Friday's pre-July 4th box office caused fireworks with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" barely crossing the finish line before "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs." "Public Enemies" had it's best day yet with $10.1 million.
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<p>With Friday's results revealed, <a href="../../../events/2008-12-14-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen" target="_self">"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"</a> is barely holding back <a href="../../../events/2009-4-8-ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs" target="_self">"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"</a> in the battle for the top spot in the July 4th Box Office derby.<br /><br />After "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" had a strong opening on Wednesday and knocked "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" out of the top spot for the first time, the Michael Bay blockbuster made a comeback on Thursday. The robot extravaganza pulled in $11.5 million while "Ice Age" grossed $11.1 million. According to <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/" target="_self">Box Office Mojo</a>, Friday found "Transformers" winning yet again with $17.8 million while "Ice Abe" found $17 million. The third sequel in the animated franchise has grossed a stellar $41 million in three days. "Revenge of the Fallen" has already hit $268.7 million in only 10 days. As this point it seems "Revenge of the Fallen" will sneak by "Ice Age" with either grossing between $65-70 million over the 5-day holiday weekend.<br /><br />Coming in third with its best day yet, was Michael Mann's <a href="../../../events/2009-4-8-public-enemies" target="_self">"Public Enemies."</a> The Johnny Depp/Christian Bale thriller did a strong $10.1 million for a three day cume of $25 million and is looking at a "whew" inducing $40 million for the 5-day for Universal Pictures.<br /><br />Also noteworthy, with $198 million after Friday's take, "The Hangover" should cross the magic $200 million mark today. At this point, a total past $225 is not out of the question.<br /><br />Look for more box office details on HitFix throughout the weekend.</p>
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Box Office Fireworks: 'Transformers' continuing to edge 'Ice Age'
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