Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Smashing Records!
Raking in $43.5 million, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 set the new midnight box office record, according to Hollywood.com and The Associated Press. It was previously held by last summer's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse at $30 million, and further more, In its first day, the movie made $92.1 million in the U.S - $20 million more than the previous record holder, The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
In a single day, "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" took in more money than four of the previous seven "Harry Potter" films did over their entire opening weekends.