After posting the third biggest midnight gross of $24 million, Warner Bros. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 went on to earn a magical $61,150,000 in its first full day of release in 4,125 theatres. This is the fifth biggest single-day gross in box office history.
With the biggest weekend debut of any 'Potter' movie now assured (2005's Goblet of Fire set previous high of $102.7M), the first part of the final chapter in the decade long franchise is already a certified box office hit. With a single-day gross that many films would be hard-pressed to earn in a single weekend, 'Harry Potter' continues to weave his spell over an adoring fan base.
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Here are the top single-day grosses as compiled by Hollywood.com Box Office:
TOP SINGLE-DAY MOVIE GROSSES OF ALL-TIME
RANK Day of Release Day of Week Date Single-Day Gross
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (SUMMIT ENT.) - Opened 11/20/09
1 1 Friday 11/20/2009 $72,703,754
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (SUMMIT ENT.) - Opened 06/30/10
2 1 Wednesday 6/30/2010 $68,533,840
THE DARK KNIGHT (WARNER BROS.) - Opened 7/18/08
3 1 Friday 7/18/2008 $67,165,092
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (PARA) - Opened 6/24/09
4 1 Wednesday 6/24/2009 $62,016,476
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 1 (WARNER BROS.) - Opened 11/19/10
5 1 Friday 11/19/2010 $61,150,000
SPIDER-MAN 3 (SONY) - Opened 5/4/07
6 1 Friday 5/4/2007 $59,841,919
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE (WARNER BROS.) - Opened 7/15/09
7 1 Wednesday 7/15/2009 $58,175,412
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (BV) - Opened 7/7/06
8 1 Friday 7/7/2006 $55,830,600
SPIDER-MAN 3 (SONY) - Opened 5/4/07
9 2 Saturday 5/5/2007 $51,336,732
IRON MAN 2 (PARAMOUNT/MARVEL) - Opened 5/7/10
10 1 Friday 5/7/2010 $51,239,677
STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH (FOX) - Opened 5/19/05
11 1 Thursday 5/19/2005 $50,013,859
THE DARK KNIGHT (WARNER BROS.) - Opened 7/18/08
12 2 Saturday 7/19/2008 $47,650,240
SHREK THE THIRD (PARAMOUNT) - Opened 5/18/07
13 2 Saturday 5/19/2007 $47,077,497
IRON MAN 2 (PARAMOUNT/MARVEL) - Opened 5/7/10
14 2 Saturday 5/8/2010 $45,776,170
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (FOX) - Opened 5/26/06
15 1 Friday 5/26/2006 $45,102,265
SHREK 2 (DREAMWORKS) - Opened 5/19/04
16 4 Saturday 5/22/2004 $44,797,042
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (BV) - Opened 7/7/06
17 2 Saturday 7/8/2006 $44,443,225