


Dark of the Moon grossed $1.124 billion worldwide, and it was the fifth highest-grossing film of all time and the second highest-grossing film of 2011 and the highest-grossing film in the franchise to date. Though the film was considered a slight improvement over its predecessor among critics and was praised for the score, visual effects, cast and voice performances, and use of 3D, it received mixed to negative reviews for its screenplay and runtime. Dark of the Moon 's release date was moved from July 1 to June 29, in order to monitor an early response to footage.Įxclusive early premieres in both RealD 3D and IMAX 3D theaters took place on June 28, 2011, one night before worldwide release in 2-D and 3D (including IMAX 3D) formats each featuring Dolby Surround 7.1 surround sound. The film was 3D rendered specifically for 3D, and the visual effects involved more complex robots which took longer to render. The film employed both regular 35 mm film cameras and specially-developed 3D cameras, with filming locations in Chicago, Florida, Indiana, Milwaukee, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. Set two years after Revenge of the Fallen, it shows the final days of the war between Autobots and Decepticons as they battle to possess powerful technology abandoned on the Moon, in order to restore Cybertron on Earth.

It stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand. The film is directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger. The film is the third installment in the Transformers film series and the sequel to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line.
