Berita Unik Seputar Dunia: “Harry Potter” rings up record $476 million globally

7.18.2011

“Harry Potter” rings up record $476 million globally

7/18/2011 Diposting oleh Muhamad Rian Santoso

Thank you for using rssforward.com! This service has been made possible by all our customers. In order to provide a sustainable, best of the breed RSS to Email experience, we've chosen to keep this as a paid subscription service. If you are satisfied with your free trial, please sign-up today. Subscriptions without a plan would soon be removed. Thank you!

Harry Potter rings up record $476 million globally

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The final “Harry Potter” film shattered box office records with $168.6 million in ticket sales over its debut weekend, the best three-day opening ever in the United States and Canada, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday.

The staggering sum for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2,” beat the previous record of $158.4 million over the initial three days for the 2008 Batman movie, “The Dark Knight.”

The eighth film in the series about a teenage wizard and his friends battling against evil also set records for the largest opening-day domestic sales total, largest midnight screenings and largest opening on giant IMAX screens.

The movie took in an average $38,526 on more than 4,300 screens, according to Warner Bros. It was the first “Potter” film also released in 3D.

“Harry Potter,” already the highest-grossing film franchise ever with over $6.4 billion in global ticket sales, is based on the novels of British author J.K. Rowling.

The massive numbers for “Deathly Hallows — Part 2″ showed the story still enchants audiences a decade after Harry’s first film adventure was released. “It’s become a cultural event,” said Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros.

(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte and Eric Beech)

source: Yahoo Movies

Berita Lain:

+ Arsip Berita Indonesia - “Harry Potter” rings up record $476 million globally.