The Wizard Takes Down the Dark Knight with a whopping $168.6 M

Pretty much sure the fans of the 'boy who lived' quelled the 'dark knight' and a couple of pirates by setting a whopping sales record  both in international and local box office.

"This will be the biggest 'Harry Potter' by far, a billion dollars is definitely going to happen" according to Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution of Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. estimates Harry Potter 7 Part 2 earned on its opening day $168.6M  in the US from Friday to Sunday. It overpowered 2008's Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight".

Internationally, the film gained more $307 M in 59 countries since Wednesday. This defeated the previous best international debut of $206.4 M by Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides."

Worldwide, the last installment of Harry Potter topped $475 M, making it the franchise's first billion-dollar worldwide hit.