Harry Potter breaks records

The final episode of the Harry Potter film series continues to break records.  It not only broke the North American record set by 2008's The Dark Knight by bringing in $168.6 million in the US and Canada in just three days, but also had the biggest international debut in history, grossing $307 million in 59 other countries.

The film sold more tickets during post-midnight screenings than any other movie, and then passed the milestone for highest single-day-gross with $92.1 million.  It also grossed far more than any previous Harry Potter film on its first weekend, a record previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, which had $125 million in ticket on its debut.   

Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is expected to gross over $1 billion, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of all time, behind Avatar and Titanic.