HARRY POTTER BEATS TWILIGHT AT THE BOX OFFICE

Not that the Harry Potter franchise is ever measured against the Twilight franchise and vice versa, but…
Last summer, Eclipse blew past Half-Blood Prince to set the box-office record for midnight shows. And then earlier today, Deathly Hallows Part 2 opened—and payback was in order.

The final Harry Potter came away with an estimated $43.5 million from witching-hour screenings, Warner Bros. said this morning, eclipsing, and then some, Eclipse's own phenomenal night-owl gross of $30 million.