‘Harry Potter’ Sets Series Record With $125 Million
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“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1” opened with $125 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, a record for the boy-wizard series from Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros.
The opening was the sixth-best of all time, behind Warner Bros.’ “The Dark Knight,” which took in $158.4 million in 2008, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said yesterday in an e-mailed statement.