In what could easily be described as a full-blown, box office holiday war, the latest Transformers film, Bumblebee placed third over the holiday weekend.
Over the weekend, Aquaman easily beat out newcomers Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee as was expected. There was, however, a debate over which film would take the #2 spot. As it turned out, it was not Bumblebee.
The film debuted over the weekend with a $20.9M haul, placing it well behind Aquaman’s $72M estimated weekend earnings. It was, however, not that far behind Mary Poppins Returns‘ $22.2M debut. However, given the film’s lower budget, this may not be the worst thing imaginable for the film.
At a reported budget around $135M, Bumblebee is by far the least expensive live-action Transformers film ever. The next least expensive entry was the original 2007 film, Transformers which cost of around $150M. Including its overseas earnings, the film has made well over $52M and is, by far the best critically received Transformers film to date, making its ability to earn a profit far more likely.
What did you all think of Bumblebee? Are the critics right? Is it the best Transformers film to date? Would you like to see the film earn more money as the month goes on? Does it have a chance in January? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Here is the synopsis for Bumblebee:
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.
Directed by Travis Knight from a script written by Christina Hodson, the film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Pamela Adlon, John Cena, Stephen Schneider, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Jason Ian Drucker, Kenneth Choi, Ricardo Hoyos, Abby Quinn, Rachel Crow, and Grace Dzienny.
Bumblebee is in theaters now!
Source: Variety
