'Harry Potter Deathly Hallows: Part 2' retains UK box office lead

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has spent its second consecutive weekend at the UK box office summit.

The finale for JK Rowling's wizard series, which opened to a record-breaking £23 million, pulls in £8.5 million in ticket sales to claim the number one spot.

Pixar's latest release Cars 2, featuring the voice talents of Michael Caine and Owen Wilson, speeds into second place with £3.5 million. The total outpaces the £2.6 million collected by its predecessor Cars on its release in 2006.

Occupying third and fourth spots are comedies Horrible Bosses and Bridesmaids, while Transformers: Dark of the Moon completes the top five.

Elsewhere, Ewan McGregor's comedy-drama Beginners is the only other new release to chart in the top ten as it lands at number three.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - £8,523,417
2. (-) Cars 2 - £3,541,664
3. (-) Horrible Bosses - £2,077,239
4. (3) Bridesmaids - £1,022,982
5. (2) Transformers: Dark of the Moon - £931,334
6. (4) Kung Fu Panda 2 - £242,775
7. (5) The Guard - £220,498
8. (-) Beginners - £146,096
9. (7) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara - £138,926
10. (6) The Tree of Life - £114,521

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