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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 outpaced even the most generous prognostications this weekend, setting a new weekend record with an incredible $314 million at the foreign box office. That's 20 percent up on the previous record-holder, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and 32 percent up on Half-Blood Prince's series record. Including its stunning domestic take, Deathly Hallows Part 2 also eclipsed Half-Blood Prince to set the worldwide opening weekend record with an astronomical $483.2 million. That improved to $542.2 million through Monday ($18 million domestic plus $41 million overseas), and the movie set a new record by passing the half-billion dollar mark in just six days.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 added $18.04 million yesterday to bring its four-day total to $187.2 million. That tops The Dark Knight's $182.9 million four-day tally to set a new record, though the Batman is closing in quickly.

Working its final movie mojo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 soared into the record books with the highest-grossing opening weekend ever. The series finale drew $169.2 million on around 11,100 screens at 4,375 locations, dethroning The Dark Knight's $158.4 million. Woody Allen

On Friday, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 soared into the record books with the highest-grossing single day ever. The series finale drew an estimated $92.1 million on around 11,000 screens at 4,375 locations, dethroning The Twilight Saga: New Moon's $72.7 million.

Friday Update: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 decimated the midnight opening record last night, raking in $43.5 million at 3,800 locations. That alone would equal the 13th highest-grossing opening day ever. The previous midnight record holder was The Twilight Saga: Eclipse with $30 million at around 4,000 locations, followed by The Twilight Saga: New Moon with $26.3 million at 3,514 locations. The last Potter, Deathly Hallows Part 1, conjured a $24 million midnight start at 3,700 locations, while Half-Blood Prince logged $22.2 million at 3,003 locations and The Dark Knight nabbed $18.5 million at 3,040 locations. Deathly Hallows Part 2 more than quadrupled 2011's previous midnight best The Hangover Part II, which drew $10.4 million at 2,600 locations.

Saturday Update: On top of its record-setting domestic opening day, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 also had another huge day overseas. The movie added an estimated $75 million from 59 territories to bring its international total to $157.5 million. It set opening day records in the United Kingdom and Mexico with $14.8 million and $6.1 million, respectively, and also established new Harry Potter records in Japan ($5.7 million), Brazil ($4.4 million), Spain ($3.3 million) and Poland ($1.25 million). Its highest-grossing territory to date is Australia, where it has earned $16.6 million in three days.

It's not even out yet, but Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is already breaking records. Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that the Harry Potter finale has conjured over $32 million in advance ticket sales, setting a new pre-opening benchmark. Regal Entertainment Group alone claimed over $10 million for the 535 locations it operates, whlie MovieTickets.com has already sold more Deathly Hallows Part 2 tickets than for any other 2011 release, marking a 38 percent increase over Part 1.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon ruled the foreign box office again, drawing $94.7 million in 58 holdover markets over the weekend. The robo-threequel's total climbed to $395.7 million (through Monday), which was the third highest of 2011 so far, and it will shoot past Kung Fu Panda 2 by Wednesday to claim second for the year. Add in its domestic tally, and Dark of the Moon's worldwide sum stood at $662.6 million, slotting 47th on the all-time chart.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon held on to first place in its second weekend, and actually showed some improvement over the last Transformers installment. Among openers, Horrible Bosses extended the winning streak for R-rated comedies this Summer, while Zookeeper wound up in third on middling results. Overall box office was off around 19 percent from the same period last year, when Despicable Me debuted to a huge $56.4 million.Jason SudeikisCharlie DayJason BatemanJennifer AnistonKevin SpaceyColin FarrellAdam SandlerCameron DiazTom HanksSelena GomezWoody Allen

As expected, the weekend's two new comedies couldn't slow down Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which easily retained the top spot on Friday. Despite settling for second, Horrible Bosses got off to a competent start, but the same couldn't be said for Zookeeper, which floundered in its debut. Michael BayKevin James

Transformers: Dark of the Moon tore past the $500 million worldwide mark yesterday, which was its ninth day in theaters. That broke the ten-day record held by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Those movies went on to earn $963.4 million and $1.014 billion (and counting), respectively, which looks like a good target range for Dark of the Moon.

This weekend, a family comedy dukes it out with an adult comedy, but both are likely to debut in the shadow of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Zookeeper goes to over 4,500 screens at 3,482 locations, while Horrible Bosses punches in on around 3,600 screens at 3,062 locations. Jennifer AnistonJason BatemanJason SudeikisCharlie DayKevin SpaceyColin FarrellJamie FoxxKevin James

Coming off record high grosses in April and May, the box office stumbled a bit in June. At just over $1 billion, business was off five percent from last year, ranking as the fifth highest-grossing (and fifth billion-dollar) June ever.

Paramount Pictures International had plenty of reason to celebrate this holiday weekend: on top of its strong domestic start, the third installment of the Transformers franchise debuted to a massive $219.8 million overseas. That's one of the biggest-grossing foreign starts ever and ranked second this year behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which finally passed the coveted $1 billion worldwide mark on Saturday. Johnny Depp

This weekend, Transformers: Dark of the Moon dominated the box office with an estimated $97.5 million on approximately 9,300 screens at 4,013 locations (an estimated $116.4 million for the four-day weekend). In the process, the robo-threequel rocked the Independence Day weekend gross record, eclipsing Spider-Man 2's $88.2 million, and socked Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for the top-grossing weekend crown of 2011 so far. The Friday-to-Sunday opening salvos of Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were $70.5 million and $109 million, respectively. Cameron DiazTom HanksJulia RobertsJudd Apatow

On Friday, Transformers: Dark of the Moon dominated the box office with an estimated $32.9 million on approximately 9,300 screens at 4,013 locations. That ranked as the third highest-grossing non-opening Friday of all time behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($36.7 million) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith ($33.5 million). Cameron DiazTom HanksJulia RobertsJudd Apatow

The Transformers franchise fell back with the debut of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The robo-sequel made $37.3 million on Wednesday, and, while that ranked as the sixth highest-grossing Wednesday opening ever and was the top-grossing opening day of 2011 so far (beating Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), it paled compared to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and likely yielded fewer viewers than the first Transformers.

Cars 2 quickly raced in to first place overseas this weekend, and the numbers, at least initially, may have commercially validated Disney-Pixar's decision to give the sequel a drastic international makeover. Another animated sequel, Kung Fu Panda 2, wasn't far behind, while Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides moved ever closer to the coveted $1 billion mark. James CameronCameron DiazJ.J. AbramsSteven Spielberg

Pixar's reliability was on display again with the roll-out of Cars 2. The manufacturer's latest model generated its 12th No. 1 opening in a row with a $66.1 million haul over the weekend. Moviegoers were also hot for Bad Teacher as well, but Green Lantern flamed out. Jim CarreyWoody Allen

On Friday, Pixar's reliability was on display again with the roll-out of Cars 2. The manufacturer's latest model posted an estimated $25.7 million out of the gate, but many moviegoers were hot for Bad Teacher as well. Jim CarreyWoody Allen