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'Transformers: The Last Knight' leads box office with franchise low

"Wonder Woman" also broke records.

ByABC News
June 26, 2017, 10:48 AM

— -- Michael Bay's "Transformers: The Last Knight" grabbed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office while recording the lowest-earning debut of any "Transformers" movie.

The film, starring Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Hopkins, opened on Wednesday, bringing in an estimated $69.1 million in its first five days of release and $45.3 million over the three-day weekend.

By contrast, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," the third film in the series, raked in $162 million in its first five days. Overseas, "The Last Knight" brought in an estimated $196.2 million.

Disney’s "Cars 3" and Warner Brothers’ "Wonder Woman" finished dead even in second place with an estimated $25.18 million.

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Total earnings for "Wonder Woman" in the U.S. now stands at just below $320 million, passing "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Internationally, it’s collected an additional $334.5 million. The Patty Jenkins-directed film set another milestone on Friday, becoming the highest-grossing live-action film to be directed by a woman, according to Variety.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated weekend gross ticket sales:

  • 1. Transformers: Last Knight, $45.3 million
  • 2. Cars 3, $25.18 million
  • 2. Wonder Woman, $25.175 million
  • 3. 47 Meters Down, $7.43 million
  • 4. All Eyez On Me, $5.85 million
  • 5. The Mummy, $5.8 million
  • 6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, $5.2 million
  • 7. Rough Night, $4.7 million
  • 8. Captain Underpants, $4.28 million
  • 9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, $3 million
  • 10. Beatriz at Dinner, $1.8 million