The last movie adaptation -- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" -- will be in theaters next summer.

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At first glance, it looks as if Halo 4 had out-earned the final Harry Potter movie on its opening day.

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Warner Brothers, owned by Time Warner, the parent company of CNN, snapped up film rights on all four books -- as well as an option on the next three -- and the first Harry Potter movie became one of the most talked about projects in Hollywood.

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Bonham-Carter has recently been filming the latest Harry Potter movie, in which she plays the witch Bellatrix Lestrange.

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Sky Movies is also offering exclusive access to the most successful movie franchise ever, with customers able to enjoy all 8 Harry Potter films on-demand throughout the Christmas holidays.

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Sony ( SNE - news - people ) BMG and auditioned to appear in the final Harry Potter movie.

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It might sound like something straight out of a Harry Potter movie, but a mysterious piece of rock salvaged from a 400-year-old wreck might turn out to be a legendary Viking "Sunstone" -- an ancient solar compass.

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"Movie and TV-themed tours have always been popular on Viator.com -- 'Harry Potter, ' 'Downton Abbey' and 'Sex and the City, ' to name a few, " says Viator spokesperson Kate Sullivan, adding that the company began taking bookings shortly after the new tours were announced.

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Over the weekend, "The Avengers" passed "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2" to become the third biggest movie ever globally.

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