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With more action and more thrills, TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen captivated audiences to earn over $820 million at the box office and become the #1 movie of the year in North America and throughout the world.  The latest spectacular adventure in the wildly popular TRANSFORMERS franchise will make its highly-anticipated DVD and Blu-ray debut on the last week of October in immersive, two-disc Special Editions, as well as on a single disc DVD, from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures in association with Hasbro; distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment and Magnavision Home Videos, and presented by E-Zinc.
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TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, the country’s biggest film to date, easily rolled past the P350 million mark after only 33 days at the box office.

Nicole Castillo-Deato, Marketing Manager of Solar-UIP, the film’s Philippine distributor, attributed the film’s popularity and longevity to several factors, including the film’s flawless and thrilling special effects, the original cast and director, and the incredible support of fans of the TRANSFORMERS franchise.  In particular, the biggest Filipino Transformers community in the world, Cybertron Philippines, once again provided astounding voluntary commitment to the success of the REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, much in the same way the group helped to launch the first TRANSFORMERS film to similar box office success.  For both films – and indeed for many other Solar-UIP releases, such as the upcoming G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA – the group volunteered members, time, and effort during the planning and execution of several events critical to building the fanbase and mass appeal of Transformers.

Ronald Matignas, Sales Manager of Solar-UIP, also expressed his gratitude to exhibitors, who continue to show TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN on screens nationwide.

Juggernaut movie becomes the Philippines’ the second biggest film of all time

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen sailed past the P300 million box office mark last night, after only 15 days at the box office.  The movie is currently the Philippines’ second biggest film of all time.
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By: John Millar

Question: How does it feel to be filming in such amazing locations?

Michael Bay: Next week we will be in Petra, Jordan and it is pretty amazing to shoot right here. [At the Pyramids]

Question: It must be so exciting to bring the futuristic world of Transformers into the Ancient World?

Michael Bay: It is. Everyone always wondered how the Pyramids got built; well we explain it to you in Transformers.

Question: Has this been a demanding shoot?

Michael Bay: Yeah you always try to challenge yourself. I think this movie has a lot more fun and more passion than the first one. It is just much more of an adventure. So it feels different. We have shot some great stuff; it is definitely a way better looking movie.

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Two years have passed since young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) saved the universe from a decisive battle between warring races of robotic aliens.  Despite his extreme heroics, Sam is still an average teenager with everyday anxieties about heading to college, leaving behind his girlfriend Mikaela (Megan Fox), and separating from his parents (Kevin Dunn and Julie White) for the first time.  Of course there is the additional burden of trying to explain his departure to his newest friend and guardian robot, Bumblebee.  For Sam the goal is to lead a normal university lifestyle, but to do that, he must ignore his destiny.

While Sam has done his best to put the conflict at Mission City behind him and return to his daily routine, the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, although a top secret incident, has instigated many changes.  Sector 7 has since been disbanded and its most loyal soldier, Agent Simmons (John Turturro), summarily dismissed.  In its place, a new agency, NEST, has been created.  Utilizing experienced field commanders like Lennox (Josh Duhamel) and Epps (Tyrese Gibson), NEST seeks to work side by side with the Autobots to avoid another deadly confrontation with the Decepticons.  Unfortunately National Security Advisor Theodore Galloway (John Benjamin Hickey) possesses little foresight to fully comprehend the inexorable dangers which abound.  Driven to gain control of every defense organization, along with their potential for power, and at the same time do away with what he sees as a frivolous government bureau, Galloway endeavors to terminate NEST, believing that any threat of war has long since passed.  It is his conviction that humans share no vested interest in the Autobots’ dispute with the Decepticons.

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