Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (filmofilia.com)

There’s no trick, but Harry Potter’s latest franchise movie made a pretty magical return, as it sat at the weekend’s No. 1 spot straight after opening!

The newest chapter, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ raked in a whopping 125.1 million dollars opening weekend. It is the second biggest opening of the year, behind “Iron Man 2″ (with $128.1 million), and the sixth-biggest in Hollywood history, behind the likes of “Twilight: New Moon” and all-time record-holder, “The Dark Knight.”

The movie, which is based on the final installment of the series of best-selling books by author J.K. Rowling, collected more than $30,000 per theater in just over 4,100 U.S. and Canadian venues. It also cast a spell in more than 50 countries and collected $330 million in global ticket sales, since Friday’s sold-out midnight shows.

The seventh movie’s revenue is so much bigger compared to six previous “Harry Potter” films, that ‘only’ collected $5.4 billion globally for the Warner Bros studio. Ahead of the weekend, the studio said it expected “Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ to break the $100 million barrier in the United States and Canada, while some box office watchers speculated it could reach as high as $150 million. Hey, it was close!

Meanwhile, last week’s champ, animation comedy “Megamind,” came in second with $16.2 million, just ahead of action flick “Unstoppable” with $13.1 million. Rounding out the top five films in the United States and Canada were comedy “Due Date,” in the No. 4 spot with $9.1 million, and behind it was the debut of the Russell Crowe drama, “The Next Three Days,” with $6.8 million.

Here’s the complete top ten of weekend’s top-grossing films, per Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:
1. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” $125.1 million.
2. “Megamind,” $16.2 million.
3. “Unstoppable,” $13.1 million.
4. “Due Date,” $9.2 million.
5. “The Next Three Days,” $6.8 million.
6. “Morning Glory,” $5.2 million.
7. “Skyline,” $3.4 million.
8. “Red,” $2.5 million.
9. “For Colored Girls,” $2.4 million.
10. “Fair Game,” $1.5 million.

Well done, Harry Potter!

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