Ouch, that's the first really negative review i've seen. Are you sure it's not just your taste. Even the hardest critics on these boards are at least giving it a mix rating.

Yes Welcome to the forums, and I hope your next post will be a bit more positive.

Im sure I know who that is but I cant verify since Im not a mod

A spammer? , seems to be a lot lately

I don't mind these negative reviews, just as long as the majority of previews are positive i'll be satisfied for this movie. THat is asuming i love the movie myself

Well it better do those sorts of numbers on opening weekend, its only playing card.

The Top 7 largest openings are as follows...Casino Royale did extremely well, hopefully Transformers can get up to the $3m region.

Spiderman 3 - $4,481,772 (588)
James Bond: Casino Royale - $3.3m (427)
Mangal Pandey: The Rising - $3m (600) or $5m week
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest - $1.8m (65)
Spiderman 2 - $1,643,495 (Rs 7.7 crore - $40,223 on 2 in IMAX - 303p/325sc)
Superman Returns - $1.49m (899,038 adms. - 274)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - $1.4m (314)

Agreed.

Madgez, can you please PM me the details...hahahah

I'm not going to argue with you on the Domestic takes....though i think it can do more.

But you are off on the overseas prediction, it's too high. You can't get to $400m without strong support from Europe, this unfortunately doesn't look like it'll play to uber blockbuster standards there.

Unless it pulls an Independence Day, unlikely, it'll be in the $300-400m range.

Well King Kong, WOTWs, TDAT all didn't pass $400m. And they have a wider audience "presumeably" then Transformers.

$440m prediction is even bigger than Casino Royale, are you forgetting how big that movie was in Europe and Asia last year

Japan and South Korea are Transformers major hope, if it does really well there (and I mean really well like $120m in Japan and $40m in South Korea), then I will take your prediction more seriously.

From Korea.....a little bit about Transformers and its presence in the country....

http://koreapopwars.blogspot.com/

So, TRANSFORMERS is one of the big action movies this summer, and Korea is getting it first. Which is rather unusual and cool. Japan has gotten the honors several times over the years (most recently with SPIDER-MAN 3). But Korea is, after all, a sort of home for THE TRANSFORMERS, since the animation on the 1980s TV show and movie was done here -- at both Sunbow Productions and Akom Pictures. I had quite the little nerd-out a few years ago when I went to the Akom office, just south of Seoul, and met Nelson Shin (who also animates much of THE SIMPSONS and did the MY LITTLE PONY movie).

The press screening was this morning, and I believe it was the first screening of the film in the world. Press from all over Asia has been flown in to see the film and interview Michael Bay and the lead actress. There will be some kind of big press conference later this evening, but I must miss it. I am told there will be some kind of big Bumblebee robot there, which could be some quality geeky fun.

Unfortunately, Paramount wants an embargo on stories about the film until June 29 (when the trades publish their reviews). But I think it is safe to say that the film is quite good. And the robots are even cooler than what you have seen in the movie trailers.

