Don't deny it, deep down you knew this would happen. Harry Potter has rightfully taken Twilight's place as the franchise with most domestic box-office records... in just one weekend! I absolutely love Harry Potter and really don't care for sparkly vampires, so this comes as welcome news to me (sorry, twi-hards). In just three days, Deathly Hallows Part 2 has broken the records for the following: (previous record holders are in parentheses or brackets)
- Most money made from pre-ordering tickets (Fandango, Yahoo! Movies, etc.)
- Most money made through midnight showings (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse)
- Most successful first day (domestic) [The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]
- Most successful weekend (domestic) [The Dark Knight]
- Most successful weekend (international) [Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]
- Most successful weekend (worldwide) [Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince]
- Most successful weekend (England and Australia)
- Most successful IMAX weekend (domestic) [Alice In Wonderland]
- Most successful IMAX weekend (worldwide) [Transformers: Dark of the Moon]
Wow. My hands practically ache from typing all of that. You have to admit, all of those records in just three days is pretty impressive. Can the movie make a billion dollars? Will it dominate the world? Can Twilight top Harry this fall or next summer? Will The Dark Knight Rises get revenge on him for stealing their most successful weekend record? Can Harry keep the record all for himself? Am I asking way too many unnecessary questions? Of course!
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