Transformers Still Holds July 4 Single-Day Box Office Record at $29 Million
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 2
Transformers Still Holds July 4 Single-Day Box Office Record at $29 Million
2 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 2
Summary
$29 million in July 4 receipts keeps Paramount and Hasbro’s 2007 film Transformers atop the holiday’s all-time single-day box office list, unadjusted for inflation.
Rentrak figures cited by The Hollywood Reporter show the leader is neither Spider-Man, Jurassic Park nor Despicable Me, despite those franchises dominating the broader Independence Day corridor.
The ranking also highlights how sequel-heavy the holiday has been, with only a few non-sequels or quasi-original titles such as Hancock, War of the Worlds and 2023 breakout Sound of Freedom standing out.
Broader July 4 records differ by measurement: Spider-Man 2 once led 6-day grosses with $180 million, 2013 delivered a $230.5 million Friday-Sunday market total, and Eclipse tops 5-day Wednesday openers.
Those comparisons come with release-pattern caveats, since films including Transformers and Spider-Man: Far From Home opened on Tuesday, making single-day, 5-day and 6-day holiday records tell different stories.