Weekend Box Office Report: ‘Harry Potter’ Scatters Box Office Records

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 shattered box office records on its way to #1 at the box office this weekend grossed an opening weekend-record $168.6 million for the top spot, blowing away the record held by The Dark Knight since 2008. Transformers: Dark of the Moon dropped to the #2 spot in its third weekend with $21.3 million. Horrible Bosses went down a spot to #3 in its second weekend bringing in $17.6 million. The Zookeeper slipped to #4 in its second weekend with $12.3 million. Cars 2 fell to #5 in its fourth weekend with $8.3 million.

BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – $168.3 million ($168.3 million total)
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon – $21.3 million ($302.8 million total)
3. Horrible Bosses – $17.6 million ($60 million total)
4. The Zookeeper – $12.3 million ($42.4 million total)
5. Cars 2 – $8.3 million ($165.3 million total)
6. Winnie the Pooh – $8 million ($8 million total)
7. Bad Teacher – $5.2 million ($88.5 million total)
8. Larry Crowne – $2.6 million ($31.6 million total)
9. Super 8 – $1.9 million ($122.2 million total)
10. Midnight in Paris – $1.9 million ($41.8 million total)