Michael Bay: 1, haters: 0 (part 2)

‘Transformers’ dominates box office
Robust robots squash ‘Spider-Man’ record
By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK
With moviegoers transforming the July 4th holiday box office into non-stop fireworks, DreamWorks and Paramount’s “Transformers” scored the highest seven-day performance for a non-sequel in history, clobbering previous record-holder “Spider-Man.”
Pic closed out its 6 1/2 day opening at an estimated $152.5 million from 4,011 screens, including an estimated weekend take of $67.6 million. “Spider-Man” made $151.6 million during its first seven days.
“Transformers” and other films benefited from an unusually hectic July 4th holiday week at theaters, bookended by two lucrative weekends.… [ Read more ]

Michael Bay: 1, haters: 0 (part 1)

Nelson here….
This is for all the losers (haters) that said this movie would tank.
From deadlinehollywood… [ Read more ]:
SUNDAY AM: Paramount says PG-13 Transformers officially made $22.7 million Friday and $25.9 million Saturday and a projected $18.9 million Sunday from 4,011 North American theaters. After a record breaking Fourth Of July mid week opening, I’m told the DreamWorks battle of the bots hauled in a hefty $67.6 million this weekend for a 6 1/2 day cume of $152.5 million. So, in even less time, Transformers now has scored the biggest 7-day opening of all time for a non-sequel, passing Spider-Man 1 ($151.6M), The Passion Of The Christ ($144.6M) and Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone ($129.4).

Transformers Crushes Fandango's July 4th Ticketing Record

In a recent online survey on Fandango, several thousand moviegoers responded with the top reasons they are seeing Transformers. The results are as follows:
- 75% were fans of the Transformers cartoons when they were kids;
- 65% had played with the Transformers toys;
- 24% had read the comic books;
- 16% are fans of director Michael Bay.
Source: PRNewswire… [ Read more ]

EW: When Robots Attack article

Some think ”Transformers” represents the future of the blockbuster — and some are afraid they’re right. Inside the megahit’s explosive blend of action and advertising by Josh Rottenberg
Read the entire article… [ Read more ].

Transformers Box Office numbers

The DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures co-production TRANSFORMERS pulled in an unheard of 4.3% increase from Tuesday 7/3 to Wednesday 7/4.
In 4,011 theatres, we are estimating $29,100,000 for Wednesday 7/4/07.
We also have a revised final number for Tuesday 7/3/07 of $27,900,000. Our cumulative estimated box office to date is $65,700,00.
This is the biggest July 4th gross in history, beating SPIDERMAN 2 ($21,955,000 on 7/4/04) and the biggest Wednesday non-sequel of all time (beating THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST with $26,556,000 on Wednesday 2/25/04).… [ Read more ]

EW: Optimus Prime Time

”Transformers” director Michael Bay opens up about working with Steven Spielberg, the art of the action film, and the possibility of a sequel.
By Adam B. Vary

‘I’ve thought more about robots in a year and a half than probably anybody,” sighs Michael Bay. Slouched in his chair, a gentle breeze wafting through his surprisingly zen Santa Monica, Calif., office, he’s still hung over from the previous evening’s mega-premiere of his latest summer-action extravaganza, Transformers — the movie adaptation of the 1980s cartoon TV series and Hasbro toy line about a race of alien machines who bring their war to Earth.… [ Read more ]

$28 million on July 3

Nelson here…
I just spoke to Michael and he informed me that Transformers raked in $28 million yesterday, Tuesday.
Biggest amount ever for a Tuesday.… [ Read more ]

Happy Independence Day!

We’re taking the day off to hang out with family and friends, watch Transformers, watch fireworks, and celebrate Independence Day (United States).
If you’re celebrating today, too, we wish you a happy and safe Fourth! To everyone else, we thank you for visiting Michael Bay dot com!… [ Read more ]

'Transformers' grabs $8.8 mil at box office

By Gregg Kilday
“Transformers,” director Michael Bay’s screen interpretation of the Hasbro toy line, rolled into theaters Monday and quickly amassed $8.8 million in North America.
Those returns came from showings that ran from 8 p.m. on in 3,050 theaters.
Although the Paramount Pictures’ release of the DreamWorks film only played evening performances, its Monday number topped that of the day’s number two film, Buena Vista’s “Ratatouille,” by more than $1 million and more than doubled the day’s grosses for 20th Century Fox’s competing action movie “Live Free or Die Hard.”
Figures for “Transformers” first full day of performances on Tuesday, when the film rolls into more than 4,000 theaters, will be released on Wednesday.… [ Read more ]

Bad toys, bad toys, whatcha gonna do…

“Talk about getting your money’s worth. There is so much action packed into every second of “Transformers” that by the time it’s over, you may be tempted to go outside and give the box office another 10 bucks.” - NY Dailynews.com
“Transformers has some of the best action sequences you’ll see all summer.” - Washington Post
“You’ll find yourself rooting for computer-generated robots that magically transform into cars, trucks and fighter planes. It’s selling the movie short to say the special effects are amazing — they are out of this world.” - Arizona Republic
“The most surprising thing about Michael Bay’s much-anticipated, blockbuster-bound Transformers is how funny the movie is.” - Miami Herald
“It’s the transformation of robots that will blow your mind … Add that to the eye-popping robot smackdowns and good old fashioned car chases, and you have a movie that is going to get your blood pumping and your heartbeat racing…” - Wafflemovies.com
“…The acting is sharp, and it features some of the most spectacular action and effects sequences of any movie of its kind.” - USA Today
“If it’s true that there’s an 8-year-old boy inside every man, Transformers is just the ticket to bring the kid out.” - Variety
“Bay and an army of visual designers have successfully re-imagined a photorealistic world in which these Titans can believably clash.” - The Hollywood Reporter… [ Read more ]