Box Office Report: Midnight Shows of 'Harry Potter' Already at $25 Million in North America

12:28 PM PDT 7/14/2011 by Pamela McClintock

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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Brothers

Opening at 12:01 a.m. Friday in 3,800 theaters across the U.S. and Canada, the franchise finale has already earned a record-breaking $43.6 million overseas.

Before noon on the West Coast, theaters already had reported $25 million in ticket sales for midnight runs of Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

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That puts the movie safely on course to become the top midnight grosser of all time, surpassing the $30 million earned by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

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All told, Deathly Hallows 2 will play in 3,800 theaters at 12:01 a.m. Friday in North America. The $25 million was reported by only 1,400 of those venues.

There’s growing consensus that Deathly Hallows 2 has a strong shot at scoring the top weekend opening of all time at the domestic box office, besting the $158.4 million nabbed by another Warner Bros. pic, 2008's The Dark Knight.

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Overseas, the final title in history’s most lucrative film franchise is already smashing records, grossing an unprecedented $43.6 million on Wednesday as it rolled out in 26 markets, including France, Australia, Italy and Russia.