The first film grossed over $700 million worldwide and DeSanto gave birth to another franchise. "Transformers" is the first live-action franchise for DreamWorks and Paramount's largest moneymaking series in its history. DeSanto returned as producer of ' in 2009 and the film became the biggest moneymaker of the year with over $800 million in box office alone. DeSanto also produced ', and ', both grossing over $1.1 billion worldwide. ', produced by DeSanto as well, earned over $600 million in the box office.