LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” has delivered the biggest opening yet for the franchise about the young wizard, taking in $125 million domestically over opening weekend.
The film added $205 million from overseas markets, giving it a worldwide total of $330 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:
1. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” Warner Bros., $125,017,372, 4,125 locations, $30,307 average, $125,017,372, one week.
2. “Megamind,” Paramount, $16,012,831, 3,779 locations, $4,237 average, $109,313,429, three weeks.
3. “Unstoppable,” Fox, $13,005,855, 3,209 locations, $4,053 average, $41,867,769, two weeks.
4. “Due Date,” Warner Bros., $8,912,182, 3,229 locations, $2,760 average, $72,431,594, three weeks.
5. “The Next Three Days,” Lionsgate, $6,542,779, 2,564 locations, $2,552 average, $6,542,779, one week.
6. “Morning Glory,” Paramount, $5,200,233, 2,544 locations, $2,044 average, $19,823,136, two weeks.
7. “Skyline,” Universal, $3,560,985, 2,883 locations, $1,235 average, $17,772,760, two weeks.
8. “Red,” Summit, $2,483,043, 2,034 locations, $1,221 average, $83,589,965, six weeks.
9. “For Colored Girls,” Lionsgate, $2,299,956, 1,216 locations, $1,891 average, $34,439,653, three weeks.
10. “Fair Game,” Summit Entertainment, $1,455,819, 386 locations, $3,772 average, $3,724,546, three weeks.
11. “Secretariat,” Disney, $971,909, 1,010 locations, $962 average, $56,378,503, seven weeks.
12. “Paranormal Activity 2,” Paramount, $945,460, 1,101 locations, $859 average, $83,583,230, five weeks.
13. “The Social Network,” Sony, $935,677, 571 locations, $1,639 average, $89,244,464, eight weeks.
14. “127 Hours,” Fox Searchlight, $916,533, 108 locations, $8,486 average, $1,902,336, three weeks.
15. “Saw 3D,” Lionsgate, $846,029, 806 locations, $1,050 average, $45,287,175, four weeks.
16. “Jackass 3D,” Paramount, $737,351, 687 locations, $1,073 average, $116,094,442, six weeks.
17. “Life as We Know It,” Warner Bros., $536,379, 558 locations, $961 average, $51,630,962, seven weeks.
18. “Guzaarish,” UTV, $488,121, 108 locations, $4,520 average, $488,121, one week.
19. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” Music Box, $401,819, 179 locations, $2,245 average, $3,433,116, four weeks.
20. “Inside Job,” Sony Pictures Classics, $338,938, 185 locations, $1,832 average, $2,139,393, seven weeks.
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Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney’s parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.; Rogue Pictures is owned by Relativity Media LLC; Overture Films is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp.
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