Weekend Box Office: 7/15-7/17/11

Finally, a couple of box office stories worth noting. Harry Potter 8 took the opening weekend record from The Dark Knight. Woody Allen has his biggest hit of all time. R-rated comedies continue to make money while 90s movie stars can't. Cars 2 has passed A Bug's Life so it won't be the lowest Pixar grosser. But it ain't great. At least there's always the merch.

Title/Gross/%Change/Total

1. Harry Potter 8: 168.6 mil / NEW
2. Transformers 3: 21.2 mil / -55% / 303 mil
3. Horrible Bosses: 17.6 mil / -38% / 60 mil
4. Zookeeper: 12.3 mil / -39% / 42 mil
5. Cars 2: 8.3 mil / -45% / 165 mil
6. Winnie the Pooh: 8 mil / NEW
7. Bad Teacher: 5.2 mil / -42% / 89 mil
8. Larry Crowne: 2.6 mil / -57% / 32 mil
9. Super 8: 1.9 mil / -60% / 122 mil
10. Midnight in Paris: 1.9 mil / -28% / 42 mil
11. Bridesmaids: 1.7 mil / -36% / 161 mil
12. Mr. Popper's Penguins: 1.4 mil / -57% / 61 mil
13. Monte Carlo: 1.3 mil / -66% / 20 mil
14. Green Lantern: 1.3 mil -60% / 113 mil