The first animated Transformers movie in close to four decades, Transformers One, from Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment grossed $3.36M from Wednesday fan shows (7 p.m.) and Thursday previews (5 p.m.).
That figure beats out a slew of family movie previews including that of Paramount’s IF ($1.75M), The Garfield Movie ($2.3M), Trolls Band Together and even the live-action spinoff Transformers movie Bumblebee, which did $2.15M in 2018.
Transformers One opens today on 3,978 domestic screens, including Imax and PLF, and the expectation was a start around $34M.
Don’t be shocked if this hits $40M or more. Screen Engine/PostTrak exit polls are strong with 5 out of 5 stars and a 75% definite recommend.
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