”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”, the seventh film of based on the seventh book, is a box-office hit in its opening weekend by having a total domestic gross of $125.1 million. This is the biggest franchise record to date, with Goblet of Fire coming in at second with $102.7 million.
In international sales, it got a total of $205 million, giving it a $330.1 million worth of sales worldwide in 4,125 theaters at only three days. With these figures at hand, this will be a big boost for the Harry Potter franchise that has earned $5.5 billion so far.
Warner Brothers were amazed at the increase of audience in the opening “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”, saying that the age group went up, which was between 18 and 34 years old. Dan Fellman, Warner Bros’ head of distribution said “When we started 'Harry Potter,' basically, the audience was driven to theaters by their parents. Today, those same kids are driving to the midnight shows themselves.”
It’s no wonder that Harry Potter 7.1 is such a big hit on its opening weekend. Fans have grown with Harry Potter in the past years with the books. I’m pretty sure more people are going to watch the Part 2 tomorrow as we witness the end of the adventures of the boy wizard. The gross income that Harry Potter 7.1 got from the opening weekend is nothing compared to the way fans feel about the book and movie franchise. That, as we all know, is priceless.