I try not to post too many reminders about what a genius I am, because I figure that’s old news for most of my readers. But sometimes it’s unavoidable. Times like when I choose Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 for our fantasy summer box office contest and it has the biggest opening of all time, not that I’m bragging (*puts on bling ‘SUCK IT’ necklace*). Its $168.55 million smashed The Dark Knight’s previous, $154.8 million record.  HP also broke the foreign record with $307 million overseas, up 18% from the previous record holder, Pirates 4. 61% of that came from higher-priced 3D showings, which also helped. All told, it’s made $475.55 million so far. In related news, I hear your mom earned enough to pay for dinner and only had to blow three truckers. It’s all relative.

HP also had a steepest-of-all-time Friday-to-Saturday decline of 53%, which continues the phenomenon of mega-frontloaded Harry Potter films. It’s not enough to see it, you have to be there opening night. I guess that’s so some punk-ass muggle doesn’t spoil the ending for you. Additional fun fact: Harry Potter accounted for two out every three movie tickets sold this weekend.

As a franchise, Harry Potter has now grossed $2.177 billion, and it’s on the brink of eclipsing Star Wars’ $2.218 billion to become the top-grossing franchise in history. In terms of estimated attendance, though, the eight Potter movies have had 57 percent of the impact of the seven Star Wars movies. Star Wars even wins on this front when just its initial releases are counted. However, Harry Potter has earned its place in the pantheon with remarkably consistent blockbuster performances. After Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the sequels’ maximum attendance difference was less than 20 percent. That first movie, though, should remain the best-attended, even as Deathly Hallows Part 2 becomes the top-grossing entry. [BoxOfficeMojo]

I’ve got your top ten and Fantasy Box Office standings below, while I savor my impending victory.

This weekend:

This Week
Last WeekTitle
Weekend Gross% ChangeTheater Count / ChangeAverageTotal GrossBudget*Week #
1NHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2$168,550,000-4,375-$38,526$168,550,000-1
21Transformers: Dark of the Moon$21,250,000-54.9%3,917-171$5,425$302,800,000$1953
32Horrible Bosses$17,630,000-37.7%3,134+94$5,625$60,002,000$352
43Zookeeper$12,300,000-38.7%3,482-$3,532$42,352,000$802
54Cars 2$8,344,000-45.1%3,249-741$2,568$165,326,000$2004
6NWinnie the Pooh$8,000,000-2,405-$3,326$8,000,000$301
75Bad Teacher$5,200,000-41.7%2,659-303$1,956$88,505,000$204
86Larry Crowne$2,573,000-56.7%2,287-689$1,125$31,628,000$303
97Super 8$1,925,000-60.2%1,459-833$1,319$122,242,000$506
1011Midnight in Paris$1,891,000-28.2%706-113$2,678$41,793,000$309

All Time Opening Weekends (Domestic):

RankTitle
StudioOpening*% of TotalTheatersAvg.Total Gross^Date**
1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2WB$168,550,000100.0%4,375$38,526$168,550,0007/15/2011
2The Dark KnightWB$158,411,48329.7%4,366$36,283$533,345,3587/18/2008
3Spider-Man 3Sony$151,116,51644.9%4,252$35,540$336,530,3035/4/2007
4The Twilight Saga: New MoonSum.$142,839,13748.2%4,024$35,497$296,623,63411/20/2009
5Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s ChestBV$135,634,55432.0%4,133$32,817$423,315,8127/7/2006
6Iron Man 2Par.$128,122,48041.0%4,380$29,252$312,433,3315/7/2010
7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1WB$125,017,37242.4%4,125$30,307$295,001,07011/19/2010
8Shrek the ThirdP/DW$121,629,27037.7%4,122$29,507$322,719,9445/18/2007
9Alice in Wonderland (2010)BV$116,101,02334.7%3,728$31,143$334,191,1103/5/2010
10Spider-ManSony$114,844,11628.4%3,615$31,768$403,706,3755/3/2002

Fantasy Box Office Standings:

Vince’s Picks:

1. Harry Potter ($168.5 million opening)
2. X-Men: First Class ($55.1 million)
3. Green Lantern ($53 million)
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
BOMB PICK: The Change Up

Running Total: $276.6 million

Ben’s (The Ear Rapist) Picks:

1. Cars 2 ($66 million)
2. Super 8 ($35.45 million)
3. Zookeeper ($21 million)
4. Friends with Benefits
BOMB PICK: The Smurfs

Running Total: $122.45

Brendan’s (Human Giant) Picks:

1. Transformers 3 ($98 million)
2. Captain America
3. Bad Teacher ($31 million)
4. Mr. Popper’s Penguins ($18.2 million)
BOMB PICK: Green Lantern ($200 million production budget minus $53 million gross = -$147 million)

Running Total: $347.2 million $294.2 million (never mind, I origianlly added the wrong number for this)

Bret’s (Grumpiest Man Alive) Picks:

1. Cowboys and Aliens
2. Smurfs
3. Spy Kids 4
4. Horrible Bosses ($28 million)
BOMB PICK: Transformers 3 ($195 million budget minus $98 million opening = – $97 million. A surprisingly decent pick).

Running Total: $125 million

Even with Harry Potter, I think Brendan’s still taking this. My bomb pick plus Rise of the Planet of the Apes have to beat Captain America by $71 million $21 million, and that seems like a long shot. Weak, dude. I don’t want to have to return this necklace, it’s already broken in. UPDATE: Yes, I added his numbers wrong the first time. It’s going to be close.