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American film director and producer Michael Bay is best known for his big-budget and high-concept action films. Most of his films are characterized by stylistic cinematography and visuals with fast cutting and extensive use of special effects. He is most famous for his work on the Transformers series which has grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide and has made him the most commercially successful directors in the movie history. Take a look at the highest grossing films Michael Bay has directed.
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The Island
The Island was released on July 22, 2005 and was distributed under Warner Bros. Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. The movie has resulted $35,818,913 domestic gross and $163,018,913 international gross. The futuristic thriller movie is about the contained and a seemingly utopian facility set in the mid-21st century. The residents are hoping to be chosen to stay on the Island which has the last uncontaminated place on the planet.
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II was released on Jul 18, 2003 and was distributed under Columbia Pictures. The movie has resulted in $138,540,870 domestic gross and $273,271,982 international gross. The action comedy film is about the Police Detective Marcus Burnett played by Martin Lawrence and his partner, Mike Lowrey played by Will Smith who will try to stop the widespread of drug ecstasy in Miami. They decided to track down where the drugs are coming from and it lead them to the Cuban smuggler Johnny Tapia played by Jordi Molla.
The Rock
The Rock was released on June 7, 1996 and was distributed under Hollywood Pictures. The movie has resulted to $134,069,511 domestic gross and $336,069,511 international gross. The action film is about the FBI chemical warfare expert named Stanley Goodspeed played by Nicolas Cage who was sent on an emergency mission with a former British spy named John Patrick Mason played by Sean Connery. They need to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel played by Ed Harris from launching a chemical weapon on the Alcatraz Island.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was released on May 25, 2001 and was distributed under the Touchstone Pictures. The movie has resulted to $198,539,855 domestic gross and $449,239,853 international gross. The war action film is about the sweeping drama based on the real and historical events which followed the American boyhood friends Rafe McCawley played by Ben Affleck and Danny Walker played by Josh Hartnett as the two friends enter the World War II as pilots.
Armageddon
Armageddon was released on July 1, 1998 and was distributed under the Touchstone Pictures. The movie resulted $201,578,182 on domestic gross and $554,600,000 international gross. The science fiction film is about the threat of an asteroid colliding with Earth. NASA honcho Dan Truman played by Billy Bob Thornton determines that the only way to stop the collision is to drill into the surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. He was then introduced to renowned driller Harry Stamper played by Bruce Willis who agreed to do the dangerous space millions as long as he was provided with his own crew.
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight was released on June 21, 2017 and was distributed under the Paramount Pictures Studios. The movie resulted $130,168,683 on domestic gross and $602,893,340 on international gross. The science fiction film is about the humans who are the transformers after Optimus Prime was gone. The key to save the future is buried in the secrets of the past of the hidden history of the Transformers. It is up to the alliance of the inventor Cade Yeager and Bumblebee to save the world.
Transformers
Transformers was released on July 2, 2007 and was distributed under the Paramount Pictures Studios. The movie has resulted to $319,246,193 domestic gross and $708,272,592 international gross. The science fiction film is about the danger on the fate of humanity when the two races of robots brought their war to the planet Earth. These robots can change into some different mechanical objects as they seek the ultimate power.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was released on June 24, 2009 and was distributed under the Paramount Pictures Studios. The movie has resulted to $402,111,870 domestic gross and $836,519,699 international gross. The science fiction film is about aftermath war between the Decepticons and Sam Witwicky. This time, Optimus Prime and the Autobots are now working together for the secret military organization and trying to find a home on Earth.
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Age of Extinction was released on June 27, 2014 and was distributed under the Paramount Pictures Studios. The movie has resulted to $245,439,076 domestic gross and $1,104,054,072 international gross. The science fiction film is about the humanity beginning to pick up on the aftermath of an epic battle that took place on Earth. As humans start to recover from the war, another menace has set its sights on Earth.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon was released on June 29, 2011 and was distributed under the Paramount Pictures Studios. The movie has resulted to $352,390,543 domestic gross and $1,123,794,079 international gross. The science fiction film is about Sam Witwicky and his girlfriend joint the fray of the evil Decepticons to renew the longstanding war against Autobots.
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