Top 10 highest-grossing films of 2011 (10 images)

Could anyone have been expected to beat out the finale to the "Harry Potter" series at the box office? Many tried, and some came close, but "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" managed to take the lead. Find out what else audiences flocked to at cinemas worldwide with the top 10 highest-grossing films of 2011.

The grand finale of the Harry Potter franchise takes first place with $1.3 billion worldwide and grossing a staggering $169 million in its opening weekend. UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh

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The third movie so far in the Transformers series, "Dark of the Moon" takes second place making $1.12 billion worldwide and $97 million during its opening weekend. UPI/Keizo Mori

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Captain Jack Sparrow's fourth time on the big screen earned the Pirates of the Caribbean series $1.04 billion worldwide and $90 million the opening weekend. UPI/David Silpa

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The Fast and the Furious' fourth film takes the fourth place making $626 million worldwide and $86 million in its opening weekend. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

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