HARRY Potter & The Deathly Hallows has smashed five UK cinema box office records, it has now been confirmed.

Having set a franchise best opening in the US over the weekend, the film also performed above even the wildest expectations to set a number of UK records. Find out more about the US

According to Warner Bros, the film now holds the record for the biggest three-day opening and the biggest single day in ticket sales.

It also had the biggest Friday, Saturday and Sunday openings in the UK to date, which combined to help the film make a mighty £18.3m over the three-day weekend.

The first part of the final film in the series took £5.9m on Friday, £6.6m on Saturday and £5.7 million on Sunday, which comfortably beat the previous records set for the biggest Friday opening, the biggest Saturday and the biggest single day in the UK.

Sunday estimates had been set at £4.9m – but even that was surpassed.

The previous record holder for the three day opening was the last James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, which took £15.3m and also held the Friday record.

Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire held the previous records for biggest single day and the biggest Saturday, with £5.6m, and the biggest Sunday, with £5.2m.

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is directed by David Yates and precedes the final film the series, which follows next summer.

Critics have given the film a mixed response, with some declaring it a masterpiece and others feeling underwhelmed and bored. But the books’ creator, JK Rowling, has described it as her favourite of the movies so far.

Read our review

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