Distributor Warner Bros said on Sunday that 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. It's soon expected to pass 'Pirates the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides', which is 2011's top grossing movie at $1.03 billion.
The last of the eight films about the young wizard is the first in the franchise to reach the billion dollar mark. The previous best global haul was $974.8 million for the original film, 2001's 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'.
With $21.9 million domestically this weekend, 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2' climbed to a domestic total of $318.5 million.
That tops the franchise's previous best of $317.6 million 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.
The 2009 film 'Avatar' holds the record for the biggest worldwide box office haul, grossing $2.8 billion. It's followed by another James Cameron film, 'Titanic', which brought in $1.8 billion.
'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' is also in the race to join the club. The film's worldwide collection rose to USD 983 million over the weekend, including a domestic total of USD 337.9 million and international haul of USD 645 million. As with Deathly Hallows 2, Dark of the Moon will become the first title in its respective franchise to hit USD 1 billion in global grosses.
The billion dollar club include 'Avatar' (USD 2.8 billion), 'Titanic' (USD 1.8 billion), 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (USD 1.11 billion), 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' (USD1.07 billion), 'Toy Story 3' (USD 1.06 billion), 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' (USD 1.03 billion), 'Alice in Wonderland' (USD 1.02 billion), 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' (USD 1.01 billion) and The Dark Knight (USD 1.00 billion).
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