'Harry Potter' breaks US midnight box office record

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Los Angeles: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the final movie ofthe popular boy wizard, has set a new US box office record after rakingin $43.5 million dollars from midnight screenings alone.

The movie was released across the US Friday midnight.

Contactmusic.com reports that Warner Bros. studio bosses were alsobracing for a big showing this weekend. According to industry insiders'prediction, the new Potter film could also surpass the US openingweekend record of $158 million.

Since 2001's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the HarryPotter movies have earned more than $6 billion in global revenue.