Tag "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

Mighty ‘Transformers’ Faces Comedy Challengers

July 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Can a one-two comedy punch topple the mighty Transformers where other films have failed? That’s the test of this weekend’s box office, as Michael Bay’s visual-effects extravaganza tests its legs after a huge six-day holiday opening. Based on the Hasbro toy line and 1980s animated TV series, Transformers: Dark of [...]

Giant Robots, Firemen and Classic Re-issues Out on Disc

July 5, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Robots, children’s titles and re-issues dominate this week’s animated home video releases. Up first is Transformers — The Japanese Collection: Headmasters (Shout! Factory, $29.96), offering a unique look into the original animated series that spawned the current box-office king feature film Transformers: Dark of the Moon. And if giant robots in [...]

‘Transformers’ Morphs into Box Office Monster

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We might need to roll out a new definition for blockbuster and call it Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The movie, based on the Hasbro toys and classic 1980s animated TV series, had an incredible debut at the box office, taking in $116 million in domestic ticket sales over the [...]

First-day Take of $37M for ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’

June 30, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The visual-effects extravaganza Transformers: Dark of the Moon debuted Wednesday to about $37 million in ticket sales, marking the best debut of the year for any film. Based on the popular Hasbro toys and classic 1980s animated series, the third film in the Transformers franchise earned about $8 million of [...]

‘Cars 2′ Crosses the Finish Line with Huge Lead

June 27, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Disney-Pixar’s Cars 2 raced to a strong finish in its opening weekend with $68 million in ticket sales, handily beating out its predecesor. The opening weekend gross for the film handily beat out the $60 million opening weekend take for 2006′s Cars, as well as the openings for fellow Pixar [...]

‘Cars 2′ Poised to Burn Up the Box Office Track

June 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Pixar is ready to race back into theaters this weekend with the release of its long-awaited sequel, Cars 2. The feature, directed by Pixar and Disney Animation creative chief John Lasseter, is set to roar into more than 4,100 cinemas — many of them in stereoscopic 3D and 3D IMAX. [...]