The Harry Potter audience is as huge as ever, and they really love their midnight shows.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1” opened to $125.1 million at the domestic box office and $205 million from nearly every major foreign market, according to an estimate from distributor Warner Bros.
The high-flying debut was among the two biggest of the year, along with “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” Accounting for ticket price inflation, the U.S. and Canadian receipts were similar to those of 2005’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” the last movie in the series to open on a Friday.
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