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'Harry Potter' Film To Bow On Record 423 Global Imax Screens

2:56 PM PDT 7/13/2011 by Etan Vlessing
Daniel Radcliffe, J.K. Rowling, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" today launched on Imax screens in several international markets ahead of a domestic rollout this Friday.

TORONTO -- Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 is to open on record 423 global Imax screens.

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The final installment of the Harry Potter franchise will launch day-and-date starting today in international markets, and domestically on a record 274 Imax screens from this Friday. 

By this weekend, Warner Bros. expects to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 screening in 3D at 395 Imax locations.

Additional Imax dates for the tentpole picture will open up over the coming month.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, and was directed by David Yates.

Screenwriter Steve Kloves adapted the screenplay, based on the book by J.K. Rowling.

 

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