June 26, 2009
 
Paramount Pictures Release Grosses $60.6 Million Wednesday
Close to 'Dark Knight'
 
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
 
Hollywood, CA (HNN /PRNewswire) -- Michael Bay's highly anticipated sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" catapulted into record-breaking territory on its opening day in the U.S., earning a staggering $60.6 million in its first 24-hours.
 
The Paramount Pictures release bested the previous Wednesday record holder "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by over $15 million and became the 2nd biggest single-day opening of all time behind "The Dark Knight."



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