Thursday, Paramount will debut the new trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon and if it’s anywhere near as indistinguishable as the picture of the Decepticon robot named Shockwave above than it should meet all expectations. What will likely be just as anticipated, if not more so, will be this week’s new trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 which arrives on Wednesday.
Both Harry Potter and Transformers arrive in July, Transformers on July 1 and Potter on July 15. Both will be in 3D… Anyone care to guess which one will rake in more money? Here’s the history of the two franchises:
Transformers Franchise:
- Transformers (2007) – $319,246,193
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) – $402,111,870
Harry Potter Franchise:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) – $317,575,550
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) – $261,988,482
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) – $249,541,069
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) – $290,013,036
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) – $292,004,738
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) – $301,959,197
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) – $295,001,070
Looking at those numbers I’d say it’s pretty clear cut, at least domestically. Harry Potter, though, is a far reaching phenomenon and Deathly Hallows: Part 1 out did Revenge of the Fallen in worldwide totals, $954 million to $836 million respectively. You also have to consider Revenge of the Fallen was widely considered one of the worst films of 2009… Will people be wary of a third film and the inflated 3D ticket prices?
If you ask me, if Dark of the Moon is even marginally better than Revenge of the Fallen it will beat up on Potter domestically and with 3D may eye $500 million, especially if it’s actually good. But I think Potter will take the crown in overall worldwide dollars… How about you?
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Oh, and here’s another new banner from Dark of the Moon, you can browse the full gallery here.
