With a final spell cast on moviegoers, the last film in the fantasy series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 [HPOT8] banked a record $168.6 million for the best opening weekend ever smashing the$158.4 million mark set by The Dark Knight in 2008. The teen wizard also captured the single-day record on Friday at $92.1 million, before falling 53% on Saturday. Deathly Hallows Part 2 was the first film in the franchise to be in 3D, which accounted for 43% of the gross. The audience skewed slightly female at 54%. As fans rushed out to watch the final film, Deathly Hallows Part 2 may be even more frontloaded than the previous installments.
After two weekends at the top, Transformers: Dark of the Moon [TFRM3] steps down to second at $21.3 million. The Autobots and Decepticons have amassed $302.8 milion.
Horrible Bosses [HRBOS] held up exceptionally well in its second weekend, declining just 38% to $17.6 million for third place. Zookeeper [ZOOKP] also maanged a respectable 39% drop to $12.3 million in its sophomore frame.
The weekend's other new wide release, Winnie the Pooh [WPOOH] nabbed $8.0 million to debut in sixth overall. Families comprised 85% of the audience, which should result in long legs.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT. 2 | $168,550,000 | $168,550,000 |
| 2 | TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON | $21,250,000 | $302,800,000 |
| 3 | HORRIBLE BOSSES | $17,630,000 | $60,002,000 |
| 4 | ZOOKEEPER | $12,300,000 | $42,352,000 |
| 5 | CARS 2 | $8,344,000 | $165,326,000 |
| 6 | WINNIE THE POOH | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 7 | BAD TEACHER | $5,200,000 | $88,500,000 |
| 8 | LARRY CROWNE | $2,572,875 | $31,627,885 |
| 9 | SUPER 8 | $1,925,000 | $122,242,000 |
| 10 | MIDNIGHT IN PARIS | $1,890,585 | $41,792,695 |
| 11 | BRIDESMAIDS | $1,682,960 | $161,290,335 |
| 12 | MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS | $1,350,000 | $61,454,661 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): HPOT8, TFRM3, HRBOS, ZOOKP, WPOOH