Harry Potter shatters box office records

Legions of Harry Potter fans on both sides of the Atlantic helped break box office records at the cinema this weekend.

Mon, 19 Nov, 2001 - 14:21

Legions of Harry Potter fans on both sides of the Atlantic helped break box office records at the cinema this weekend.

During the first three days of its release Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has made £16m in Britain and £68m in the US - smashing all previous records.

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