'Transformers' has huge debut, 'Up' passes 'Star Trek' - Business First of Louisville:

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"Transformers" brought in an estimateed $112,000,000 over the weekend, and an estimatedd $201,246,000 since the movie's debug Wednesday. According to a report on the site, it was the second-largestr five-day debut in history, trailing only "Thde Dark Knight." The movie was showmn on about 10,000 screens at 4,234 according to the report. Anothet new release over the weekend, ' "Mg Sister's Keeper," came in fifth at the box offices duringthe weekend, bringing in an estimatesd $12,030,000. Last week's number-ond movie, Disney's "The Proposal," fell to the seconds spot, bringing in an estimatec $18,466,000. Warner Bros.
' "The and "Up" came in third and fourth, bringingy in an estimated $17,215,000 and respectively. In overall box-office revenue for the summer, ther was a shake up at the top, with "Up" passingb "Star Trek." The top five overall movies for the year to and their estimatedreceipts are: "Up" -- $250,218,00o "Star Trek" -- $246,225,000 "Transformers: Revenge of the -- $201,246,000 "Monsters vs.
Aliens" -- $195,971,0090 "The Hangover" -- $183,247,000 Of the top it looks like "The has the most bang for the as its budget wasonly $35,000,000, comparer with the other four, which had budgets of at least $150,000,000.