Deathly Hallows: Part 2 hits $1 billion-mark, is highest-grossing Harry Potter film
 

As of Saturday, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 grossed $1 billion, becoming the highest-grossing Harry Potter film in international markets of all time. The biggest moneymaking Harry Potter film before this was the first in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which brought in $974.8 million internationally back in 2001-2002.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is also the ninth movie ever to break the billion dollar mark. Of the billion made, 68 percent came from international markets, including in the U.K., Japan, Australia and Germany.

We will have much more on how many more records Deathly Hallows: Part 2 sets to break as it continues its run in the box office around the world.

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I AM SO HAPPY! I'm flipping out! I'm sooo proud of all of us, I knew we could do it!

YES! I'm not surprised, it's the best HP EVER!!!! Hopefully it will beat Avatar!!! HARRY POTTER FTW!!

Wooow! I'm glad!!!! Congratulations!

I am doing my part. I ave seen the movie three times!

YAY! :) I am soooo happy right now. <33 This is amazzzzzing!!!!!

Isn't the opening day for the movie in China on the 4th?

yay !! we couldnt have go there with out the fans !

It didn't reach $1 Billion, they are just saying that by the end of the weekend, it would have grossed that much.

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That's today. I wouldn't have posted this if I didn't read it thoroughly. ;)

Yay! Congrats to Potter for making that much! :woot: I'm going to watch it a 2nd time tomorrow! :)

That's amazing! It is such a great movie; I'm glad it's made so much.

awww, yaaaaaaaay! :-)

I'm so happy!! I feel like hugging all of you guys now! :D

LONG LIVE HARRY POTTER!

Oh, then awesome!

FINALLY!!!! -cries with joy-

Am i shocked? not at all (:

Yes!!!!!

Let's keep going HP! :woot:

I'm so happy! :loved:

Hooray for Potter!!

Well that's no surprise! ^_^ CONGRATS!! :woot:

GO POTTER!!!! :D :woot:

YAY! Hopefully it holds lots of its records for a long time! If any future twilight movies beats it There WILL be trouble!

With so many of us in the fandom, it's a small surprise. Add to that the prices of tickets, even less surprise. Plus, the hype for so many people wanting to see if it was everything it was supposed to be...

With so many of us in the fandom, it's a small surprise. Add to that the prices of tickets, even less surprise. Plus, the hype for so many people wanting to see if it was everything it was supposed to be...

I wish it'll surpass Avatar to touch 2Billion Mark......

awesome!!! :woot:

OH MY ROWLING!My prayers have indeed come true! SMASH ALL THE RECORDS!Soooooooooo HAPPY! :woot:

No surprises. We always knew the last movie was going to cross this margin. Now lets hope it goes even further. Can it cross LOTR The Return of the King (another of my favourites) ? Lets see.........

This is great! ^_^ Congratulations everyone! <3

Wohooo!! Harry potter kicks trilogies *** by a long shot!! GO POTTER!!

of course it was going to beat Sorcerer's Stone!

Yay!!! Of course it got that much!!! Potter's awesome!!! ^_^

I'm the proudest woman ever :)
Harry Potter and its fans are instoppable!