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Box Office: Will 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' beat the 'New Moon' record?
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It's no surprise that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" dominated the box office this weekend. Fans dressed as Harry, Snape, and Luna Lovegood lined up outside theaters for access to midnight screenings across the country -- in fact, those midnight screenings alone raked in $24 million. "Harry's" Friday total amounted to an estimated $61.1 million, which gives the film a strong projection for the weekend... and a fighting chance at breaking the November opening-weekend record set by "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" last year.
Films in the "Potter" franchise have typically done extremely well throughout Saturday and Sunday on their opening weekends because of the appeal to children, though many reviewers have suggested that "Deathly Hallows" may not be the most kid-friendly fare.
To best "New Moon," the movie will have to rake in $142.8 by midnight on Sunday.
Will you be hitting theaters this weekend? Take a peek at Friday's Top 10 below and let us know your pick.
1. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" - $61.1 million
2. "Unstoppable" - $4m
3. "Megamind" - $3.7m
4. "Due Date" - $2.9m
5. "The Next Three Days" - $2.2m
6. "Morning Glory" - $1.6m
7. "Skyline" - $1m
8. "Red" - $720,000
9. "For Colored Girls" - $675,000
10. "Fair Game" - $375,000
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You're entire article is incorrect. I'm sorry but New Moon does not have the record for biggest opening weekend. At all. Nor did it ever. The record was set by The Dark Knight back in 2008 with $158,411,483. New Moon doesn't even have second place. That's Spider-Man 3 with $151,116,516. New Moon is only third. I'm not sure what made you think that New Moon held that record at all. Just a suggestion, make sure your facts are correct before you suggest a movie breaking a record that doesn't exist. Nice try, Pop2it.
it better o_o
Harry potter being beaten by twilight? *shudders*
Those movies didn't open in November. New Moon holds the record for November releases. It's honestly just a stupid way to compare the two franchises yet again.
@Cole...I don't know anything about the records..but the article states that New Moon holds the record for a November opening, not all-time records.
" the November opening-weekend record set by "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" last year."