On the eighth try, Warner Bros.' highly lucrative Harry Potter franchise passed the $1 billion mark.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" is being carried mainly by its strong international box office, with $690 million banked to date.
Not that the domestic market has been indifferent to the film -- it has taken in $318.5 million through this weekend.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson reprise their roles as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
The film's ensemble cast also includes Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Ciaran Hinds, John Hurt, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis and Julie Walters.
The film was directed by David Yates, and produced by David Heyman, David Barron and J.K. Rowling, author of the books on which the films are based. Steve Kloves adapted the screenplay, based on the novel by Rowling.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" is the first Harry Potter film to be released in both 3D and 2D. Concurrently with its nationwide theatrical distribution, the film is being released in select IMAX theatres. The film is being distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. It has been rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images.