Michael Bay Dot ComTF3 DOTM Becomes The Top Earner of the Franchise and Sets Record in China
From THR… [ Read more ]:
Over the weekend, Paramount’s threequel Transformers: Dark of the Moon became the top grossing film in the series, with a worldwide total of $882.4 million through Sunday.
The original Transformers grossed $709.7 million globally, while sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen took in $836.3 million. Dark of the Moon’s performance has no doubt been helped by being the only one of the three to be released in 3D.
Dark of the Moon’s weekend tally included $62 million in foreign grosses—fueled by a $40 million-plus opening in China, the biggest three-day launch of all time for an American film and eclipsing Avatar’s debut by 72%.
I Hate It How Writers Get It Wrong
I really do hate how writers get it wrong. They write as if they were there every day, every hour, for two years of production. David Cohen’s 3D story for Variety, missed the mark… [ Read more ]. I often ask my what is the point in talking to writer’s because they just want to print their own reality of the truth.
David didn’t print the whole story from me, or my team, which makes a deceiving portrait of the truth. He got the conversion percentages wrong.
Cody [Updated]
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I read some of the blogs people sent me from other sites, a couple have totally missed the point. Yes I could of bought one for Cody. Not the point, I’m trying to get Apple and Steve Jobs to understand what an amazing device they have - and never intended. Cody’s mother told me the device for communication they insure Cody for are basically shitty and cost 10k. No internet connection. Ipad $700. Insurance will not cover them because you can connect to the internet - are you kidding me?
Mixing ‘Transformers’ in 7.1
Some of you might not know who Greg Russell is, but I guarantee you’ve heard his work.
Greg has been working with Bay since ‘The Rock.’ He’s been nominated a whopping fourteen times for an Oscar. You can read a cover story of him in this month’s Editors Guild magazine.
Recently, the Motion Picture Editors Guild magazine interviewed Greg and Michael Bay… [ Read more ].
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Editors Guild Magazine: Greg, how do you set up for a mix on an effects-heavy movie like Transformers: Dark of the Moon?
TF3 DOTM Holds #1 Spot in The World
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is the number one film in the world for the second weekend in a row. Michael Bay’s latest extravaganza managed $47 million domestically and $93 million abroad, giving it a staggering worldwide total of $645 million.
Source: CBS… [ Read more ]
Forbes: Transformers Dark of the Moon Brings 3D Back From the Dead
Mark Hughes:
Michael Bay must have zombie-raising powers, because 3D is back from the dead with Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which pulled in about 60% 3D ticket sales in its opening weekend.
There’s an artistry in his filmmaking that far too few people seem to appreciate, and it’s become a cliche to make jokes about Bay’s films being just a series of explosions. But that demonstrates a gross misunderstanding for what Michael Bay can do as a filmmaker, and ignores some great films on his resume, including those noted above.… [ Read more ]
'The Island' on Blu-ray
Considering all the promotion Michael Bay’s 2005 film ‘The Island” has been recently, you’ll be happy to know that you can now get in on Blu-ray in the US. Outside the US, region-free Blu-ray ships from the UK.
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