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TRANSFORMERS 2 Rolls Past Ice Age 3
Final July 4th receipts has Transformers on top of Ice Age. By
Jarrod Sarafin
July 05, 2009
Fox's Ice Age 3 hangs tough alongside Paramount and DreamWorks' Transformers 2
© Robert Trate
While out celebrating the nation’s birthday this weekend, it seems that family audiences just could not decide which movie deserved their hard-earned cash at the box office. In a box office race that was too close to decide yesterday, the weekend's actuals have come in and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has landed on top of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs by a mere $650,000.
Paramount and DreamWorks' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has officially landed on top with $42.3 million for this July 4th weekend. The Bay-directed sequel is showing on 4,234 theaters so it came up with an average rate of $10,038 per showing and with the latest performance in the bag, the film has a domestic gross of $293.3 million.
Both films had incredible performances overseas as well. After twelve days at the box office, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen has pulled in $298 million in foreign numbers to match the film’s domestic tally. This makes for a worldwide gross of $591.4 million after just two full weekends of release.
20th Century Fox likewise has a reason to celebrate, with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs winning the oversea battle by taking in $148.0 million in its first week of foreign distribution. The third animated installment followed in 2nd place with $41.6 million in receipts. With the film’s domestic estimates currently at $66.7 mil since opening on Wednesday, the studio has a worldwide cume of $214.7 million after just five days of release. A great start for a film which reportedly cost only $90 million to produce.
Following in 3rd place is Universal Pictures’ Public Enemies. Despite the star power of Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, the latest Michael Mann film found only $25.2 million on 3,334 theaters over the weekend. Since opening on Wednesday the film has a domestic gross of $40.1 million. The budget is set at $100 million.
Walt Disney’s romantic comedy, The Proposal, takes home the 4th place spot with an estimated $12.8 million over the holiday. With the film’s first three weekends in the bag, the house that Mickey built has grossed $94.3 million against a budget of only $40 million. If you include the film’s foreign take of $5.9 mil the studio has hit the $100 worldwide mark today.
Warner Bros. continues to hold steady with The Hangover continuing to increase its profit margins. Produced on a budget of just $35 million, the film became the fourth 2009 release to find the $200 domestic mark on Saturday. This weekend’s performance of $11.2 million has the film’s tally at $205.0 million.
| Rank | Movie | Weekend | Theaters | Average | Total | Budget |
| 1 | Transformers 2 | $42.3 mil | 4,234 | $9,995 | $293.4 mil | $200 |
| 2 | Ice Age 3 | $41.6 mil | 4,099 | $10,171 | $66.7 mil | $90 |
| 3 | Public Enemies | $25.2 mil | 3,334 | $7,580 | $40.1 mil | $100 |
| 4 | The Proposal | $12.8 mil | 3,099 | $4,149 | $94.3 mil | $40 |
| 5 | The Hangover | $11.2 mil | 3,070 | $3,630 | $205.0 mil | $35 |
| 6 | Up | $6.5 mil | 2,656 | $2,477 | $264.8 mil | $175 |
| 7 | My Sister’s Keeper | $5.7 mil | 2,606 | $2,221 | $26.5 mil | $30 |
| 8 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | $2.5 mil | 1,908 | $1,310 | $58.4 mil | $100 |
| 9 | Year One
| $2.3 mil | 2,240 | $1,037 | $38.3 mil | $150 |
| 10 | Night at the Museum 2
| $2.0 mil | 1,419 | $1,440 | $167.7 mil | $60 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has jumped ahead of the pack after attracting double-digit numbers each day since its theatrical debut and it seems unlikely that any summer film has a chance to catch it beyond the upcoming sixth installment of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Numbers:
Budget: $200 mil
Opening: $108.9 mil
Domestic: $293.4 mil
Foreign: $298.0 mil
Worldwide: $591.4 mil
Angels & Demons Numbers:
Budget: $150 mil
Opening: $46.2 mil
Domestic: $130.7 mil
Foreign: $330.8 mil
Worldwide: $461.5 mil
Star Trek Numbers:
Budget: $165 mil
Opening: $72.5 mil
Domestic: $249.8 mil
Foreign: $124.1 mil
Worldwide: $373.9 mil
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Numbers
Budget: $150 mil
Opening: $53.5 mil
Domestic: $167.7 mil
Foreign: $194.1 mil
Worldwide: $361.8 mil
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Numbers:
Budget: $150 mil
Opening: $85.0 mil
Domestic: $178.3 mil
Foreign: $183.2 mil
Worldwide: $361.6 mil
Terminator Salvation Numbers:
Budget: $200 mil
Opening: $43.0 mil
Domestic: $122.4 mil
Foreign: $201.5 mil
Worldwide: $323.9 mil
Up Numbers:
Budget: $175 mil
Opening: $68.2 mil
Domestic: $264.8 mil
Foreign: $35.3 mil
Worldwide: $300.2 mil
The Hangover Numbers:
Budget: $35 mil
Opening: $44.9 mil
Domestic: $204.1 mil
Foreign: $61.5 mil
Worldwide: $265.6 mil
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Numbers:
Budget: $90 mil
Opening: $42.5 mil
Domestic: $67.5 mil
Foreign: $148.0 mil
Worldwide: $215.5 mil
The Taking of Pelham 123 Numbers:
Budget: $100 mil
Opening: $23.3 mil
Domestic: $58.4 mil
Foreign: $4.8 mil
Worldwide: $63.3 mil
Land of the Lost Numbers:
Budget: $100 mil
Opening: $18.8 mil
Domestic: $47.6 mil
Foreign: $3.2 mil
Worldwide: $50.8 mil
Public Enemies Numbers:
Budget: $100 mil
Opening: $26.1 mil
Domestic: $41.0 mil
Foreign: $5.3 mil
Worldwide: $46.3 mil
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Damn, I said TF2 would haver just over 304 by Monday...looks like I'm off 10 mill....but hey it's still gonna keep on keepin on...
Public Enemies....looks like the 4th disappointment this summer, after Year One, Land of Lost, Pelham, and now this....