"Transformers" Beats "Tammy," But Box Office Earnings Are Way Down

Transformers won the box office in its second weekend and beat the comedy tammy. the box office earnings are lower in 2014 than 2013.

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On a weekend when nobody deserved to win, it was Transformers: Age of Extinction that beat out Melissa McCarthy's Tammy at the box office. 

The fourth film in the Transformers franchise made $36.4 million in its second week, after taking in more than $100 million in its first week. The film is still on track to overtake Avatar to become the highest grossing film ever in China. It has already earned $134 million there, The Associated Press reports. 

Tammy, a road-trip, gross-out comedy, brought in $21.2 million in its first weekend, which was was way below what was projected. It opened Wednesday, and has so far grossed $32.9 million.

Deliver Us From Evil was in third place, bringing in $9.5 million in its first weekend. 

The summer 2014 box office is way down a hefty 20 percent last year, partly because the July 4 weekend was so slow. American ticket sales are at $2.3 billion for the summer so far, compared to $2.8 billion for the same time last year. 

That could change though - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (July 11) and Guardians of the Galaxy (Aug. 1)  both come out soon. 

[Via Variety]

 

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