Transformers tops US box office

The film has topped box offices around the world

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has triumphed in the North American box office chart, taking $201.2m (£122.3m) in its first five days.

The film beat industry expectations, falling just short of the five-day opening record of $203.8m (£123.9m) set by The Dark Knight last year.

The movie sequel, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, has received mixed reviews with some critics panning it.

Romantic comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock, slipped to number two.

Revenge of the Fallen had the biggest opening weekend of the year, surpassing the $85.1m (£51.7m) debut of X-Men Origins: Wolverine in early May.

Don Harris from the film's distributor Paramount Pictures said women accounted for 46% of its audience, up from 40% for the first movie released in 2007 - an indication of the franchise's expanding appeal.

US AND CANADA BOX OFFICE 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $201.2m (first five days) 2. The Proposal - $18.5m 3. The Hangover - $17.2m 4. Up - $13m 5. My Sister's Keeper - $12m Source: Hollywood.com (formerly Media by Numbers)

The first Transformers outing was the third-biggest film of the year in North America, taking a total of $319m (£193m).

The sequel reportedly cost about $200m (£121m) to make and is on track to hit box office returns of $300m (£182m) by the end of next weekend, Paramount said.

Elsewhere on the chart, bachelor comedy The Hangover continued to perform strongly at number three in its fourth week of release, taking its total box office haul to $183m (£111m).

New in at five was weepy drama My Sister's Keeper, starring Cameron Diaz as a mother who gives birth to a genetically-engineered second daughter to help save the life of her leukaemia-stricken elder child.

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