LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Action flick "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" opened to $13.5 million at box offices in its late night and midnight screenings in the United States and Canada, according to studio estimates released on Wednesday.
The 3-D film based on toys from the 1980s saw its debut night box office figures come in below the last movie in the series, 2009's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" which opened to $16.6 million in midnight screenings.
But with the July 4 weekend approaching, the film is expected to earn between $150 million and $180 million over its first six days in the U.S. and Canada, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com Box Office.
