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    “Transformers” Tops Box Office With $100M Debut

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    This photo released by Paramount Pictures shows Stanley Tucci, left, as Joshua Joyce and Li Bingbing as Su Yueming, in "Transformers: Age of Extinction," from Paramount Pictures. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Andrew Cooper)

    By Derrik J. Lang, Entertainment Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    "Transformers: Age of Extinction" is ruling the box office.

    The fourth installment in filmmaker Michael Bay's morphing robots series earned $100 million in North America during its opening weekend, making it the biggest debut for a movie this year, according to studio estimates Sunday, bumping "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and its $95 million debut.

    The Paramount blockbuster also earned $201.3 million from 37 international territories, specifically making $90 million in China, where "Age of Extinction" was partially filmed and co-produced by partners like state-owned China Film Group.

    "Age of Extinction" stars Mark Wahlberg and Nicola Peltz as a human father and daughter who aid the shape-shifting robots from the Hasbro toy franchise. The sequel introduces the popular Transformers based on the likenesses of dinosaurs.

    "I think putting Mark Wahlberg front and center accomplished what we wanted to do, and that's re-energize the franchise," Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore said. "He appeals to audiences, both critically and as an action star."

    "Age of Extinction" topped the previous entry in the series, "Dark of the Moon," which took in $97.8 million during its opening weekend in 2011, but failed to eclipse the $108.9 million debut of the second film, "Revenge of the Fallen."

    The first three "Transformers" films starred Shia LaBeouf as a teenager who befriends alien robots Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) and Bumblebee. The original 2007 film made $70.5 million and went on to gross $319.2 million.
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    Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released on Monday.

    1. "Transformers: Age Of Extinction," $100 million.

    2. "22 Jump Street," $15.4 million.

    3. "How To Train Your Dragon 2," $13.1 million.

    4. "Think Like a Man Too," $10.4 million.

    5. "Maleficent," $8.2 million.

    6. "Jersey Boys," $7.6 million.

    7. "Edge of Tomorrow," $5.2 million.

    8. "The Fault in Our Stars," $4.8 million.

    9. "X-Men: Days of Future Past," $3.3 million.

    10. "Chef," $1.6 million.

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    Thanks To Shows Like “Abbott Elementary” and “Hacks,” LGBTQ+ Representation On Primetime TV Grows

    Thursday, November 6, 2025

    TV shows like "Abbott Elementary," "Hacks," "Heartstopper," "The Last of Us" and "Yellowjackets" helped increase the ranks of LGBTQ+ characters on prime time by 4% over the previous season, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD. This year's "Where We Are on TV" study, released Thursday, counted 489 LGBTQ characters across scripted prime-time broadcast, cable and streaming shows — up 21 additional characters. It marks a boost after two years of decline, but remains far below the 2021-2022 record high of 637 characters. Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of the group, warned that those numbers could still decrease soon: More than 200 of the LGBTQ+ characters counted this year — in shows like "Heartstopper," "Harlem" and "Elite" — will not be returning due to a flurry of series cancellations, endings or because they were limited series. "Storytelling brings us together and this current cultural and political climate calls on creatives and executives to double down on fair and accurate stories of LGBTQ people," Ellis writes in the report. GLAAD added that the number of transgender characters on TV has slightly increased from last year to reach 33 — 24 trans women, seven trans men, and two nonbinary characters — but only four trans characters appear on series that have been officially renewed. The report is the 20th edition of the annual tracking by GLAAD and charts a remarkable leap from just 47 LGBTQ+ characters in the first study. It arrives as President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders — including one declaring the existence of two unchangeable sexes — stripping government websites of "gender ideology" an reinstituting a ban on transgender service members in the... Read More

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