Transformers 2 clears $60 million on Wednesday

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Transformers 2 clears $60 million on Wednesday

2nd best one day total ever, behind The Dark Knight's $67 million on a Friday.

`Transformers' has record Wednesday with $60.6M

LOS ANGELES – Those "Transformers" robots are record-breakers at the box office.

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" opened with $60.6 million domestically in its first day, a new high for a Wednesday debut, according to distributor Paramount.

The previous best Wednesday opening was $44.2 million for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in 2007.

The "Transformers" sequel also came in with the second-biggest single-day revenues, behind only "The Dark Knight," with $67.2 million. "The Dark Knight" opened on a Friday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_en_mo/us_box_office_transformers

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