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News Credits: 5 · by **commander shockwav** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:08 pm

Tis true: http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm

Who would have thought. This weekend, domestically here in the U.S., the Transformers movie with surpass Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End in domestic gross.

Has the TF reached its peak, or will it make enough to surpass it's next potential victims: Return of the Jedi, and then Star Wars:Attack of the Clones.

With Transformers being released on IMAX in September, the unthinkable might happen: Dare I even ask, will TF surpass.....The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring?

by **captain craig** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:25 pm

I think it best to stick to '07 competition. It became apparent to me in the week leading up to its release that TF had the potential to be true hit. Once the 2nd weekend numbers came out I knew it was going to surpass PoTC:3.

With the news of an IMAX release that could generate enough interest to get it over Shrek 3, which has been pulled from theaters, and has a total of $321 million. Transformers will pass Pirates 3 this weekend and have about $308 million so there would need to be considerable and repeatable business at IMAX to make TF the second highest grossing movie of the year due to the limited number of IMAX theaters.

Once you get into box office adjusted for inflation TF is not going to pass things like Raiders or LoTR.

Congrats to TF on its success and I look forward to the sequel.