Michael Bay’s giant robot spectacle has earned a cumulative total of $125.9 million in just three days, pulling in a whopping $60.6 million on its first day alone and shattering every record in its path. It beat out “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” for biggest Wednesday gross ever (”Harry” only did $44.2 million) and comes in second for biggest debut ever, behind “The Dark Knight” and its $67.2 million.The biggest of the new markets was China, which chipped in $21.9 million, a record for an English-language film, the Viacom Inc-owned studio said. Other notable openings included South Korea ($14.9 million), Australia ($13 million) and Russia ($11.8 million). In those markets, the film surpassed its 2007 predecessor in local currency terms, Paramount said.
The first "Transformers" earned $708 million worldwide in 2007, the fifth-biggest film of the year. It ranked at No. 3 in North America with sales of $319 million. The new film should pass that tally next week, with business boosted by the July 4 Independence Day holiday in the United States.
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