Quote Originally Posted by Paulbot View Post
Paramount Australia's Facebook page posted a December 20 release date on 3 August

I'd trust them over IMDB
Thanks for that. I've shared it to our fb page too.

So it took Paramount Australia until August 6th to officially announce the Australian release date, just four months away... I wonder why it took so long.
IMDB isn't too bad for info though, and until ten days ago, the Australian release date (which was previously December 20th, and then later changed to December 26th), could have been from insider sources detailing preliminary dates. Otherwise, how would they have so many release dates listed before they are officially revealed, and any that are wrong, or have changed, at least IMDB is updated accordingly (the did have December 20th listed at one stage, so maybe it was Paramount who changed the date twice before officially adding it to promotional posters).

I find IMDB is a bit like a wiki - info comes in from all sorts of people, and is only as accurate as the most reliable source (until an official source releases the info).

(the other thing to be mindful of, is the release date can still change at any time before its release - sometimes by a few days like previous Transformers Movies, and in some rare occasions, by a several months)