<P> Transformers is a series of American science fiction fantasy action films based on the toys created by Hasbro and Tomy . Michael Bay has directed the first five films: Transformers (2007), Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Dark of the Moon (2011), Age of Extinction (2014) and The Last Knight (2017). A spin - off entitled Bumblebee: The Movie, directed by Travis Knight and produced by Michael Bay, is scheduled for December 21, 2018 . The series has been distributed by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks . </P> <P> The live - action film series has received mixed reception, with criticism of the plots, sophomoric humor, overuse of product placements and the lengths of the films, but praise of the visual effects, action sequences and music . It is the 11th - highest - grossing film series, with a total of $4.3 billion; two films in the series have individually grossed over $1 billion . </P> <Ul> <Li> Transformers--The first film in the series, released on July 3, 2007 . It grossed $709 million worldwide . It was directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and a story by Kurtzman, Orci and John Rogers, and starred Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox . </Li> <Li> Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen--The second film in the series, released on June 24, 2009 . It grossed $836.3 million worldwide . It was directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and starred Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox . </Li> <Li> Transformers: Dark of the Moon--The third film in the series, released on June 29, 2011, in 3D and IMAX 3D . It grossed $1.124 billion worldwide . It was directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger and starred Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington - Whiteley . </Li> <Li> Transformers: Age of Extinction--The fourth film in the series, released on June 27, 2014, in 2D and 3D . It grossed $1.104 billion worldwide . It was directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger, and starred Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci . </Li> <Li> Transformers: The Last Knight--The fifth film in the series, released on June 21, 2017, in 2D and 3D . It grossed $605.4 million worldwide . It was directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay written by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Ken Nolan, and starred Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Hopkins . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Transformers--The first film in the series, released on July 3, 2007 . It grossed $709 million worldwide . It was directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and a story by Kurtzman, Orci and John Rogers, and starred Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox . </Li>

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