Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was expected to easily take the top weekend spot, but it also had the biggest weekend opening in box office history, earning $168 million. The previous record was held by The Dark Knight, which earned $158 million in its first weekend.
Since opening, Transformers: Dark of the Moon has earned a total of $302 million and placed second this weekend. Horrible Bosses continues the trend of successful R-rated comedies, placing third with $17.6 million this week. The big opening next week is Captain America: The First Avenger. Here is the top 10 box office results for this weekend:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - $168,550,000
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon - $21,250,000
3. Horrible Bosses - $17,630,000
4. Zookeeper - $12,300,000
5. Cars 2 - $8,344,000
6. Winnie the Pooh - $8,000,000
7. Bad Teacher - $5,200,000
8. Larry Crowne - $2,573,000
9. Super 8 - $1,925,000
10. Midnight in Paris - $1,891,000
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