Dark of the Moon grossed $1.124 billion worldwide, and it was the fifth highest-grossing film of all time and the second highest-grossing film of 2011 and the highest-grossing film in the franchise to date.

Though the film was considered a slight improvement over its predecessor among critics and was praised for the score, visual effects, voice performances of Peter Cullen and Leonard Nimoy, and use of 3D, it was criticized for the performances of LaBeouf and Huntington-Whiteley, screenplay, runtime, and some Transformer designs. Dark of the Moon 's release date was moved from July 1 to June 29, in order to monitor an early response to footage.Įxclusive early premieres took place on June 28, 2011, one night before worldwide release. The film was 3-D rendered specifically for 3-D, and the visual effects involved more complex robots which took longer to render. The film employed both regular 35 mm film cameras and specially-developed 3-D cameras, with filming locations in Chicago, Florida, Indiana, Milwaukee, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. Taking place two years after the Battle of Egypt, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Sam Witwicky must lead the Autobots in one final stand against Megatron and the Decepticons as they battle to possess powerful technology abandoned on the Moon, in order to restore Cybertron on Earth. It stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand. The film is directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger. The film is the third installment in the Transformers film series and the sequel to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line.

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