Paramount’s summer tentpole Transformers: Age of Extinction continues to amaze in China, where it zoomed past $200 million over the weekend to become the No. 2 grossing film of all time ahead of local hit Lost in Thailand.
And by midweek, the movie should eclipse James Cameron’s Avatar with $221.9 million to become the top-grossing movie in history at the Chinese box office, not accounting for inflation.
Worldwide, Age of Extinction has earned $575.6 million in its first 12 days in release, including $400.0 million overseas. The international number is especially impressive considering it won’t launch in Latin America or most European countries until after the World Cup soccer championships.
China is the biggest market, where Age of Extinction grossed $50.9 million in its second weekend for a cume of $212.8 million, followed by North America, where the fourth installment in the action franchise grossed $36.2 million in its second weekend for a total of $174.6 million.