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Excellent site i must add

I wonder where it'll land on this list......hoping for at least 4m adms.l

South KOREA - All-Time

The Host (2006) – 13,019,740 adms. (US$90m) (Seoul = 3,571,254 adms.)
The King And The Clown (2005) – 12,302,831 adms. ($84m) (Seoul = 3,667,849 adms.)
Taegugki (2004) – 11,746,135 adms. (US$64.8m) (Seoul = 3,509,563 adms.)
Silmido (2003) – 11,108,000 adms. ($60.1m) (Seoul = 3,262,000 adms.)
Friend (2001) - 8,134,500 adms. ($38m) (Seoul = 2,579,950 adms.)
Welcome To Dongmakgol (2005) – 8,008,622 adms. (Seoul = 2,435,088 adms.)
Tazza: The High Rollers (War Of Flowers) (2006) – 6,847,777 adms. (Seoul = 2,091,058 adms.)
200 Pounds Beauty (2006) – 6,610,000 adms.
Shiri (1999) - 6,210,000 adms. ($26.7m) (Seoul = 2,448,399 adms.)
My Boss, My Teacher (2006) – 6,105,431 adms. (Seoul = 1,502,821 adms.)
Lord Of The Rings: ROTK (2003) - 5,960,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,978,409 adms.)
Joint Security Area (2000) - 5,830,000 amds. ($27.3m) (Seoul = 2,499,400 adsm.)
Mission Impossible 3 (2006) - 5,740,789 adms. (US$37.6m) (Seoul = 1,584,202 adms.)
Marrying The Mafia 2 (2005) – 5,635,266 adms. (Seoul = 1,451,468 adms.)
My Wife is a Gangster (2001) - 5,250,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,466,400 adms.)
Marrying The Mafia (2002) - 5,200,001 adms. (Seoul = 1,604,219 adms.)
Running Boy (Marathon) (2005) - 5,148,022 adms. (Seoul = 1,552,548 adms.)
Lord Of The Rings: TTT (2002) - 5,145,193 adms. (Seoul = 1,771,966 adms.)
Memories Of Murder (2003) - 5,101,645 adms. (US$27m) (Seoul = 1,912,369 adms.)
Spiderman 3 (2007) - 4,931,900 adms.
My Sassy Girl (2001) - 4,852,845 adms. (Seoul = 1,765,100 adms.)
My Tutor Friend (2003) – 4,809,871 adms. (Seoul = 1,622,064 adms.)
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World’s End - 4,717,800 adms.
Pirates Of The Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest – 4,628,903 adms. (Seoul = 1,525,853 adms.)
Night At The Museum (2006) - 4,590,000 adms.
Titanic (1998) - 4,500,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,971,780 adms.)
Kick the Moon (2001) - 4,353,800 adms. (Seoul = 1,605,200 adms.)
Harry Potter 2: COS (2003) - 4,340,487 adms. (Seoul = 1,522,988 adms.)
King Kong (2005) - 4,232,430 adms. (Seoul = 1,352,121 adms.)
Typhoon (2005) – 4,094,395 adms. (Seoul = 1,229,971 adms.)
The Way Home (2002) - 4,091,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,596,521 adms.)
Sex Is Zero (2002) - 4,089,900 adms. (Seoul = 1,313,570 adms.)
Harry Potter 1: PS (2002) - 4,030,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,672,000 adms.)
Another Public Enemy (Public Enemy 2) (2005) – 3,911,356 adms. (Seoul = 1,167,828 adms.)
Hanbando (2006) – 3,880,808 adms. (Seoul = 1,077,033 adms.)
Lord of the Rings: FOTR (2002) - 3,873,300 adms. (Seoul = 1,361,855)
Troy (2004) - 3,851,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,513,408 adms.)
Hi, Dharma (2001) - 3,746,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,304,200 adms.)
Symptahy For Lady Vengeance (2005) – 3,648,808 adms. (Seoul = 1,375,194 adms.)
Harry Potter 4: GOF (2005) - 3,615,300 adms. (Seoul = 1,239,817 adms.)
The Matrix: Reloaded (2003) – 3,600,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,500,000 adms.)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith (2005) - 3,546,900 adms. (Seoul = 1,206,120 adms.)
Marrying The Mafia 3 (2006) - 3,464,516 adms. (Seoul = 779,445 adms.)
Minority Report (2002) - 3,379,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,400,200 adms.)
Untold Scandal (2003) – 3,345,268 adms. (Seoul = 1,293,642 adms.)
The Da Vinci Code (2006) - 3,339,082 adms. (Seoul = 1,144,795 adms.)
My Boss, My Hero (2001) - 3,302,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,229,100 adms.)
Shrek 2 (2004) - 3,300,533 adms. (Seoul = 1,285,594 adms.)
Old Boy (2003) – 3,260,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,170,000 adms.)
Voice Of A Murderer (2007) – 3,245,857 adms. (Seoul = 826,287 adms.)
My Little Bride (2004) - 3,149,500 adms. (Seoul = 876,600 adms.)
Maundy Thursday (2006) - 3,132,320 adms. (Seoul = 980,772 adms.)
Oh! Brothers – 3,125,256 adms. (Seoul = 948,604 adms.)
Once Upon A Time In High School (2004) - 3,115,767 adms. (Seoul = 1,023,601 adms.)
A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003) – 3,110,000 adms. (Seoul = 1,000,471 adms.)
Mapado (2004) – 3,090,467 adms. (Seoul = 922,647 adms.)
Jail Breakers (2002) - 3,073,919 adms. (Seoul = 922,467 adms.)
You Are My Sunshine (2005) – 3,051,134 adms. (Seoul = 1,063,480 adms.)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) - 3,014,800 adms. (Seoul = 979,800 adms.)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - 3,006,400 adms. (Seoul = 959,010 adms.)
Spiderman 1 (2002) - 2,901,821 adms. (Seoul = 1,107,600 adms.)
Harry Potter 3: POA (2004) - 2,532,000 adms. (Seoul = 892,900 adms.)
Shrek 1 (2001) - 2,344,700 adms. (Seoul = 1,123,200 adms.)
Pearl Harbour (2001) - 2,261,100 adms. (Seoul = 1,081,627 adms.)
The Mummy Returns (2001) - 2,341,800 adms. (Seoul = 954,700 adms.)

