Harry Potter smashes US box office records

The final instalment of the Harry Potter films smashed all box office records by selling over $168 million in tickets over the weekend, the best ever three-day opening in North America, distributor Warner Bros. said Sunday.

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REUTERS - The final "Harry Potter" film shattered box office records with $168.6 million in ticket sales over its debut weekend, the best three-day opening ever in the United States and Canada, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday.

The staggering sum for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," beat the previous record of $158.4 million over the initial three days for the 2008 Batman movie, "The Dark Knight."

The eighth film in the series about a teenage wizard and his friends battling against evil also set records for the largest opening-day domestic sales total, largest midnight screenings and largest opening on giant IMAX screens.

The movie took in an average $38,526 on more than 4,300 screens, according to Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc. It was the first "Potter" film also released in 3D.

"Harry Potter," already the highest-grossing film franchise ever with over $6.4 billion in global ticket sales, is based on the novels of British author J.K. Rowling.

The massive numbers for "Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" showed the story still enchants audiences a decade after Harry's first film adventure was released. "It's become a cultural event," said Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros.

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Date created : 17/07/2011

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by joseph walker (not verified) - 20/07/2011 - 17:12

Hello probably the french braindead in france24.com did not like my pervious comment,not to worry a lot of semi-illterate half wits,brain dead in our media and broadcasting in Britain and the west do not like my comments

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by joseph walker (not verified) - 20/07/2011 - 10:39

Nothing new ,the planet is full of empty headed humans ,or the walking brain dead in society.Bet the broadcasters and media were excited .something in tune with they intelligence.