“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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