 (302,040, -64.3%) - 5
Spiderman 2 - 132,904,020 (30,000, -77.9%) - 1
Mr. And Mrs. Smith - 131,127,175 (178,325, -40.5%) - 2
Spiderman 3 - 126,175,816 (169,148, -37.8%) - 3
Mission Impossible 3 - 118,547,883 (215,028, -28.7%) - 2
King Kong - 115,895,650 (25,210, -75.3%) - 1 - OUT


JAPAN - Weekend 3

Thanks to the holidays, Transformers made an extra $12m since the last weekend. Though that's nothing to scream about when Potter in its 5th week is doing much more. Transformers however is holding much better than Ocean's Thirteen. Should be good for a total close to $40m......solid but dissapointing overall.

Hauru No Ugoku Shiro (Howl’s Moving Castle) - $65,878,472 ($9,832,775, -16%)
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) - $58,843,983 ($7,918,131, -9%)
Harry Potter 3: POA - $54,252,202 (¥5.9bn - $9,249,391/ ¥998.9m, -20%)
Harry Potter 1: PS - $54,108,840 ($8,166,111, -34%)
Harry Potter 2: COS - $54,008,035 ($9,689,851, -15%)
The Matrix: Reloaded - $53,798,114 ($6,523,551, -30%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $50,746,381 ($7,733,526, -19.6%)
Bayside Shakedown 2 - $49,484,385 ($5,984,935, -24%)
The Da Vinci Code - $45,946,914 ($6,059,557, -33%)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $45,378,521 ($4,443,895, -27%)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - $45,050,269 ($6,517,391, -13%) or $48,858,559 week
Star Wars 3: ROTS - $44,575,870 ($4,039,490, -44%)
Harry Potter 5: OOTP - $43,917,045 ($4,010,389, -29.1%)
Spiderman 3 - $43,138,143 ($3,762,759, -23.8%) or $43,631,245 Actuals
Harry Potter 4: GOF - $41,279,720 ($7,032,314, -22%)
Mission Impossible 2 - $40m+ (-16%)
Star Wars 1: PM - $39.1m ($4.5m, -18%)
Star Wars 2: AOTC - $37,242,554 ($4,547,919, -22%)
Artificial Intelligence - $37,018,808 ($5,456,659, -17%)
The Matrix: Revolutions - $36,927,375 ($4,799,059, -16%)
War Of The Worlds - $35,146,309 ($5,712,444, -36%)
Jurassic Park 1 - $34.57m (-9%)
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World - $34.2m+ (16-Days, -35%)
Finding Nemo - $33,259,624 ($5,792,357, -27%)
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines - $32,780,580 (446,421,000 Yen - $3,772,626, -58%)
Tales From Earthsea - $32,756,009 ($4,473,824, -11%)
Umizaru 2: Limit of Love - $31,349,229 ($5,064,091, -19%)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT - $30,717,397 ($4,156,628, -29%)
Spiderman 2 - $30,479,140 ($3,084,946, -40%) or $30,690,327 ($3,106,321) Actuals
Mission Impossible 3 - $29,916,985 ($2,500,183, -32%)
Spiderman - $29,518,825 ($4,485,362, -54%)
The Last Samurai - $29,455,679 (Â¥3,181,213,350 - $4,688,970/Â¥506,408,750, -0%)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe - $28,417,031 ($3,829,664, -32%)
The Day After Tomorrow - $28,384,889 ($3,821,533, -26%) or $28,382,210 Actuals
Armageddon - $27.7m (411,207,050 Yen, -20%)
Ocean’s Eleven - $27,472,942 ($3,736,174, -31%)
Pearl Harbor - $27,400,000 (346,798,650 Yen - $2,800,000, -25%)
Lord Of The Rings: FOTR - $27,159,396 ($3,786,714, -22%)
The Sixth Sense - $27.1m
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - $27,041,913 ($3,999,807, +22%)
Jurassic Park 3 - $27,032,926 ($2,930,207, -27%)
Death Note 2: The Last Name - $26,166,109 ($3,546,152, -23.9%)
Crying Out For Love - $24,686,407 ($4,620,078, -9%)
Transformers - $24,131,270 ($2,500,513, -25.7%)
The Haunted Mansion - $23,624,178 ($2,027,131, -52%)
The Terminal - $23,373,905 ($3,016,003, -10%)*NY
Troy - $22,817,485 ($2,922,122, -30%)

I say that is a very good number but i don't think it will do more than 4 million even with great legs because of huge competition with local films in coming weeks.

