PAWTUCKET – “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” the new Paramount Pictures movie based on Hasbro Inc.’s toy brand, is already the 16th-highest grossing film ever in the United States after just 16 days in release, according to Box Office Mojo.
The “Transformers” sequel sold a total of $339.22 million in tickets domestically between its opening on June 24 and last Sunday, the research firm reported.
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That eye-popping haul put the movie at 16th place on Box Office Mojo’s list of the movies with the biggest domestic grosses, ahead of “Spider-Man 3” (2007) and behind “Finding Nemo” (2003). The list is not adjusted for inflation.
The movie also is now ranked ahead of the original “Transformers” film, which came out in 2007, on the list. The first movie ranks 21st with $319.25 million in domestic ticket sales, according to Box Office Mojo.
After last weekend, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” has already nearly matched the total worldwide gross of the first film in the “Transformers” series. The second “Transformers” has made $703.44 million worldwide in two and a half weeks, only slightly less than the 2007 film’s final tally of $708.27 million globally.
Richard Corliss, a film critic for Time magazine, also pointed out that “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” has now made more money domestically than any of the “Harry Potter” or “Pirates of the Caribbean” films.
The quick trip onto the record books for “Revenge of the Fallen” has occurred despite the universally poor reviews it received, Corliss noted.
“Is this the crappiest movie in that exalted category?” he asked. “Even worse than the Jar Jar Binks–infected ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phanton Menace’? Discuss.”
