Harry Potter works box office magic

Harry Potter is laughing all the way to the bank - after the boy wizard conjured up record takings over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone grossed $58.6m (£45m) from Friday to Sunday and $83.5m (£60m) for the five-day Thanksgiving period, pushing its total to $188.1m (£135m) in just 10 days, according to studio estimates.