Following Bee’s brilliant solo outing that had fans losing it over their first real glimpse at a live-action Cybertron, it’s nothing but a nosedive for the rest of the films that make up the entire Transformers timeline. The runner-up to the beloved spin-off is “Transformers,” which earned a 57%. 2023’s “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” sneaks behind it with a disappointing 52%; financially, the film didn’t do great either, as the Transformers franchise took a box office dip with “Rise of the Beasts” earning the lowest total of $438 million worldwide.
From there, the critics sharpened their knives to an even greater length. The franchise’s third film, 2011’s “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” earned a 35%. Its predecessor, 2009’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” received a dreadful 20%. After that, there’s 2014’s “Transformers: Age of Extinction” with 18%, and 2017’s “Transformers: The Last Knight” earning an embarrassing 16%.
But fear not, Transformers fans, as a film is on the way that could finally break the curse of enraged critics. The “Transformers One” trailer debuted Chris Hemsworth’s Optimus Prime in an animated origin story, and it doesn’t look half bad. We can only cross our cogs, gears, and whatever else makes up our robotic heroes that they get something right this time and the only low number “Transformers One” sees is in its title.
