Box Office: ‘Transformers 4,’ ‘Tammy’ Top Dreadful July 4th Weekend

6 July 2014 8:25 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

“Transformers: Age of Extinction” topped a Fourth of July holiday that let out a whimper at the box office instead of a bang.

The giant robots sequel netted $36.4 million in its second week of release from 4,233 locations, pushing the $210 million production to $174.7 million domestically, according to studio estimates.

Among the crop of new releases, New Line’s “Tammy” fared the best, wrangling $32.9 million across 3,400 screens over its first five days, $21.2 million of it coming from the weekend. That’s a lower figure than pre-release tracking had suggested it would do, with most analysts predicting a debut of $40 million over its first five days in theaters.

The Melissa McCarthy comedy cost a modest $20 million to produce, so its opening figure still puts it on the path to profitability.

Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman said credit goes to McCarthy for bringing in crowds.

“Her fans love her and they support her »

- Brent Lang

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