User blog:Ceauntay/Both 'Part 2' Films to Hit $1 Billion Mark This Weekend

Both second parts of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and "Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush"are on the track to become the first in its franchises to pass the $1 billion milestone. "Potter" in only two weeks after its theatrical release, while "Hoop" only gets three. The last film in the "Harry Potter" saga was given an enthusiastic farewell from its fans worldwide and will pass the mark this Saturday, July 30. "Hoop" will not be as quicker as "Potter" was when it was released one week before "Potter".

Domestically, the seventh "Harry Potter" film has grossed $296 million as of Thursday, July 28. At the same time, the film has grossed $630 million in international market, adding to a total of $926 million. The eighth "Jane Hoop Elementary" film has grossed $320 million as of Thursday, July 28. On the same day, the film grossed $672 million in international market, adding to a total of $992 million. The weekend income is expected both to easily close the gap between the total number and a billion.

Released in 3D, both has passed a number of milestones their July 15 and July 8 release, respectively. By comparison, it would beat the gross of "Socerer's Stone", the best in the series, this weekend. "Socerer's Stone" was the top grossing pic in the franchise with $974.8 million in 2001-02. "Hoop" has already top "Final Rush".

When "Deathly Hallows 2" and "Final Rush 2" reaches the $1 billion mark, it would officially be the ninth and tenth movie in history to gross that much worldwide after "The Dark Knight", "Alice in Wonderland", "Avatar" and five others.