A MONTH OF MAGIC: Hero Complex is counting down to the Nov. 19 release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1” — the penultimate film in the history-making “Potter” franchise — with exclusive interviews, photos, videos and reports from the set. Today: The box office bottom-line starts to take shape.
Daniel Radcliffe and Ralph Fiennes in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" (Warner Bros.)
The boy wizard couldn’t beat the teen vampires. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1” sold $24 million in tickets in its debut late Thursday night with shows that started at or soon after midnight, according to an estimate from Warner Bros. That’s $1.8 million more than the last movie in the series, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” brought in from midnight shows when it debuted in June 2009. It’s well short, however, of the record set in July by “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse“…
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So . . . are we supposed to assume that "ECLIPSE" is better than the latest "HARRY POTTER" film?
itssssssssssssssssssssssssssamazing movie wait f 2 part
i don't care about the crazy people who go and see twilight. Harry potter will always be better!
heyyyyyyy,,,,,,,,, harry potter is always a good even too good movie but twilight is also amazing ………………i like both movies…………… n i seen all parts of harry potter and twilight………..n now m waiting for there next part……………………….