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Daniel Radcliffe in a scene as Harry Potter in the final episode of the movie series (courtesy MovieClips.com, June 29, 2011)

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Thousands see final 'Potter' in West MI

Ticket sales beat 'Twilight Eclipse' by 3,600

Updated: Friday, 15 Jul 2011, 5:32 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 15 Jul 2011, 5:32 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' brought over 20,000 people to Celebration Cinema! locations for opening night.

Ticket sales reached 22,334, beating out 'Twilight Eclipse' by over 3,600 tickets.

Nearly every auditorium in the Celebration Cinema! circuit was sold out. Two auditoriums in Benton Harbor and one in Muskegon still had a few seats available.

Nationally , the final film in the successful Warner Bros. boy wizard franchise, conjured up $43.5 million from midnight shows Friday, according to studio estimates.

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