Toy robots conquer the (cinema)-world.

About 200 million U.S. dollars turnover in just five days - that is the impressive start of the balance action spectacle "Transformers - The Revenge" in the U.S. alone. In Germany, too, defied the oversized toy robot successfully the summer weather.

 

Los Angeles / Hamburg - No doubt about it:
With "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (German: "Transformers - The Revenge") has the Hollywood blockbuster of the year found. According to industry magazine "Focus on Film" played the action spectacle from director Michael Bay weaker after figures on Wednesday and Thursday on Friday astounding 36.7 million U.S. dollars one. On Saturday, there were 39.5 million reported for the Sunday and the producing studio Paramount initially estimated 36 million U.S. dollars. This would have begun in 4234 cinemas movie already recorded 201.2 million U.S. dollars - that would be the second best five-day results for "The Dark Knight" (2008).

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A scene from "Transformers - The Revenge": Worldwide Robotic Alarm

Place two of the North American film charts Vorwochenspitzenreiter went to "The Proposal" ( "Of course, the bride"). The romantic comedy with Sandra Bullock put on her second week at 18.5 million U.S. dollars (total: 69 million). Placed behind the box-office phenomenon "Hangover" solid again with 17.2 million U.S. dollars (total after three weeks: 183.2 million). Pixar's "Up" began at the weekend again to 13 million U.S. dollars and with over 250 million U.S. dollars so far strongest film of the year. But the Transformers race has just begun. For the fine ensemble film "My Sister's Keeper" ( "When life my sister") by Nick Cassavetes (including Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric, Alec Baldwin) was the robot a little too loud roar. The restart began in 2606 cinemas only 12 million U.S. dollars in order.

"Transformers - The Revenge" also admitted from outside the United States: 181.6 million U.S. dollars, the Filmkoloss world order, which is a total release of 384 million U.S. dollars is - almost twice the reported production of 195 million U.S. dollars.

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Also in Germany trumps the "Transformers" and meaningful to end a series of rather tired Movies weeks: While Michael Bay's first robot spectacle two years ago, with 595,859 visitors had been able to continue, last Wednesday launched in 679 cinemas, a significantly better result reach and drew loud "Focus on Film" expected 810,000 spectators in the cinema.

For second place, the long-running wrangle
"Illuminati" and "Night at the Museum 2" with 100,000 spectators, followed by "Hannah Montana - The Movie", which once attracted 75,000 spectators. The top five Decides
"State of Play" with 70,000 visitors. New in the top 20 of the German cinema charts are also "The Countess" with 10,000 visitors (66 copies) and
"Home" with a little more 5000 spectators in 32 cinemas. In total, some 1.5 million people into the cinema.