Predicting The 20 Highest Grossing Movies Of 2017
5. Transformers: The Last Knight
Prediction: $1 billion
The franchise that has somehow managed to survive sexism, racism and being absolutely sh*te continues, this time with some sort of Knights Templar mythology and even more slanted camera angles and booming, abusive sound effects probably.
Why It's Golden
If you want to talk about critic proof movie franchises, this is the absolute pinnacle. There hasn't been a single good movie in the Transformers series and yet it has made an eye-watering amount of money. Why would anyone suspect it would change and not make a billion?
Also, by filming in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Paramount have basically ensured that the entire city's population will go to the cinema to watch it in the hope of spotting the Greggs they buy their breakfast from every day. I'm from Newcastle, this is 100% going to happen.
Will It Be Any Good?
Not in a million years. But that doesn't mean it won't be hideously profitable.