Chinese Tutor - "Transformers" grabs $8.8 million at box office

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"Transformers" grabs $8.8 million at box office

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-04 16:06


LOS ANGELES - "Transformers," director Michael Bay's screen
interpretation of the Hasbro toy line, rolled into theaters Monday and
quickly amassed $8.8 million in North America.

Those returns came from screenings that ran from 8 p.m. in 3,050 theaters.

Although the DreamWorks production played only evening performances, its
Monday number topped that of the day's No. 2 film, "Ratatouille," by more
than $1 million and more than doubled the day's grosses for 20th Century
Fox's competing action movie "Live Free or Die Hard."

Figures for "Transformers" first full day of performances on Tuesday --
when the film rolls into more than 4,000 theaters -- will be released on
Wednesday.







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