Michael Bay and Shia LaBeouf’s final entry in the Transformers film franchise has topped the US box office in its opening weekend.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon has taken an estimated $97.4 million so far, and is expected to break the current domestic four-day record for the Fourth of July weekend held by Spider-Man 2.
Last week’s box office-topping Pixar sequel Cars 2 falls to second place this weekend, taking $25.1 million, followed by Cameron Diaz’s latest comedy Bad Teacher with $14.1 million.
The Tom Hanks-directed Larry Crowne, starring the Castaway actor opposite Julia Roberts, opened with a disappointing $13 million, while romantic comedy Monte Carlo rounded out the top five with $7.6 million.
This week’s US box office top ten in full (studio estimates):
1. (-) Transformers: Dark of the Moon – $97,400,000
2. (1) Cars 2 – $25,110,000
3. (2) Bad Teacher – $14,100,000
4. (-) Larry Crowne – $13,000,000
5. (-) Monte Carlo – $7,600,000
6. (4) Super 8 – $7,500,000
7. (3) Green Lantern – $6,270,000
8. (5) Mr. Popper’s Penguins – $5,100,000
9. (8) Bridesmaids – $3,520,000
10. (10) Midnight in Paris – $3,438,000