UPDATE: The actual totals are in and Transformers grossed a total of $60.6 million on opening day.

Michael Bay has just set a new record with Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen.  The movie brought in total $55 million on its opening day!!!  This makes it the top grossing Wednesday opening movie, beating out Harry Potter which held the record.  Out of the $55 million, $16 million of that came from its midnight showings.  Transformers was not able to beat out ‘The Dark Knight’ with it midnight showing total, ‘The Dark Knight’ had brought in around $18.5 million.

Harry Potter will have a chance to reclaim the Wednesday opening title when ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ opens on July 15th.

In order for Transformers to beat ‘The Dark Knight’ it will have to bring in around $160 million in its 3 day opening.