Transformers 2 smashes the US box office

After raking in plenty of cash over here, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen turned its attention Stateside, where it earned $112 million in its first weekend alone.

Combined with its haul from Thursday onwards, it has taken in $201.2 million in just five days, seemingly on course to be the year’s top grosser.

The movie’s success meant that everything else shifted down one, though The Proposal held strong with $18 million this weekend, The Hangover made $17.2 million and Up brought in $13 million.

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The only other film in the top five was the only film brave enough to launch against TF2 – My Sister’s Keeper, which made a respectable $12 million.

The top 10 in easily digested chart-form…

1. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen ($112 million)
2. The Proposal ($18.4 million)
3. The Hangover ($17.2 million)
4. Up ($13 million)
5. My Sister’s Keeper ($12 million)
6. Year One ($5.8 million)
7. The Taking Of Pelham 123 ($5.4 million)
8. Star Trek ($3.6 million)
9. Night At The Museum 2 ($3.5 million)
10. Away We Go ($1.6 million)

[Source: Box Office Mojo ]