>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 continues its track somewhere between Dark Knight and Spider-Man 3 during the first Monday-Thursday period. Through the first seven days of release, Dark Knight leads with $239 million, followed by the final Harry Potter at $226 million and Spider-Man 3 at $182 million.
This weekend we are estimating a 63% decline for Harry Potter (to $63 million for the second weekend), compared to -53% (to $75 million) for Dark Knight and -61% (to $58 million) for Spider-Man 3.
Daily Track — First Seven Days — Top Opening Weekend Films
Potter8 Dark Knight Spider-Man3
Friday $91 $67 $60
Saturday $42 $48 $51
Sunday $36 $44 $40
Monday $18 $24 $10
Tuesday $15 $21 $ 8
Wednesday $12 $18 $ 7
Thursday $11 $17 $ 6
Cumulative Track — First Seven Days — Top Opening Weekend Films
Potter8 Dark Knight Spider-Man3
Friday $91 $67 $60
Saturday $133 $115 $111
Sunday $169 $158 $151
Monday $187 $183 $161
Tuesday $203 $204 $169
Wednesday $215 $222 $176
Thursday $226 $239 $182
Check in tomorrow to ShowBuzzDaily for the first look at the weekend with Friday’s box office numbers.
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Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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