I'll grant that Star Trek was great. It will make my top list of the year. However, the films that really floored me this summer seemed to have flown by with nary a squeek. The Hurt Locker, 500 Days Of Summer, Moon and Brother Bloomed are all DVD first day of release purchases for me and will absolutely make my top films of the year and get many, many repeat viewing. I think their combined box office gross equaled one screening of Transformers.

Fortunately the summer ended with District 9 so there just might be some hope left for humanity. At least the movie going portion of humanity.

several comedies released last year are superior to this….Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Burn After Reading….

Though, another thing to consider is that Transformers made 75% of its box-office gross within the first 2 weeks of release. The Hangover only brought in about 40% of its overall gross during that time. What this means is that Transformers made the majority of its money during the time that the studio gets the largest percent of the ticket sale. As the weeks wear on the percentage of the ticket sale begins to lean towards the owner of the theater, and this is where The Hangover made most of its money due to really good word-of-mouth. So, even though The Hangover may have grossed percentage-wise a more impressive number comparatively to Transformers, The studio that produced Transformers is likely to see a larger percentage of the gross take than the studio that produced The Hangover.

This is part of the reason that big opening weekends are so important to the studio, because it's the time that they bring in the majority of the ticket sale price.

There are a lot of things to consider when you talk about which film profited more than the other, and really only the studios know for sure how much each film *actually* made/makes.

several comedies released last year are superior to this….Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Burn After Reading….

Though, another thing to consider is that Transformers made 75% of its box-office gross within the first 2 weeks of release. The Hangover only brought in about 40% of its overall gross during that time. What this means is that Transformers made the majority of its money during the time that the studio gets the largest percent of the ticket sale. As the weeks wear on the percentage of the ticket sale begins to lean towards the owner of the theater, and this is where The Hangover made most of its money due to really good word-of-mouth. So, even though The Hangover may have grossed percentage-wise a more impressive number comparatively to Transformers, The studio that produced Transformers is likely to see a larger percentage of the gross take than the studio that produced The Hangover.

This is part of the reason that big opening weekends are so important to the studio, because it's the time that they bring in the majority of the ticket sale price.

There are a lot of things to consider when you talk about which film profited more than the other, and really only the studios know for sure how much each film *actually* made/makes.