Weekend Box Office: Harry Potter Makes $125 Million

The latest installment in the Harry Potter series debuted at number one last weekend earning over $125 million – who’s surprised? This makes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (movie review) the second most financially successful film in the franchise (the first being Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in November 2005). But this year’s wizard-boy movie did break one record during its opening night by making $24 million, which was the biggest midnight gross in the series. Also new last week was Russell Crowe‘s The Next Three Days (movie review) but unfortunately it was nowhere near as successful (it’s at No. 5). It looks like another fall for the Crowe.

Check out this weekend’s box office numbers below…

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | NEW | WB | Weekend Gross $125,120,000 | Average Per Theater $30,332 | Total Gross $125,120,000 | Film’s Budget – N/A | Week 1
2. Megamind | Last Week #1 | P/DW | Weekend Gross $16,175,000 | Average Per Theater $4,280 | Total Gross $109,476,000 | Film’s Budget – $130 | Week 3
3. Unstoppable | Last Week #2 | Fox | Weekend Gross $13,100,000 | Average Per Theater $4,082 | Total Gross $41,962,000 | Film’s Budget – $100 | Week 2
4. Due Date | Last Week #3 | WB | Weekend Gross $9,150,000 | Average Per Theater $2,834 | Total Gross $72,669,000 | Film’s Budget – $65 | Week 3
5. The Next Three Days | NEW | LGF | Weekend Gross $6,750,000 | Average Per Theater $2,633 | Total Gross $6,750,000 | Film’s Budget – N/A | Week 1
6. Morning Glory | Last Week #5 | Par | Weekend Gross $5,233,000 | Average Per Theater $2,057| Total Gross $19,856,000 | Film’s Budget – $40 | Week 2
7. Skyline | Last Week #4 | Uni. | Weekend Gross $3,431,000 | Average Per Theater $1,190 | Total Gross $17,643,000 | Film’s Budget – $10 | Week 2
8. Red | Last Week #7 | Sum | Weekend Gross $2,467,000 | Average Per Theater $1,213 | Total Gross $83,574,000 | Film’s Budget – $58 | Week 6
9. For Colored Girls | Last Week #6 | LGF | Weekend Gross $2,400,000 | Average Per Theater $1,974 | Total Gross $34,540,000 | Film’s Budget – $21 | Week 3
10. Fair Game | Last Week #15 | Sum | Weekend Gross $1,470,000 | Average Per Theater $3,808 | Total Gross $3,739,000 | Film’s Budget – $22 | Week 3

On another note, this time last year we experienced the opening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which grossed $30 million during at its midnight screenings and $142 million over the course of the weekend.  Where are all the Potter fans hiding?

What did you watch this weekend?