Los Angeles - Harry Potter has joined the billion-dollar club.
Distributor Warner Bros said on Sunday that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 crossed the $1bn mark at the worldwide box office.
The last of the eight films about the young wizard became the first in the franchise to reach that level. The previous best global haul was $974.8m for the original film, 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
With $21.9m domestically this weekend, Deathly Hallows: Part 2 climbed to a domestic total of $318.5m. That tops the franchise's previous best of $317.6m for Sorcerer's Stone.
But factoring in today's higher admission prices, Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has not caught up to Sorcerer's Stone in terms of actual tickets sold.
Distributor Warner Bros said on Sunday that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 crossed the $1bn mark at the worldwide box office.
The last of the eight films about the young wizard became the first in the franchise to reach that level. The previous best global haul was $974.8m for the original film, 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
With $21.9m domestically this weekend, Deathly Hallows: Part 2 climbed to a domestic total of $318.5m. That tops the franchise's previous best of $317.6m for Sorcerer's Stone.
But factoring in today's higher admission prices, Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has not caught up to Sorcerer's Stone in terms of actual tickets sold.