Michael Bay
Biography
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action movies with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors.
He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Peter Cullen 5
- Josh Duhamel 4
- Hugo Weaving 3
- Mark Wahlberg 3
- Shia LaBeouf 3
- Tyrese Gibson 3
- Ben Affleck 2
- Ed Harris 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 1.9 bi Total budget from 15 film(s) with data
- US$ 6.5 bi Total box office from 14 film(s) with data
- US$ 124 mi Average budget from 15 film(s) with data
- US$ 465 mi Average box office from 14 film(s) with data
- 6.6 Average rating from 15 film(s) with data
- 3.8× Return on investment from 14 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambulance
|
2022 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 52 mi | 6.6 |
6 Underground
|
2019 | US$ 150 mi | — | 6.3 |
Transformers: The Last Knight
|
2017 | US$ 217 mi | US$ 605 mi | 6.1 |
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
|
2016 | US$ 50 mi | US$ 69 mi | 7.3 |
Transformers: Age of Extinction
|
2014 | US$ 210 mi | US$ 1.1 bi | 6.0 |
Pain & Gain
|
2013 | US$ 25 mi | US$ 87 mi | 6.3 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
|
2011 | US$ 195 mi | US$ 1.1 bi | 6.2 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
2009 | US$ 200 mi | US$ 836 mi | 6.2 |
Transformers
|
2007 | US$ 150 mi | US$ 710 mi | 6.8 |
The Island
|
2005 | US$ 126 mi | US$ 163 mi | 6.7 |
Bad Boys II
|
2003 | US$ 130 mi | US$ 273 mi | 6.7 |
Pearl Harbor
|
2001 | US$ 140 mi | US$ 449 mi | 6.9 |
Armageddon
|
1998 | US$ 140 mi | US$ 554 mi | 6.8 |
The Rock
|
1996 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 335 mi | 7.2 |
Bad Boys
|
1995 | US$ 19 mi | US$ 141 mi | 6.8 |
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
|
1993 | — | — | 7.2 |
OutRun
|
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