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‘Harry Potter’ Has Record $43.5 Million in Midnight Showings
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“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” scored a record $43.5 million in midnight and early morning ticket sales in North America, giving the Warner Bros. film a shot at a new weekend high.
The results suggest the Time Warner Inc. film may reach $80 million today, topping the $72.7 million Friday record set by “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” in November 2009, Hollywood.com Box-Office said in an e-mailed statement.