Weekend Box Office

1. Transformers 3 - $47.03 million ($261) - 2 wks (Par) -52%
. . . 4088 screens / $11,503
2. Horrible Bosses - $28.1 - 1 wk (NL)
. . . 3040 / $9247
3. Zookeeper - $21 - 1 wk (Sony)
. . . 3482 / $6031
4. Cars 2 - $15.21 ($148.83) - 3 wks (BV) -42.1%
. . . 3990 / $3812
5. Bad Teacher - $9 ($78.76) - 3 wks (Sony) -38%
. . . 2962 / $3038
6. Larry Crowne - $6.26 ($26.53) - 2 wks (U) -52.2%
. . . 2976 / $2105
7. Super 8 - $4.83 ($118.06) - 5 wks (Par) -39.1%
. . . 2292 / $2105
8. Monte Carlo - $3.8 ($16.13) - 2 wks (Fox) -49%
. . . 2473 / $1537
9. Green Lantern - $3.13 ($109.71) - 4 wks (WB) -52.3%
. . . 2015 / $1551
10. Mr. Popper's Penguins - $2.85 ($57.75) - 4 wks (Fox) -48.5%
. . . 1996 / $1428
11. Bridesmaids - $2.76 ($158.19) - 9 wks (U) -24.2%
. . . 1102 / $2506
12. Midnight in Paris - $2.71 ($38.65) - 8 wks (SPC) -24.4%
. . . 819 / $3304
13. X-Men: First Class - $1.48 ($142.09) - 6 wks (Fox) -50%
. . . 847 / $1741
14. The Hangover Part II - $1.19 ($250.8) - 7 wks (WB) -50.5%
. . . 835 / $1419
15. Pirates of Caribbean 4 - $1.09 ($236.28) - 8 wks (BV) -50.4%
. . . 622 / $1748

Transformers 3's continued rule is no surprise, but Horrible Bosses has to be happy with getting $28 million to open under its shadow. Sony, meanwhile, has to be wondering if they should tried a different weekend for Zookeeper. It's doing Popper's Penguins numbers, and that's barely going to break even. $200 million is starting to look doubtful for a domestic cumulative for Cars 2, but it's doing great overseas, as in Transformers 3. Cars 2, TF 3, and Green Lantern all had about the same production budget; which one would you rather sink your money into? I think WB talk of a sequel for GL will fizzle out.

This is the summer of the R-rated comedy. Bridesmaids, Hangover II, Bad Teacher, Horrible Bosses... all turning profits. Will Friends with Benefits, The Change-Up, and 30 Minutes or Less be able to keep it going? We'll see.

Meanwhile the finale of Harry Potter opens next week, as well as the much more modest Winnie the Pooh.