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( ) - - To quote the Leonard Nimoy- voiced Sentinel Prime, who himself was paraphrasing Nimoy' s Spock: & quot; The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. & quot; That' s a philosophy that & quot; Transformers: Dark of the Moon& quot; certainly subscribes to, as it disappointed the few ( the critics who gave the film ) while satisfying the many ( the global moviegoing audience) . & quot; Moon& quot; has grossed an estimated $ 379 million worldwide through Sunday - - the third- biggest global opening ever, behind & quot; Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince& quot; and & quot; Spider- Man 3. & quot; Domestically, Michael Bay' s $ 195 million alien- robot threequel collected $ 116.

4 million over the four- day weekend. If the estimate holds, that' ll be the largest four- day Independence Day weekend ever, barely beating & quot; Spider- Man 2' s& quot; $ 115. 8 million opening.

And three- day weekend gross of $ 97.

5 million marks the year' s best debut - - at least until & quot; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II& quot; demolishes it in two weeks. After six days in theaters ( technically six- and- a- half days when including the sneak- preview screenings on Tuesday night) , & quot; Moon& quot; has tallied an estimated $ 181. 1 million.

By comparison, the second & quot; Transformers& quot; film, Revenge of the Fallen, had made $ 214. 9 million in six days. But & quot; Moon& quot; appears to be better liked, having received an overall & quot; A& quot; grade from Cinema.

Score audiences, compared to Revenge' s & quot; B+ & quot; rating. According to Paramount, & quot; Moon& quot; attracted a crowd that was 62 percent male and 55 percent under the age of 25. Showings in 3- D accounted for 60 percent of the movie' s weekend gross.

That' s a solid improvement compared to the last few 3- D movies, which have been collecting only 40 to 45 percent of their openings from 3- D screens.

But & quot; Moon' s& quot; 60- percent figure is still lacking compared to some past 3- D event movies, such as & quot; TRON: Legacy& quot; ( 82 percent) , & quot; Avatar& quot; ( 71 percent) , and & quot; Alice in Wonderland& quot; ( 70 percent) . Foreign moviegoers, on the other hand, can' t get enough of 3- D - - & quot; Moon& quot; made 70 percent of its overseas gross from 3- D theaters.

In second was Disney- Pixar' s & quot; Cars 2, & quot; which brought in $ 32. 1 million over the four- day weekend. The automotive sequel' s three- day weekend gross ( $ 26.

2 million) represented a decline of 60 percent - - the largest second- weekend drop ever in Pixar history. After 11 days, & quot; Cars 2& quot; has earned $ 123 million. That' s slightly ahead of the original & quot; Cars' & quot; $ 121.

1 million at this point, but expect & quot; Cars 2& quot; to fall behind its predecessor in the near future. The Cameron Diaz comedy was in third place with $ 17.

6 million over the holiday weekend, and has tallied $ 63 million in two weeks. And two slots lower, in fifth, was the sci- fi adventure & quot; Super 8, & quot; which continued to hold up very well with $ 9. 5 million over the four- day weekend.

Fourth and sixth place went to the frame' s other two new releases: the Tom Hanks- Julia Roberts comedy, and the Selena Gomez comedy, & quot; Monte Carlo. & quot; Neither movie generated box- office fireworks. & quot; Crowne, & quot; which was also directed and co- written by Hanks, debuted to a mild $ 15. 7 million over the holiday weekend. The $ 30 million picture drew an older audience, with 81 percent at least 35 years old, and Cinema. Score participants handed it an okay & quot; B& quot; rating. & quot; Monte Carlo& quot; opened to just $ 8. 8 million, although the globetrotting flick only cost $ 20 million to produce.

It received an & quot; A- & quot; rating from Cinema.

Score graders, of which 82 percent were female and 52 percent under the age of 18. Check back next week as two comedies go head- to- head: the R- rated & quot; Horrible Bosses, & quot; in which three friends attempt to murder their others' bosses, and the PG- rated & quot; Zookeeper, & quot; for which moviegoers will be given a scorecard to keep track of how many times Kevin James crashes into something. 1. & quot; Transformers: Dark of the Moon& quot; - - $ 116. 4 mil 2. & quot; Cars 2& quot; - - $ 32. 1 mil 3. & quot; Bad Teacher& quot; - - $ 17.

6 mil 4. & quot; Larry Crowne& quot; - - $ 15. 7 mil 5. & quot; Super 8& quot; - - $ 9. 5 mil 6. & quot; Monte Carlo& quot; - - $ 8.

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