Ice Age 3 and Transformers 2 Are Both in the No. 1 Spot of This Week’s Box Office

It’s a proud moment for both prehistoric creatures and alien robots, as they are all together in the No. 1 spot of this week’s box office!

The sequel of 2007’s Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and the third movie about Sid, Manny and Diego’s adventure in the prehistoric time, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs are tied with $42.5 million each. Numbers reported during the weekend are estimates based on the studio’s projections for how much business the movies will do on Sunday.

Final numbers Monday will sort out which movie actually came in first, is it Paramount’s “Transformers” or 20th Century Fox’s “Ice Age.” And according to Paul Dergarabedian, a box-office analyst for Hollywood.com, “I’ve seen squeakers before in my time, but never one like this. This shows a lot of respect between the two studios. They’re just saying ‘Look, as of right now, it’s too close to call.’”

It’s rare when box-office rankings are so close, particularly in summer, when movies typically have huge opening weekends then trail off to make way for the next blockbuster. But Michael Bay’s Transformers held up well from its $109 million debut the previous weekend, while the third installment in the cartoon franchise has taken in $67.5 million since opening Wednesday.

“It’s just so close,” said Bert Livingston, Fox distribution executive. “It all comes down to Sunday for us. We are elated to be in that rarefied air with one of the biggest event movies ever.” With the Fourth of July falling on Saturday, usually Hollywood’s busiest day, revenues sizing down as people skipped movies to watch fireworks and go to cookouts or other outdoor activities.

Final figures will be released Monday, and in the mean time, this is the box office list for this week:

1. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, $42.5 million
2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $42.5 million
3. Public Enemies, $26.2 million
4. The Proposal, $12.8 million
5. The Hangover, $10.4 million
6. Up, $6.6 million
7. My Sister’s Keeper,” $5.3 million
8. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, $2.5 million
9. Year One, $2.1 million
10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $2.1 million

[ via Fox News ]

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