The
latest Harry Potter film has broken five UK box office records, according to
Warner Bros.
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 now holds the record for the biggest
three-day opening and the biggest single day in ticket sales.
It
also had the biggest Friday, Saturday and Sunday openings in the UK to date.
The
film made $29 million over the three-day weekend, taking $9 million Friday, $11
million Saturday and $9 million on Sunday.
The
records were previously held by Quantum of Solace and Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire respectively.
Quantum
of Solace held the biggest three day opening and biggest Friday sales with $24
million and $8 million respectively.
Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire held the previous records for biggest single day
and the biggest Saturday with $9 million and the biggest Sunday with $8 million.
The
latest Harry Potter movie has also beaten the previous opening record for the
franchise in the US and Canada.
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 took $125.1m at the US weekend box
office, taking it straight to the top of the chart.
The first Harry Potter film was
released in 2001
The
previous best weekend debut in the series was $102.7m for Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire in 2005.
The
latest Potter movie, the first of two final films, has now made $330m in global
ticket sales.
Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is the penultimate instalment in the
fantasy film franchise.
The
books’ creator JK Rowling said David Yates’ film – the seventh in the series –
was her favourite so far.
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