Harry Potter film shattered box office records with $168.6 million

Harry Potter film shattered box office records with $168.6 million in ticket sales over its debut weekend, the best three-day opening ever in the United States and Canada, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday.The staggering sum for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, beat the previous record of $158.4 million over the initial three days for the 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight.The eighth film in the series about a teenage wizard and his friends battling against evil also set records for the largest opening-day domestic sales total, largest midnight screenings and largest opening on giant IMAX screens.

The movie took in an average $38,526 on more than 4,300 screens, according to Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc. It was the first Potter film also released in 3D.Harry Potter, already the highest-grossing film franchise ever with over $6.4 billion in global ticket sales, is based on the novels of British author J.K. Rowling.The massive numbers for Deathly Hallows - Part 2 showed the story still enchants audiences a decade after Harry's first film adventure was released. "It's become a cultural event," said Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros.

Harry Potter film shattered box office records with $168.6 million

Harry Potter film shattered box office records with $168.6 million in ticket sales over its debut weekend, the best three-day opening ever in the United States and Canada, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday.The staggering sum for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, beat the previous record of $158.4 million over the initial three days for the 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight.The eighth film in the series about a teenage wizard and his friends battling against evil also set records for the largest opening-day domestic sales total, largest midnight screenings and largest opening on giant IMAX screens.

The movie took in an average $38,526 on more than 4,300 screens, according to Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc. It was the first Potter film also released in 3D.Harry Potter, already the highest-grossing film franchise ever with over $6.4 billion in global ticket sales, is based on the novels of British author J.K. Rowling.The massive numbers for Deathly Hallows - Part 2 showed the story still enchants audiences a decade after Harry's first film adventure was released. "It's become a cultural event," said Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart prepare to win Best Kiss award at MTV Movie Awards

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart prepare to win the Best Kiss award at the MTV Movie Awards tonight.The 'Twilight' stars have won the award the last two years, but their acceptance smooches were duds. The first year, it was a pretend kiss, and the second, it was a hidden peck.Last year, they reportedly stayed up all night trying to decide what to do should they win Best Kiss."They were having a great time deciding what they were going to do. "They don't take it very seriously, some of their ideas were just hilarious — Rob thought it was all really funny."This year will be different as the couple have been rehearsing the big moment.Kristen Stewart shares another Best Kiss nomination with fellow Twilighter Taylor Lautner.'Twilight Saga: Eclipse" leads the nominations, with eight nods, including Kristen Stewart for Best Female Performance and Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner competing for Best Male Performance.'Inception' and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' are close behind with seven and six nominations, respectively.The awards are being held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA, and will be hosted by Jason Sudeikis of "Saturday Night Live."

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart prepare to win Best Kiss award at MTV Movie Awards

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart prepare to win the Best Kiss award at the MTV Movie Awards tonight.The 'Twilight' stars have won the award the last two years, but their acceptance smooches were duds. The first year, it was a pretend kiss, and the second, it was a hidden peck.Last year, they reportedly stayed up all night trying to decide what to do should they win Best Kiss."They were having a great time deciding what they were going to do. "They don't take it very seriously, some of their ideas were just hilarious — Rob thought it was all really funny."This year will be different as the couple have been rehearsing the big moment.Kristen Stewart shares another Best Kiss nomination with fellow Twilighter Taylor Lautner.'Twilight Saga: Eclipse" leads the nominations, with eight nods, including Kristen Stewart for Best Female Performance and Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner competing for Best Male Performance.'Inception' and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1' are close behind with seven and six nominations, respectively.The awards are being held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA, and will be hosted by Jason Sudeikis of "Saturday Night Live."