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'Harry Potter' shatters midnight box office records with $43.5 million
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Muggles turned out en masse for midnight showings of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" -- the final installment in the series of movies based on J.K. Rowling's popular boy wizard books.The movie took in $43.5 million in ticket sales at Friday's first midnight screenings and, according to The Wrap, sold out many theaters across the country.
"Deathly Hallows Part 2" smashed the previous record set in 2009 by "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."
Based on the first numbers, the movie could be on track to become the highest grossing domestic opener of all time. "The Dark Knight" set the current record in 2008 with a $158.4 million opening weekend.
Are you planning on seeing "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" this weekend?
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It was an amazing and fitting end to a wonderful series. Absolutely worth the exhaustion I feel today.
Yes. Can't wait. Going on Sunday..
405 freeway will be closed here in Los Angeles. But im still gonna go!!!
yup cant hardly wait
Everybody dies.
Oops, spoiler.
Saw it last night, it was awesome.
i can't wait to see it... best way to experience it imax 3D.
Proud to be part of that $43.5 million. What a superb film that satisfies on every level. Don't see it in 3D, though. You don't get anything more out of it than you would in 2D. I'm going again on Sunday and then I'm seeing it in IMAX in Orlando on Thursday.
It was amazing and I have plans to see it again.
It would have made a lot more if there were more screenings. In the theaters in my town alone, all the 20+ midnight showings were completely sold out and there were still lines around the building of disappointed people hoping to get tickets.