$40.8M: Record opening day for Harry Potter 3

[Dutchy]

A record $40.8M estimated for HP3's opening day: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/days/?page=open&p=.htm

Can HP3 break Spider-Man's $114.8M weekend record? Since HP3 is a sequel, it's more front-loaded, but it'll be interesting to wether it can beat SM.

[Madmartigan]

WOW, I am glad I went high on my predictions this week but maybe I didn't go high enough.

[Marcus Telcontar]

I hope it can. SM doesnt deserve the record.

[jjwr]

We saw it today at a 12:30 showing, oddly enough the theatre was only about 1/4 full, and this is one of the bigger & better theaters in the biggest city of VT.

I was very suprised at the small crowd.

Great movie though!

[Ryan Pode]

I saw it 1 PM on a friday, and it was packed.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Man I hope it can do it, that is amazing :) 100 million is certain I know that, if it can go up any today it will beat SM's record. Should Make more than Shrek 2 first weekend regardless.

[Jinn Fizz]

I'm glad that I bought advance tickets for tomorrow, after seeing the numbers for yesterday. It will probably turn out to have been a good move :cool.

I also hope that PoA break's Spider-Man's record. I liked the first Spidey movie, but I don't think it was nearly as good as other people made it out to be, and I wouldn't mind seeing it knocked off its perch :D.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Yeah and POA is so much better than Spiderman, it is just an amazing film :)

[Madmartigan]

I went to buy tickets for a noon show tommorow and my theatre was sold out of every single showtime for saturday (and they are showing it on 2 screens) they had sold out 10 showtimes for the movie.

I am not sure how well it did in the other 2 theatres in town but with the major theatre sold out, I am sure people flocked to the other theatres.

[Master Yoghurt]

Saturday estimate: $33,500,000 -17.9% / $8,690

[Master Yoghurt]

Weekend estimates have been lowered even further. Current estimate is:

Friday: $38,210,000
Saturday: $31,430,000
Sunday: $23,000,000

3 day weekend: $92,640,000

[Jedi Master Carr]

Well it still beat the original film by 2 million that in itself is great. Hopefully the great WOM will help it from here on.

[Jinn Fizz]

I have to admit to being a little bummed that somebody somewhere had botched up the estimates...when I received my mid-weekend projections email from Box Office Mojo, the prediction for the weekend was $116 million. So when I got back from the movie, checked the net, and saw that the actual estimate was $92 million, I was a little disappointed. I really was hoping that it would beat Spider-Man.

Oh well...I do believe that strong WOM will help it. The majority of users at Rotten Tomatoes have given it a fresh rating, and moviegoer reactions at other sites I've visited has been positive too. So it's going to end up doing quite well, I have no doubts about that :).

[Jedi Master Carr]

I know Jinn, I had the same thing I saw the early numbers and was going nuts so I was a little bummed but I still am very happy it did as well as I hoped honestly for the first weekend.

[Drake Shadowstalker]

Anyone know how much it has grossed since it's debut? Been training to find out. I'm wondering if it will break $300 million.

nvm, i found it. its grossed 158 million so far. if it can get in a few more weeks at 20-25 million it will break 300 by the time it is pulled.

[CMJ]

It's at around 178M. I doubt it climbs much above 250.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Well 250 will be okay with me, it is doing better overseas actually. It should make over 600 there, Harry Potter is just more popular overseas I can't really give an answer why. Especially Japan it is very very popular there.