Transformers’ New 2024 Movie Has $1.9 Billion Expectations Thanks To Its Actors’ Pairing History

The upcoming Transformers One movie has high box office expectations thanks to the film’s specific pairing of two actors. The new movie in the Transformers franchise will be a prequel and detail the origins of Cybertron. Produced by Paramount Animation and Hasbro, many familiar Autobots and Decepticons will appear in Transformers One, and it will be the first animated Transformers project since the 1980s. Any animated project has a necessity for talented voice actors and the Transformers One cast features an impressive lineup of actors to bring the Cybertronians to life. Through the movie’s plot and animation style, Transformers One promises to stand out and be different from other movies in the Transformers franchise.

Since Michael Bay’s first Transformers movie premiered in 2007, all the live-action Transformers movies have received mixed reviews and have had varying box office numbers. That being said, one thing that every Transformers movie has in common is a strong cast. From Shia LaBeouf and Mark Wahlberg to Hailee Steinfeld and Megan Fox, the Transformers movies offer great performances by great actors, which won’t change with the upcoming 2024 movie. Transformers One has higher box office expectations than ever due to two of the actors’ pairing history.

Chris Hemsworth & Scarlett Johansson’s Previous Movies Together Average $1.9 Billion At The Box Office

Each film they costarred in together grossed over $1 billion

Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson are just two of the big names in the Transformers One cast and, considering the pair’s box office history, will set high expectations for the performance of the upcoming Transformers movie. Both Hemsworth and Johansson played major roles in the four Avengers films, a franchise that saw outstanding global success. From 2012’s The Avengers, to 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, the acting duo’s previous movies together averaged $1.9 billion at the global box office. The two MCU heroes have an incredible track record together, and Transformers One gives Hemsworth and Johansson the chance to team up once more.

Both of the Marvel actors are huge stars in their own right. Chris Hemsworth is still portraying the MCU’s Thor, as well as cementing himself as a Netflix action star with the Extraction movies. Since Avengers: Endgame, Scarlett Johansson has become a two-time Oscar nominee and was most recently part of Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City ensemble. Alone, the two actors have each been in countless popular films and both actors are capable of attracting sizable moviegoing audiences. It is with their collaborations, however, that Hemsworth and Johansson achieve outstanding box office feats.

Transformers One Will Certainly Underperform By Hemsworth & Johansson’s Standards

The average box office of the previous Transformers movies is $7.1 million

It is doubtful that Transformers One can match the box office numbers that Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson are accustomed to. Transformers One will certainly redeem itself from the first animated Transformers movie in 1986, which bombed with just a little over $5.8 million at the box office. Even so, animated movies that gross over $1 billion are few and far between and are usually products of Disney, Pixar, or Illumination. Also taking into consideration how previous live-action Transformers movies have performed in theaters, it is plausible that Transformers One will be Hemsworth and Johansson’s lowest-grossing team-up.

When the first Michael Bay Transformers movie premiered in 2007, the franchise’s box office improved with each new release. Both Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction earned over $1 billion globally, but recent movies have not maintained that achievement. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts hit theaters in 2023 and only took home $438,966,392. The action-packed movie series is by no means performing poorly in theaters, but even the highest-grossing Transformers movie ($1,123,794,079) does not come close to the average box office of previous Hemsworth and Johansson movies.

Transformers One Can Still Be A Major Success For Hemsworth & Johansson

There’s a lot to look forward to in the new movie

Despite its low chances of meeting the box office standard for a Hemsworth and Johansson collaboration, Transformers One has all the ingredients to be a well-received addition to the Transformers franchise. The return to animation will be exciting for fans of the 1980s TV series, and already Scarlett Johansson has hyped up Transformers One’s animation style. When animated movies pull off unique art styles, it greatly helps their chances at the box office – just look at the high praise for the visuals in the Spider-Verse movies.

The upcoming Transformers movie will also cover a subject that has been overlooked in previous projects, focusing heavily on the relationship between Megatron and Optimus Prime. Most of the live-action Transformers movies take place on Earth with occasional scenes showing a glimpse into the other planet. Cybertron will be the setting for the majority of Transformers One, giving additional insight into the world of Autobots and Decepticons. This will help Transformers One really stand out among the many upcoming Transformers movies.

In addition to Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson, the rest of the Transformers One cast will be a huge draw and help the movie’s chances at the box office. Brian Tyree Henry will voice the infamous Decepticon leader, Megatron, while Keegan-Michael Key will voice the beloved Autobot, Bumblebee. Both actors have proven their voice-acting skills over the last year, Henry in Across the Spider-Verse, and Key in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Talented voice actors like these are key to successful animated movies, especially when these Transformers characters have such iconic voices in past movies.