The final installment of the Harry Potter franchise is saying goodbye to Harry and his Wizard friends in style by selling a staggering $476 million in tickets around the world over the weekend. Here are some other records Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has crushed along the way since its premiere Friday:
- The biggest-ever midnight premiere gross ($43.5 million) – surpassing the $72.7 million generated by The Twilight Saga: New Moon in 2009.
- The biggest-ever single day haul ($92.1 million).
- The biggest-ever IMAX opening ($15.5 million).
- The biggest-ever opening three-day total ($168.8 million) – The Dark Knight previously held that record with $158.4 million.