Monday, July 18, 2011

Laughing All The Way To Gringott's Bank

The final Harry Potter film has broken all kinds of records this weekend, and Warner Bros. isn't complaining one bit.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2,” the final movie in the series based on J.K. Rowling’s books about a boy wizard, opened with a record $168.6 million in weekend ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada.

The film, in which the title character meets his nemesis Lord Voldemort in a final showdown, also set records of $43.5 million for midnight showings and $92.1 million in single-day sales on July 15, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement.

“Deathly Hallows 2” ends a series that has generated more than $6.62 billion in worldwide ticket sales for Warner Bros. as of July 15, according to Box Office Mojo. The film, the first in the series to be shown completely in 3-D, is getting a lift from higher prices charged for the three-dimensional format and its placement in more Imax theaters.

The film’s performance was “phenomenal,” said Brandon Gray, editor of Boxofficemojo.com, a website that tracks box- office performance. 

Yeah, back that up.  The Harry Potter film series has grossed $6.62 billion, and will certainly top $7 billion before it ends.  Now that's some serious magic in the works folks, and Warner Bros. is going to be sad it's gone.

Me, I'm waiting for the inevitable Blu-Ray box set.  Preferably on a day Amazon decides to have one of their little massive sales.

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