It could have done much better in India if it haven't been released this late

very true but it had a lot of competition before and now it has bigger coming this week and next week.

Transformers increased 28% est. over the 4-Day....fantastic, boosted by +111 theatres

19 19 Transformers P/DW $1,470,000 +28.0% 937 +111 $1,568 $310,504,000 $150 9

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Looks like it'll end around $314m Domestic (surpassing AOTC and FOTR's original gross) .

..and with IMAX release just around the corner, chances of $320m are very good indeed. It needs just $321,012,359 to beat Shrek 3.....fingers cross

It looks like u hate shrek. it wasn't that bad at all.

Archangel, u are from Aus. Any idea as to how Rat would perform in Aus. Its releasing there this week.

Transformers DVD coming out (U.S.) Oct 16th:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=36920

Any markets left?

LOL, didn't even siee it coming....haven't seen a movie since Die Hard 4 a couple of weeks ago.

Ratatouille should have a solid opening, these movies normally do....and this is the first big kids flick since The Simpsons. I think it can open to about $5-6m (Bourn Ultimatum did $6.15m AUD$).

Cars did $4,301,936 on opening

Transformers stands at $381m following a $1m weekend haul from 1,130 venues in 63 territories

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The looming IMAX release will add a couple million more....this is looking to finish anywhere between $385m-$400m overseas....and has a strong shot at $700m worldwide.

Last week, Transformers re-entered the Top 5 in Taipei, staying on 1 cinema but shifting to IMAX.

It increase 15,867% from the prior weekend....and this week, only dropped 22.2% to stay inside the Top 10.

Lord Of The Rings: ROTK - 199,928,585 (67,610, -48%) - 2
Transformers - 183,946,772 (697,350, -22.2%) - 1
Harry Potter 4: GOF - 168,717,170 (26,030, -39.7%) - 1
The Matrix: Reloaded - 81,048,165 (8,630, -55.9%) - 1

IMAX has helped Transformers pass TDAT (it wouldn've done so without IMAX)....thus becoming the largest movie in Taipei since ROTK grossed more than 200 TWD.

Transformers now rank as the 5th largest movie post 1996....sitting behind Titanic, Lost World, ROTK and Independence Day.

While ROTK is out of reach, Transformers could still pass Independence Day if it holds well...

Titanic (1997) - 387,787,110
Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World (1997) - 213,165,160
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK (2003) - 200,046,545
Independence Day (1996) - 187,755,640
Transformers (2007) - 183,946,772
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - 181,388,280
Mission Impossible 2 (2000) - 173,282,865
Harry Potter 4: GOF (2005) - 168,801,020
The Mummy Returns (2001) - 167,838,885
Lord Of The Rings: TTT (2002) - 163,877,610
Harry Potter 2: COS (2002) - 162,361,640
Harry Potter 1: PS (2001) - 159,983,475
Armageddon (1998) - 157,862,070
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End (2007) - 150,111,748
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) - 149,523,654
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) - 149,155,470
Face/Off (1997) - 147,874,370
The Mummy (1999) - 147,472,385
Air Force One (1997) - 144,789,540
The Da Vinci Code (2006) - 140,539,538
Harry Potter 5: OOTP (2007) - 138,326,600

Transformers will finally make it to $700m this weekend....and there's talk of 2 more movies planned.

Can't help but think that if it wasn't so sluggish in Japan and faced huge competition in UK it would've blown past $400m overseas and get close to $750m.

Hope the sequel delivers