Like a fine wine, the "Harry Potter" movies only get richer with age. It's no surprise, then, that "Deathly Hallows" is poised to become the richest of them all.
On Wednesday, Warner Bros. announced that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" has passed "Sorcerer's Stone" to become the top-grossing "Potter" film on an international level. The first half of the "Harry Potter" finale has earned $657.24 million in foreign markets, just barely edging out the "Sorcerer's Stone" total of $657 million.
“It’s tremendously gratifying to reach this benchmark as we enter the final stretch of this remarkable journey,” said Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, in an official statement. “We share this achievement with Jo Rowling, whose books are the foundation of this rich and vibrant world, as well as the talented people who brought her vision to life on the screen.”
On a worldwide level, "Sorcerer's Stone" is still the "Potter" film to beat, thanks to its performance at the domestic box office. The first installment in the series made $317.6 million in the United States, while "Deathly Hallows: Part 1" finished out with $294.6 million. That explains the $23 million gap that's keeping "Sorcerer's Stone" ahead in the numbers game.
But if the first part of "Deathly Hallows" is already this close to snatching the top spot from "Sorcerer's Stone," we can only imagine the box-office success that "Part 2" will enjoy. Many viewers flocked to the first "Harry Potter" flick to see what all the hullabaloo was about, and it's likely that even more people will want to see how the story comes to an end.
On Wednesday, Warner Bros. announced that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" has passed "Sorcerer's Stone" to become the top-grossing "Potter" film on an international level. The first half of the "Harry Potter" finale has earned $657.24 million in foreign markets, just barely edging out the "Sorcerer's Stone" total of $657 million.
“It’s tremendously gratifying to reach this benchmark as we enter the final stretch of this remarkable journey,” said Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, in an official statement. “We share this achievement with Jo Rowling, whose books are the foundation of this rich and vibrant world, as well as the talented people who brought her vision to life on the screen.”
On a worldwide level, "Sorcerer's Stone" is still the "Potter" film to beat, thanks to its performance at the domestic box office. The first installment in the series made $317.6 million in the United States, while "Deathly Hallows: Part 1" finished out with $294.6 million. That explains the $23 million gap that's keeping "Sorcerer's Stone" ahead in the numbers game.
But if the first part of "Deathly Hallows" is already this close to snatching the top spot from "Sorcerer's Stone," we can only imagine the box-office success that "Part 2" will enjoy. Many viewers flocked to the first "Harry Potter" flick to see what all the hullabaloo was about, and it's likely that even more people will want to see how the story comes to an end.
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