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‘Transformers’ tops ‘Tammy’ on weak July 4 weekend

This photo released by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Mark Wahlberg, as Cade Yeager, Nicola Peltz as Tessa Yeager, and T.J. Miller as Lucas Flannery, in "Transformers: Age of Extinction." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Andrew Cooper) This photo released by Paramount Pictures shows, from left, Mark Wahlberg, as Cade Yeager, Nicola Peltz as Tessa Yeager, and T.J. Miller as Lucas Flannery, in "Transformers: Age of Extinction." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Andrew Cooper)

By Associated Press July 6, 2014 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – “Transformers: Age of Extinction” beat out Melissa McCarthy’s “Tammy” on a weak July 4th weekend at the box office.

According to studio estimates Sunday, the fourth “Transformers” film made $36.4 million in its second week of release. It’s a steep drop for the Paramount Pictures sequel, which had the year’s biggest debut last weekend with $100 million.

The New Line comedy “Tammy,” released by Warner Bros., took in $21.2 million in its opening weekend, well below expectations. The Midwest road trip romp opened on Wednesday, and had a $32.9 million gross over its first five days.

Sony Screen Gem’s horror flick “Deliver Us From Evil” came in third with $9.5 million in its debut.