Box office blog: Destroying the competition
For anyone who thinks the overblown-but-entertaining cartoon adaptation only exists to sell toys, after this weekend they may want to buy some Hasbro stock. Michael Bay's gigantic, "Transformers," bulldozed its way to the top spot this weekend, earning $67.6 million to bring its seven-day total to $152.6 million. Moviegoers, however, wisely separated themselves from the embarrassing Robin Williams comedy "License to Wed," which placed fourth $10.4 million. ("Ratatouille" held strong at No. 2, with "Live Free or Die Hard" coming in at No. 3.) We hope that John Krasinski of "The Office" will learn his lesson from "License to Wed" and that Williams' next comedy will ... well, if he never does another comedy the world might be a better place.
How wicked-awesome was "Transformers"? Did "License to Wed" ruin your concept of marriage? Why haven't you seen "Ratatouille" yet?