The pic cost a net $195M co-financed by Skydance.

Presales forRise of the Beastsare 2.5x ahead ofShazam: Fury of the Gods.

Who says competition isnt good for the marketplace?

Paramount’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Paramount’s ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’Paramount

The movie currently leads presales there for the frame.

In the PRC,Rise of the Beastscould do $50M of the sequels $100M offshore number.

Also, that was a Christmas release, whereas the Autobots generally come out to play in summer.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse‘Sony

The biggest markets onBumblebeewere China, the UK, Korea, Mexico and Indonesia.

In unadjusted figures,Bumblebeeopened to $57.9M in China and legged out to $170.8M.

The offshore promotional campaign for theBeastshas included premieres in Paris, Madrid and Luanping, China.

In Beijing, there have been giant statues erected of Optimus Prime and Maximal leader Optimus Primal.