One could argue it was the under-performance of "The Island" that led Michael Bay into the world of "Transformers" but whatever it was, Bay has not made a film outside of that franchise in eight years. The three films in that series collected $2.6 billion worldwide, however, giving him the freedom to take another risk in "Pain & Gain." And one week before the beginning of summer (considered a dumping ground before the big guns come out to play), the picture was able to capitalize on a tidy $20 million opening. The budget for "Pain & Gain" reported at $26 million, though you wonder how much of the gross is going Paramount's way, considering Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg trimmed their fees heavily for the sake of back-end dollars. It's something of a surprise that the studio couldn't convince more audiences to sample the film, given that both Johnson and Wahlberg have collected four $100 million global grossers in the last three years each (Wahlberg...
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