Third largest global opener on record
Michael Bay's newest film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, arrived on 4,013 screens this weekend, and earned an incredible $97.4 million from Friday to Sunday.
The HD Room reports that Transformers has earned $162 million in the first five days after its release.
The daily breakdown of ticket sales is as follows: Tuesday night: $5.5 million, Wednesday $37.7 million, Thursday $21.5 million, Friday $33 million, Saturday $34.5 million and Sunday $29.85 million.
A Transformer at the New York premiere of 'Transformers: Dark Side Of The Moon' in Times Square on June 28, 2011 in New York City.