BOX OFFICE TOP TEN

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $112 million ($201.2 million)

2. The Proposal - $18.4 million ($69 million)

3. The Hangover - $17.2 million ($183.2 million)

4. Up - $13 million ($250.2 million)

5. My Sisters Keeper - $12 million ($12 million)

6. Year One - $5.8 million ($32 million)

7. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - $5.4 million ($53 million)

8. Star Trek - $3.6 million ($246.2 million)

9. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - $3.5 million ($163.2 million)

10. Away We Go - $1.6 million ($4 million) 

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen smashed its way to #1 this weekend, defying horrific reviews and breaking all kinds of records in the process. The film earned $201.2 million since opening Wednesday, with the highest per theater average of any film in the top ten at $26,453 per theater, setting a new record for Wednesday gross, with $60.6 million. 

The film also had the second-biggest four-day opening ever with $166.6 million (behind The Dark Knight's $182.9 million). The film is also already the third highest grossing film of 2009, behind Up ($250.2 million) and Star Trek ($246.2 million), and will undoubtedly overtake both within the next two weeks. The film has also already earned $80.1 million overseas for a total gross of $281.4 million. 

Meanwhile, The Proposal fell one spot to #2 this weekend with $18.4 million for a two week total of $69 million, while the funniest movie of the summer, The Hangover, fell one spot to #3 this week with $17.2 million, raising its four week total to $183.2 million. Have you seen it yet? If you can't get into Transformers, make that your backup plan. You won't regret it.

Up fell one spot to #3 this week with $13 million, for a five-week running total of $250.2 million, while My Sisters Keeper debuted at #5, earning $12 million.

Transformers director Michael Bay, who's feeling pretty good about himself right about now, is in talks to produce and possibly direct I Am Number Four, the first of a six-book science-fiction series. DreamWorks is in the process of acquiring the screen rights for the book. Steven Spielberg is said to be involved behind the scenes of this project as well, as he has been for the Transformers films.

The book in question is about a group of alien teenagers who escape their planet and wind up on Earth, where they adapt and assimilate into Earth's culture. The main character finds out that he is being hunted by a villain from their home planet, and all kinds of hijinks ensue. Stay tuned for more.

Bruno gets an unfortunate cut: in the eleventh hour, Universal Pictures cut out a Michael Jackson-related bit from the Los Angeles premiere of the new movie, Bruno, following Jackson's death Wednesday. The bit featured the Bruno character interviewing Jackson's sister, LaToya, about a variety of topics including Michael himself, while making jokes about Jackson's high voice and white glove. 

Universal has yet to decide if the scene will be cut from the film permanently, as doing that now would be extremely expensive at such a late point in the game (the film opens wide in two weeks).

"We decided to take it out for tonight, and we'll reassess before the release whether to keep it out," said director Larry Charles at the premiere's afterparty.

According to Variety, Janet Jackson will be joining Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too, reprising her role from the first film. Janet will play a successful author and psychologist, whose typical field problem is that she prefers to analyze the relationship problems of others instead of dealing with her own marriage. Tyler Perry will write, direct and appear in the film, as usual.