Transformers: Dark of the Moon Lights Up On Opening Day
Thursday, June 30th, 2011Critics may hate it. But that’s not stopping the summer movie-going crowd from shelling out cash to see it. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” set the benchmark as far as opening day grosses are concerned this year. Collecting $37.3 million on the domestic front, the third installment from director Michael Bay can now tout having the highest opening day total for 2011. The figure is good for the sixth best Wednesday opening ever with the assist from 3D & IMAX screens surely helping out. Yet this installment is a far cry from the previous, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which hit $62 million domestically, also opening on a Wednesday in…












