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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Tops U.S. Chart in Opening Weekend, Earns US$60.5 Million

Transformers franchise, earned an estimated US$60.5 million in 3,678 theaters in its opening weekend in the United States, topping the box office chart. The film earned an estimated US$25,650,000 on Friday, US$19,350,000 on Saturday, and US$15,500,000 on Sunday.

The film earned an estimated US$110 million outside of the U.S., for a total worldwide gross so far of US$170.5 million. The film earned $40 million in China.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts opened on Friday, delayed almost one year from its original June 24, 2022 release date. The film will open in Japan on August 4 under the title Transformers: Beast Kakusei.

Paramount Pictures describes the movie:

Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a '90s globetrotting adventure and introduce the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons.

Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber wrote the screenplay.

Sources: Variety (Rebecca Rubin), (link 2, Rebecca Rubin), Box Office Mojo (link 2)