'Transformers 3' Grosses $32.9M at Friday Box Office; Now Up to $97.6M as per sources

Saturday update:

Paramount's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" had a solid third full day at the domestic box office, grossing $32.9 million Friday, according to studio estimate.

The Friday performance gives the Michael Bay-directed sequel $97.6 million since it premiered with sneak peeks at 9 p.m. Tuesday.

After falling off the pace Thursday, the $200 million action film is back on track to meet pre-release projections that had the movie taking in about $180 million domestically in its first 6 1/2 days of release.

The third "Transformers" film is still way off the torrid pace set in 2009 by part-two installment "Revenge of the Fallen," which had $127.9 million after its first three days in theaters.

"Dark of the Moon" has made about 60 percent of its revenue from 3D engagements, a solid uptick for the format.