I don;t think its target demographic will be enough....Independence Day played widely to all audiences.....

But TF won't have 3 weekends OS-free. It's not AWE... and it will face HP5.

Yes, but we're talking about $400m here, this is no easy feet, even in today's standards.....let's take a look at the non-sequels who have made it in the past 5 years....

2006 - The Da Vinci Code - $540.7 (super grosses EVERYWHERE)
2005 - Chronicles of Narnia - $453.1 (family favourite released in the Holiday season)
2003 - Finding Nemo - $524.9 (family favourite positioned smartly just before holidays)

......Transformers hype is of course, nowhere near The Da Vinci Code....

Don't get me wrong, I want your prediction to be true....it'll make the international box office more exciting....the openings next weekend will give us a strong indication how it'll do.....

....especially in Europe where Italy is the first major market to get it....that will be a major indicator. And the strength of Transformers in Korea will tell us how big it can be in Japan....etc...

Australia 28 June 2007
Indonesia 28 June 2007
Italy 28 June 2007
Malaysia 28 June 2007
Netherlands 28 June 2007 (limited)
New Zealand 28 June 2007
Singapore 28 June 2007
South Korea 28 June 2007
Taiwan 28 June 2007

thanks.
To give a closer description: I have seen about 240 movies in the theatre this year so far. Maybe that helps.
And most of the time, I think most blockbusters suck.

Maybe I react allergic to certain political viewpoints. But my impression was that the film was a bad compilation of "Small Soldiers", "Number 5" and "Black Hawk Down".
Sorry I can't go into details, because I subscribed not to publish any review before June 28th.

Stirring the pot already Harold

I'm sure I'll still enjoy it though

I am very impressed that you really observe the international market unlike other US-sites who don't care.
I have to admit that I don't have any Transformers-tradition, but from what I learn, I would never been interested in it. For me it's okay if people are fans or players, some play this some play that.
What annoyed me so much was the fact that militarism was so openly glorified and only one scene (last 20 sec.) claimed for show that its all just fun.

hi Omega are you from Korea?

Some in here know me from some otehr forum. I can't imagine you know me unless you have different names on different forums.

Sorry to step out of line, I didn't know that Erasure played Solsbury Hill. Does Peter Gabriel know about that?

Heh, sure he does. They couldn't cover it any other way I think, with all that copyright law. It's pretty good btw, almost as good as Gabriel's version.

Omega is right, Mag. I don't know about the British market (ask Gulli for that) or Italian market (maybe Omni knows more) but I can't see a change for the German market. They even postponed the film into August.
There is no Transformers tradition here.

And without Germany forget the really high numbers. I thonk it counts the same for France.

But I guess Japan and Korea will do well.

The most recent online poll I saw at sina.com put Transformers ahead of HP5 as the more anticipated film. China is going into a blackout period where only domestic films are allowed to open until July 10th, so they choose Transformers to be the first one out of the gate.