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News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:33 am

Movie Marshal

Racking up an impressive $8,067,738 AUD ($6,892,374.36 USD), Transformers blew away the competition in the four day weekend period in Australia.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:01 am

I'm not sure how different the system is in Australia (and it's local areas), but I know for sure, here in the US...six million for a four day weekend is barely alive, at best.

I sure hope we get better figures when it's finally released tonight...

No offense though, Burn. Sorry if my post was deemed as such.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:14 am

Facotr in the difference in population numbers along with number of cinemas. :wink:

News Credits: 3 · by **KoH4711** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:26 am

Yeah, the per screen averages were pretty good. That's always a good indication. And I seem to remember you making a post, Burn, that said it was like the 17th highest opening there, with just below $2 million U.S.

...and this movie has made more in Australia than the animated movie did in its entire run. Wow.

News Credits: 1 · by **D-340** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:37 am

Autobot032 wrote:I'm not sure how different the system is in Australia (and it's local areas), but I know for sure, here in the US...six million for a four day weekend is barely alive, at best.

I sure hope we get better figures when it's finally released tonight...

No offense though, Burn. Sorry if my post was deemed as such.

Check this out:

http://www.moviemarshal.com.au/boxaus.html

Their figures are different. When you factor in the fact Titanic's total take was $57 mil, you can definately say this did well.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:52 am

Like I said, factor in the lower population and lower number of cinemas.

It did good by Australian standards.

by **Saya** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:55 am

Australia has like 21 million people. America has what... 300 million? Yeah.

by **DUDEATRICE** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:56 am

hey 23 more weeks like that in AUS and we've recouped the budget!

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:25 pm

I stand corrected. I'm also completely wowed. O_o...

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:14 pm

Screw the official numbers Burn, I know when a film is doing gangbusters when the poromtional Cup and Popcorn Bucket are sold out by the 6.30pm session on the Saturday after release.

Still depending on whether they count the first 3 days or the first 7 days as the opening week, Transformers can easily become #3 in the highest earning films of the year, and stroll into the top #10 movies of all time, considering it is already #12.

As long as it beats Wild Hogs, I will be happy...

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:19 pm

You better not be disrespecting Wild Hogs ...

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:07 pm

Burn wrote:You better not be disrespecting Wild Hogs ...

Oh I'm disrespecting it all over the shop.

With the numbers you have posted since Burn, $3million made on Monday-Wednesday is outstanding, especially for this time of year.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:55 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:
Burn wrote:You better not be disrespecting Wild Hogs ...

Oh I'm disrespecting it all over the shop.

I may have a dodgy memory but i'll remember that for next time i'm in Sydney. You're going down Trunksy!

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:09 am

Latest weekend (5th-8th July) figures from Australia.

Linky

Transformers took in $4,737,304 AUD ($4,061,856.67 USD) for the four day period bringing it's total since release on the 28th June to $16,203,472 AUD ($13,893,172.32 USD) which will also put it into the #6 spot for 2007 releases (when MM updates it's records)

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:14 pm

Burn wrote:Latest weekend (5th-8th July) figures from Australia.

Linky

Transformers took in $4,737,304 AUD ($4,061,856.67 USD) for the four day period bringing it's total since release on the 28th June to $16,203,472 AUD ($13,893,172.32 USD) which will also put it into the #6 spot for 2007 releases (when MM updates it's records)

And only $1 million behind Wild Hogs!!!

I think that it is fairly safe to say that by this time next week, Transformers will be the 4th highest grossing movie in 2007, behind Pirates, Shrek and Spidey.

The following week it'll be 5th Harry Potter should only take 2 weeks to surpass it, the same goes for the Simpsons.

At the rate it's going, Transformers will make over $20 million, pushing it into around the top 60 films, in Australia of all time, just short of the $57 million Titanic got.