TF2: More that meets the critic's eyes

Pic takes $200.1 million from domestic box office

By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK

The ‘Transformers’ sequel pulled in $390.4 million worldwide over 5 days.

Aside from its whopping five-day domestic tally — the second highest of all time — Paramount’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” broke records in several countries overseas, leading to a massive $390.4 million worldwide opening through Sunday, one of the best global launches ever.

Official weekend numbers released Monday morning showed “Transformers 2″ grossing $200.1 million domestically-slightly less than the $201.2 million estimated on Sunday-over the course of its five-day opening. That easily eclipsed the $152.4 million earned by “Spider-Man 2,” which previously held the five-day record for a Wednesday launch.

And “Transformers 2″ came within shouting distance of the best five-day gross of all time: $203.8 million for WB’s “The Dark Knight.”

Overseas, the action tentpole grossed $166.1 million as it opened day and date in virtually every territory (pic opened the weekend before in the U.K. and Japan). Official tally was ahead of the Sunday estimate of $162 million.

Either way, “Transformers 2″ scored the second best international opening of all time, after “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” ($216.3 million), “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” ($193 million) and “Spider-Man 3″ ($164.9 million).

The sequel’s foreign cume was $190.3 million when factoring in the $24.1 million earned the previous weekend in the U.K. and Japan.

Source: Variety