It’s going to be a fascinating weekend at the box-office with the launch of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” so keep checking back here for updates as they happen.
Friday Morning Update: The first domestic figures are in with DH2 pulling in $ 43.5 million from 3,800 locations for Thursday midnight screenings alone, easily topping previous record holder “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” with $ 30 million in midnight shows. IMAX theaters took in over $ 2 million in midnight business alone.
Globally the film is already at $ 105.1 million after two days, that figure is expected to skyrocket by the end of the weekend.
Saturday Morning Update: Wow. DH7.2 pulled in an absolutely incredible $ 92.1 million on Friday, a figure that includes that $ 43.5 million in midnight screenings. Without question that’s the single biggest opening day figure of all time, easily ahead of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” with $ 72.7 million.
Eyes now turn towards Saturday and the question of whether the film can top the $ 51.3 million that “Spider-Man 3” earned on its opening weekend Saturday to claim the ‘biggest second day of release’ record. Rough estimates have Potter sitting at around $ 180 million for the three-day weekend.
Sunday Morning Update: Still to come.
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