‘Transformers’ Retains Top Spot At Box Office

Alright movie goers, which movie did you go see this weekend?  Transformers held on to the top spot again this week but here is the top 5 movies of this past week.

Boosted by unexpectedly strong word-of-mouth and generous reviews, ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon‘ was number one for the second weekend in a row, becoming the top-grossing movie of 2011 thus far with a total take of $261.0 million.

Coming in second, the Jennifer Aniston-featured dark comedy ‘Horrible Bosses‘ earned an estimated $28.1 million, while the family flick ‘Zookeeper’ came in third with $21.0 million.

Here’s a recap of all five of this weekend’s top box-office earners.

1) ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ – $47.0 million (4,088 screens), $261.0 million total

2) ‘Horrible Bosses’ – $28.1 million (3,040 screens), new release

3) ‘Zookeeper’ – $21.0 million (3,482 screens), new release

4) ‘Cars 2′ – $15.2 million (3,990 screens), $148.8 million total

5) ‘Bad Teacher’ – $9.0 million (2,962 screens), $78.8 million total

via Weekend Box Office: ‘Transformers’ Retains Top Spot - TSM Interactive.