Deathly Hallows Conjures Up a Franchise Record
The third weekend in November was heralded by the coming of the seventh chapter in the popular fantasy franchise Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (Warner Bros.), which opened on Friday with over $61 million including Thursday midnights, a new franchise high, before tumbling on Saturday to end up with an estimated $125.1 million in its opening weekend. This makes it the sixth highest opening weekend following The Dark Knight , Spider-Man 3 , The Twilight Saga: New Moon , Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Iron Man 2 .
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