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BY STEFANIE REDDING
The last installment to the Harry Potter Series “Deathly Hallows” debuted with a bang over the weekend - breaking 2 box office records.
Here’s Fox News.
“Well, harry potter is breaking records again. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 raked in $92 million on the first day out. That is almost $20 million more than the previous record holder that was the Twilight saga New Moon. It's more than four of the previous seven potter films made in entire opening weekend.”
And The New York Times explains the magical series’ other record.
“...‘the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,’ the first film in the series to be released in premium-priced 3-D, sold $168.6 million in tickets in North America alone — the biggest opening weekend in history, not adjusting for inflation.’The Dark Knight’ previously held that record with $158.4 million...”
Reviews have been mostly positive.
As of Sunday, part 2 had a 97 percent “freshness” rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes.
And famed movie critic Richard Roeper gave the flick an A- minus.
“When the first Harry Potter movie was released a decade ago I called it The Wizard of Oz of our time. I stand by that opinion about the J.K. Rowling books and film adaptations. This remarkable, magical, unforgettable franchise reaches it’s conclusion with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.”
A writer for InsidePulse thinks the finale’s performance is fitting for the beloved franchise.
“If there’s no more Harry Potter to be had after this one, it’s not a bad thing. It walks away with perhaps the best film in the franchise itself as its denouement.”
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