Franchise low for Transformers’

The hulking machines of Transformers are no longer box-office behemoths in North America. But they're still big in China.

Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth installment in the series, scored a franchiselow domestic debut of $43.5 million over the weekend and a five-day total of $69.1 million. All previous Transformers sequels opened with $97 million-plus.

But The Last Knight took in $196.2 million internationally, including $123.4 million in China. Here are the top 10 films in the US weekend box office. / AP S

1. Transformers: The Last Knight, $ 45.3 million ($196.2 million international). 2. (Tie) Wonder Woman, $25.2 million ($20.5 million international). 2. (Tie) Cars 3, $25.2 million ($11.9 million international). 4. 47 Meters Down, $7.4 million. 5. All Eyez On Me, $5.9 million ($1.1 million international).

6. The Mummy, $5.8 million ($16.5 million international). 7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, $5.2 million ($8.3 million international). 8. Rough Night, $4.7 million ($2 million international). 9. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, $4.3 million ($1 million international). 10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, $3 million.