Harry Potter and his wizarding world friends graduated a decade film career by selling a staggering $ 476 million in tickets around the world this weekend, breaking box office records and left a big Hollywood executives stunned.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,the first film in the series launched at a price premium of 3-D, selling $ 168.6 million in tickets in North America alone - the biggest opening weekend in history, inflation is not appropriate. "The Dark Knight" previously ruled that a record $ 158.4 million, according to Hollywood.com, which collects data on ticket sales.
"Deathly Hallows, Part 2" also set a new high-water mark for the biggest one-day box office haul, it's good to see the film took over $ 92 million on Friday in North America, including $ 43.5 million at midnight shows, in excess of $ 72,700,000 generated by "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" 2009TH Imax theaters and broke sales records.
Paul Dergarabedian, president Hollywood.com 's box office division, said at the weekend' huge buy a ticket frenzy "is reflected in the nature of end-era film. When it comes to the power of pop culture Potter series, including books and related goods, "it is almost impossible to overstate the enormous."
In a sweaty brow you will see is that Warner Brothers studio, under the leadership of recently retired as a major film, Alan F. Horn, expertly directed Harry Potter series for over ten years, especially in maintaining a high quality that kept the audience rapt and critics cooing.
But the juggernaut of the final Potter film is so terrible and frightening for the studios. Although recent disappointments ("Green Lantern", "Sucker Punch", "Arthur") is immediately forgotten, Warner now must figure out how to keep the profits rolling without the boy wizard. Risky Potter compensation plan includes a heavier reliance on superheroes.
"I'm too old wheels, but it's close," said Dan Fellman, Warner domestic distribution president, referring to his reaction to a "ridiculously fabulous" box office results. "While it is bittersweet. Also at the end of a great franchise, and we have seen them grow for gifted children."
With regard to the future without Warner Potter films, Mr. Fellman pointed out high hopes for "The Hobbit" films, two series that begins next year, and at the end of next summer's "The Dark Knight goes up." And it should be noted that Warner will reap the benefits of the Potter series for decades, through DVD sales and royalties wizarding world of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando theme park attraction in Florida.
Eight series of films that hew closely storylines are the seven books JK Rowling has now sold for around $ 7 billion in worldwide ticket return tickets. Depending on how they are spliced and diced the numbers, the series ranks No. 1 movie in the series, or a second behind James Bond.
"Deathly Hallows, Part 2", which analysts estimate will cost about $ 200 million and $ 150 million to market films set for release causing major problems in its wake. The three big movies coming in the next three weeks - "Captain America: First Avenger," "Cowboys & Aliens" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" - and may seem puny in comparison.
This was certainly true of another new film, which opened in "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" this weekend, although it was not placed in competition. "Winnie the Pooh", $ 30 million hand-drawn films of Walt Disney Animation Studios, sold an estimated $ 8,000,000 and sixth place at the weekend box-office derby.
Disney hopes the G-rated "Pooh" movie, released in theaters in North America in 2405 (compared with 4375 for "Deathly Hallows, Part 2") works well in the coming weeks at the matinees, which is a supply shortage for the youngest moviegoers. But the first job of "Winnie the Pooh" is to increase sales of related goods, which have declined in recent years.
Over the weekend, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" was (Paramount Pictures) second with an estimated $ 21.3 million in ticket sales, increase in domestic total of $ 303 million after three weeks. R-rated comedy "Horrible Bosses" (Warner) was the third in its second weekend, taking a surprisingly strong $ 17.6 million of the new total of $ 60 million.
"Animalkeeper" (Sony Pictures Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) was the fourth in its second weekend, selling an estimated $ 12.3 million of the $ 42.4 million. "Cars 2" (Disney Pixar) rounded out the top five, taking approximately $ 8.3 million for the four-week total of $ 165.3 million.
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