While the new HARRY POTTER flick unsurprisingly took the #1 spot – in fact, it had the highest opening weekend ever with $168.5 million – Michael Bay’s TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON held on strong to the #2 position. It made $21 million, bringing its 3-week total gross over the $300 million mark – making it the first film of 2011 to do so.
J.J. Abrams’ SUPER 8 brought in around $2 million to claim the #9 spot. With a 60% drop off, this will likely be its last week in the Top 10. Beyond that, Matthew Vaughn’s X-MEN: FIRST CLASS made another $625,000 for the #15 spot.
Next week we’ll see how Joe Johnston’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER opens against HARRY POTTER’s second weekend. Mike Cahill’s sci-fi/drama ANOTHER EARTH also opens in New York and Los Angeles.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
| 1. Harry Potter 8 | $ 169 Million | NEW |
| 2. Transformers 3 | $ 21.3 Million | $ 303 Million |
| 3. Horrible Bosses | $ 17.6 Million | $ 60.0 Million |
| 4. Zookeeper | $ 12.3 Million | $ 42.4 Million |
| 5. Cars 2 | $ 8.3 Million | $ 165 Million |
| 6. Winnie the Pooh | $ 8.0 Million | NEW |
| 7. Bad Teacher | $ 5.2 Million | $ 88.5 Million |
| 8. Larry Crowne | $ 2.6 Million | $ 31.6 Million |
| 9. Super 8 | $ 1.9 Million | $ 122 Million |
| 10. Midnight in Paris | $ 1.9 Million | $ 41.8 Million |