“Deathly Hallows: Part 1” Takes In $125.1M Domestically, $330.1M Worldwide Opening Weekend

Nov 21, 2010

Posted by: EdwardTLC

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The “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” has taken the top spot at the box office this weekend, for the latest film grossed a total of $125.1 million in its first three days of release. The AP reports that studio estimates put the film’s international weekend gross at $205 million, bringing the worldwide estimated box office receipts at $330.1 million. Quoteage:

In terms of domestic revenue, “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” came in ahead of the series’ best previous debut of $102.7 million for 2005’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”

But factoring in today’s higher admission prices, the latest movie had roughly the same size audience as the franchise’s best previous draws ” “Goblet of Fire” and 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” which launched the series. “Deathly Hallows” and those two earlier movies each sold around 16 million tickets in their first weekend.

Overseas markets for “Deathly Hallows” were led by a $28 million opening in Great Britain, $21.8 million in Germany, $14.8 million in Australia, $14 million in Japan and $12.3 million in Russia.

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