Transformers (film series)
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| Based on | Takara Tomy and Hasbro’s Transformers action figures |
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Release date | 2007–present |
Running time | 1106 minutes (8 films) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.307 billion |
| Box office | $5.42 billion |
Transformers is a series of science fiction action films based on the Transformers franchise. Michael Bay directed the first five live action films: Transformers (2007), Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Dark of the Moon (2011), Age of Extinction (2014), and The Last Knight (2017), and has served as a producer for subsequent films. A sixth film, Bumblebee, directed by Travis Knight, was released in 2018; a seventh film, Rise of the Beasts, directed by Steven Caple Jr., was released in 2023; an eighth film, Transformers One, directed by Josh Cooley, was released in 2024.
The series has been distributed by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures, with the latter working on the first two films. While the Transformers film series has received negative to mixed reception, Bumblebee received positive reviews. Despite its critical reception, the Transformers film series has generally been successful at the box office, with Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction grossing over $1 billion each; the latter was the highest-grossing film of 2014. It is the 15th-highest-grossing film series, with a total of $5.42 billion grossed over eight films to date.