Despite the many trials and tribulations leading up to the release of
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen--from star
Shia LaBeouf's life-threatening injuries on and off the set during production, to
leaked emails from director
Michael Bay to studio execs attacking their lack of marketing-- the sequel to 2007's
Transformers grossed an estimated $201 million in its first five days at the box office, the second best five-day opener after
The Dark Knight. During the 3-day weekend, the film grossed an estimated $112 million.
According to Box Office Mojo,
those numbers make
Transformers: ROTF the film with the largest June opening and the highest-grossing non-holiday, non-Friday opening film. By comparison, the first
Transformers film grossed $70.5 million in its 3-day opener and it took 12 days to reach the $200 million mark.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was also the highest grossing IMAX film ever, opening to the tune of $11.7 million over the 3-day and $14.4 million over the 5-day, eclipsing the IMAX opening of
Star Trek.
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