LOS ANGELES, July 8 — “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” became the first film of the year to gross more than US$300 million (RM1 billion) at the domestic box office.
The Paramount release passed the milestone after pushing its U.S. and Canadian takings to US$299.8 million. The same day, the film’s overseas box office topped US$300 million. So the Michael Bay-directed blockbuster’s worldwide tally stands north of US$600 million.
Daily grosses remain strong as the Shia LaBeouf/Megan Fox-starring movie approaches its third weekend of global release. But 20th Century Fox’s 3-D animated feature “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” topped the day’s domestic box office Monday, with US$6.5 million, compared with the “Transformers” sequel’s US$6.4 million.
Looming competition includes a pair of comedies set to open Friday — the R-rated “Bruno,” starring Sacha Baron Cohen. and high-school comedy “I Love You, Beth Cooper,” rated PG-13. — Reuters
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