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'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' Earns $24 Million in Midnight Showings

10:15 AM PST 11/19/2010 by Carl DiOrio

But "Deathly Hallows," which opened early in a record 3,700 theaters, fell just short of "Eclipse's" record.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 conjured a lively $24 million in estimated box-office from a record 3,700 theaters in the U.S. and Canada offering midnight-Thursday performances of the action fantasy.

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    The boy wizard may be a teenager now, but he’s lost none of his magic. Warner Bros.’ Deathly Hallows grossed $265.7 million domestically and $558.4 million overseas for a worldwide total of $824.1 million. Franchise has been a goldmine for Warners, explaining why the studio decided to split J.K. Rowling’s final book into two parts. There can never be too much of a good thing.

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