"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," the eighth and finale of the Harry Potter movies, is generating huge revenue while continuing its screening worldwide, distributor Warner Bros. announced Monday.

The film has already raked in more than one billion U.S. dollars at box offices worldwide, becoming the first in the series, and the ninth film in cinema history to reach that benchmark on Sunday -- seventeen days after being released in North America as well as most international markets,the Burbank, California-based studio said in a statement.

It also became the top-grossing film in Warner Bros.' history, with a total global revenue of about 1.008 billion dollars, including an estimated318.46 million dollars from domestic market and 690 million dollars abroad.

 

"What's truly astounding is that these kinds of numbers are being achieved so early in the film's release," Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman said. "The movie's excellent reviews, outstanding word-of-mouth and repeat business will ensure that Harry Potter will be charming moviegoers for months to come."

As of Sunday, the film has successfully held its number one spot at the world box office for three consecutive weeks, during which it took in 66.6 million dollars from 14,500 screens in 60 locations.

With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson reprising their roles as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, the finale features an apocalyptic showdown between good and evil forces in the imaginary world of wizards.

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新华网洛杉矶8月1日电 （记者 王军）据华纳兄弟公司1日统计，公司出品的“哈利·波特”系列电影终结篇《哈利·波特与死亡圣器（下）》迄今在世界各地收获的票房已经突破10亿美元整数关口，成为世界影史上的又一吸金王。

在全球哈迷的热烈追捧下，这部自7月13日在海外市场上映、15日在北美首映的巨制影片，先后创下单日最高票房纪录、午夜场最高收入和首周最高票房纪录等多项“哈利·波特”系列电影和影史纪录，并在上映19天后，票房突破了10亿美元大关，与2009年年底上映的科幻巨制片《阿凡达》并列成为在最短时间内取得这一辉煌业绩的影片。它还是“哈利·波特”系列影片中的吸金冠军，也是这一系列影片中第一部同时以2D和3D格式上映的影片。

据统计，《哈利·波特与死亡圣器（下）》在北美和海外市场已分别收入3.18亿和6.9亿美元，累计有10.08亿美元入账。华纳兄弟公司国内发行部总裁丹·费尔曼表示，影片之所以能取得如此突出的成绩，主要归因于影评界作出的积极评价、观众的良好口碑和各大院线的努力。他表示相信这部影片会在今后几个月里吸引更多观众走进影院。

迄今，“哈利·波特”系列电影的前七部在全球狂收64亿美元票房。