Looks like that whole “it all ends” deal and the finale of the franchise was enough to give even the successful Harry Potter franchise just that little extra kick – as the big farewell to the boy (well, young man) wizard smashed opening records across the pond – not to mention around the world – as Deathly Hallows: Part 2 launched with $168.5 million.
That means Harry now has the top spot on the all-time opening weekend list, pushing The Dark Knight down to second (not counting all those cheaty films that open on a Wednesday or Thursday). Bruce Wayne and co have some work ahead of them if they want to snatch the crown back.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon dropped to second, making $21.250 in its third week of release. **Horrible Bosses **was third with $17.6 million and Zookeeper was fourth with $12.3 million. Cars 2 rounded off the top five, taking $8.3 million this weekend for a $165.3 million US total to date.
Disney won’t be quite so pleased with **Winnie the Pooh’**s return to cinemas, since the loveable bear could only rustle up $8 million. Still, given Pooh’s slim $30 million budget compared to the Pixar pic’s $200 million price tag, there’s not quite as much cash needed to make a profit…
In seventh place we find Bad Teacher, as the comedy took $5.2 million. Larry Crowne was eighth with $2.5 million, Super 8 was at ninth with $1.9 million and Midnight in Paris continued its successful run with $1.8 million in 10th.
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