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Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014

Posted by Autobot032 Aug 3, 2014 at 3:41pm CDT 42,633 views
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Age Of Extinction is now the first 2014 film to cross the billion dollar line, and in 5 weeks! We've reported on it's meteoric rise through the box office, here and here but now that's all been far surpassed by today's news, courtesy of trade publication Variety.

The Michael Bay film is the second picture in the giant robots franchise to hit those lofty heights, after 2009’s “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” The latest “Transformers” was propelled by a record-breaking reception in China, where the film has earned north of $300 million, a new high-water mark for the world’s second-largest movie market. Its cumulative total includes $763.8 million internationally and $241.2 million at the domestic box office.


You can read the full article here, at Variety.

Congratulations to the cast and crew for their incredible success!

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Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by OptimalOptimus2 Aug 3, 2014
And this is a surprise?
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by Autobot032 Aug 3, 2014
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:And this is a surprise?


Perhaps not, but it is news.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by noctorro Aug 3, 2014
Not a surprise, still cool.
I watched it 3 times in cinemas, very excited and great movie.

Loved the characters, Lockdown was a boss.
Didn't notice the loss of weapons.
Did notice that Lockdown is smaller than Prime, which rarely happens in movies where the villain is smaller than the hero. After Prime's sword-upgrade thing, I think he was stronger than Lockdown.

Also noticable, normally, also in the cartoons, Optimus fights Megatron.
In very rare occasions does a hero's ally fight the main villain.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by TheVenocWarlord Aug 3, 2014
Uhhh, didn't DotM come out in 2011?
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Aug 3, 2014
TheVenocWarlord wrote:Uhhh, didn't DotM come out in 2011?
Yeah, ROTF came out in 2009.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by SpaceSkull Aug 3, 2014
Me and the family must have put it over the mark when we saw it on Thursday. At an AMC theater in 3D. Place could easily seat 300-400 big. We were the only 3 in there. Had the entire place to ourselves. It was awesome. :BOT:

Movie was dumb but to see it in my own personal movie theater. Awesome.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by Sub-Prime Aug 3, 2014
Actually it was the foreign market that helped it out big time!
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by dragons Aug 3, 2014
saw it three times in two d maybe if im in mood to have two pairs of glasses on my face I will see it in 3d
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by RSDADDIMUS2 Aug 3, 2014
Can't wait for the BluRay. This is my second favorite Transformer film(Transformers being the best of the four). This was the first,however,that I went to the movie theater to see.I bought the others on DVD as they were released and then watched them. I'll be going back to the theater for part 5. :BOT: :michaelbay: :CON:
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by TulioDude Aug 3, 2014
Congratulations to the movie team and everyone involved!They really earned it! :APPLAUSE:
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by Darkman20xx Aug 4, 2014
I wonder if the next installment will be even more geared to overseas markets now. Under $300 million domestic when numerous people here have mentioned seeing the movie more than once. Would be a good time for Nightbird to enter wouldn't it? :lol:
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by chivesbot20 Aug 4, 2014
I think a battle should take place in Europe, like the small villages,Rome,Somehwere in even Germany. But i have a common thought like a majority that Galvatron is going to be the only main villain on Earth for tf5. But IMO Lorenzo d Boneventuro is really annoying me with his interviews lately. The leader of the autobots goes into space to find his Creators but he says it will mainly ale place on Earth. Also in his opinion no Unicron? We should all just come together and think of a plot idea continuing from AOE
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by noctorro Aug 4, 2014
Offtopic:
As of July 31, 2014, based on 169 reviews collected by the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Age of Extinction has received an overall rating average of 17%

Sharknado received positive reviews. It currently has an 82% "fresh" score at Rotten Tomatoes.

That's why I have so little respect for movie reviewers.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by SlyTF1 Aug 4, 2014
In the words of Hound, "HELL YEAH!!!" My life is finally complete.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by Rodimus Prime Aug 4, 2014
SlyTF1 wrote:In the words of Hound, "HELL YEAH!!!" My life is finally complete.


...? So what exactly completed your life this week?
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by SlyTF1 Aug 4, 2014
Rodimus Prime wrote:
SlyTF1 wrote:In the words of Hound, "HELL YEAH!!!" My life is finally complete.


...? So what exactly completed your life this week?


AOE reached a billion dollars.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by DeadCaL Aug 4, 2014
noctorro wrote:Offtopic:
As of July 31, 2014, based on 169 reviews collected by the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Age of Extinction has received an overall rating average of 17%

Sharknado received positive reviews. It currently has an 82% "fresh" score at Rotten Tomatoes.

That's why I have so little respect for movie reviewers.

The difference between Sharknado and Transformers is that Sharknado is so bad it goes all the way round to being good.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Aug 4, 2014
DeadCaL wrote:
noctorro wrote:Offtopic:
As of July 31, 2014, based on 169 reviews collected by the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Age of Extinction has received an overall rating average of 17%

Sharknado received positive reviews. It currently has an 82% "fresh" score at Rotten Tomatoes.

That's why I have so little respect for movie reviewers.

The difference between Sharknado and Transformers is that Sharknado is so bad it goes all the way round to being good.
Yeah, Sharknado knows that it's being stupid and just runs with it. The TF movies treat themselves like serious business.
Re: Age Of Extinction Is The First Film To Cross The Billion Dollar Mark In 2014 (view post)
Comment by Deadput Aug 4, 2014
Well at least AOE was good


it deserves it.
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Comment by Sub-Prime Aug 4, 2014
For a movie with the most hate this year it still pulled off one of the biggest numbers this year. It makes me wonder if TF films would've been as successful if the films went another direction more fitting for children? I know I wouldn't support it if it did but I wonder about that.
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