Final Harry Potter movie breaks record

LOS ANGELES - The eighth and final Harry Potter movie raised $92.1 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada on its first day in theaters to set a single-day box-office record, according to studio estimates released on Saturday.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 shattered the single-day record set in 2009 when The Twilight Saga: New Moon earned $72.7 million in theaters, said Paul Dergarabedian, head of tracking firm Hollywood.com Box Office.

"To even be close to $100 million for a single day is unprecedented," Dergarabedian said.