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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsPart 2

Theatrical posterDirected by David Yates

Produced by David HeymanDavid BarronJ. K. Rowling

Screenplay by Steve Kloves

Based on Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows byJ. K. Rowling

Starring Daniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma Watson(See below)

Music by Alexandre DesplatJohn Williams (themes)Nicholas Hooper (themes)

Cinematography Eduardo Serra

Editing by Mark Day

Studio Heyday Films

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date(s) 13 July 2011 (International)15 July 2011 (United Kingdom &United States)

Running time 130 minutes

Country United KingdomUnited States

Language English

Budget $250 million(Shared with Part 1)[1]

Gross revenue $481,489,427 [2]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 epic fantasy film[2] [3] directed by David Yates and the second of two films based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the eighth and final instalment in the

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Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman, David Barron and Rowling. Thestory continues to follow Harry Potter's quest to bring down his archnemesis Lord Voldemort once and for all. Thefilm stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends RonWeasley and Hermione Granger.Principal photography began on 19 February 2009, and was completed on 12 June 2010,[4] with the final day ofreshoots taking place on 21 December 2010, marking the series' closure of ten years of filming.[5] Part 2 was releasedin both 2D and 3D cinemas worldwide from 13–15 July 2011. It was also screened in IMAX cinemas from the samedate.The film opened to instant critical acclaim, and it is currently among the best reviewed films of 2011.[6] [7] At thebox office, Part 2 is currently breaking records in the US and Canada, including highest-grossing midnight openingof all-time with $43.5 million,[8] opening day with $91 million,[9] and opening weekend with $169.2 million.[10] Ithas also claimed the worldwide opening weekend record, as well as opening day records in the United Kingdom,Australia, and various other countries.[11] As a result, the film has experienced the most successful opening of theentire franchise.[10]

PlotFurther information: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows novel plotAfter giving Dobby a proper burial at Shell Cottage, Harry speaks with Griphook the Goblin about breaking intoBellatrix Lestrange's vault at Gringotts bank, as Bellatrix's reaction suggested that a Horcrux may be there. Griphookagrees to take Harry, Ron, and Hermione to the vault in exchange for the goblin-made Sword of Gryffindor. Harryasks Ollivander, the wandmaker, to identify two wands they took from Malfoy Manor. Ollivander says theybelonged to Bellatrix and Draco Malfoy, but Malfoy's wand has changed its allegiance to Harry.At Bellatrix's vault, Harry discovers the Horcrux, Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, despite curses placed on the vaultcontents, but Griphook takes the sword and abandons the students, as he did not agree to help them leave. The threerelease the dragon guardian of the vault and fly away. Harry looks into Voldemort's mind and learns that Voldemorthas discovered the theft and killed many goblins in retaliation, including Griphook; the sword of Gryffindordisappeared. Voldemort keeps Nagini–his snake and living Horcrux–with him at all times for protection. Harry alsolearns there is a Horcrux at Hogwarts, in some way related to Rowena Ravenclaw.Harry, Ron, and Hermione apparate into Hogsmeade, which sets off a Caterwauling Charm alarm. They are rescuedby Aberforth Dumbledore, Professor Dumbledore's brother. The discouraged Aberforth instructs a portrait of hisyounger sister, Ariana to fetch Neville Longbottom, who leads the three friends through a secret passage back toHogwarts and reunites them with other student allies. Harry asks the students for help in looking for the unknownHorcrux; the only suggestion is the long-lost Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw, but this has not been seen for centuries.Severus Snape, now headmaster of Hogwarts, hears of Harry's return and informs everyone of the severe punishment for aiding Harry. Harry confronts Snape, and Professor McGonagall causes Snape to flee. Voldemort threatens Hogwarts to give Harry to him, and McGonagall gathers the community of Hogwarts to prepare for battle. Luna Lovegood directs Harry to speak to Helena Ravenclaw. Helena eventually reveals that Voldemort performed "dark magic" on her mother's diadem, which is hidden somewhere in the Room of Requirement. Meanwhile, Ron and Hermione go to the Chamber of Secrets, where Hermione destroys the cup Horcrux with a Basilisk fang; the two profess their love to each other. In the Room of Requirement, Malfoy and his friends Gregory Goyle and Blaise Zabini attack Harry, but Ron and Hermione intervene. Goyle casts a Fiendfyre curse and dies in the uncontrolled flames, but Malfoy and Zabini are saved by Harry and his friends. Harry and Ron destroy the Ravenclaw diadem. The school is under attack by Voldemort's forces, including fearsome giants. The three search for Voldemort, intending to kill Nagini. They witness Voldemort telling Snape that the Elder Wand cannot be truly his until Snape dies, and has Nagini kill Snape. Before dying, Snape gives Harry some memories via a tear, and tells Harry to look at them using the Pensieve in Dumbledore's office. When the three go inside they see many have been killed, including

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Fred Weasley, Lavender Brown, Remus Lupin, and his wife Nymphadora.Harry learns from Snape's memories that Snape and his mother were childhood friends, and Snape loved her.Following her killing, Snape agreed with Albus Dumbledore to protect Harry from Voldemort out of his love for her,despite hating Harry's father. Harry himself became a Horcrux, since he contains part of Voldemort's soul that splitoff at the time of his mother's death. Dumbledore told Snape that Harry has to die to destroy the Horcrux within him.Harry goes alone to meet his death at the hands of Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest and uses the ResurrectionStone, hidden in a snitch Dumbledore left in his will to Harry, to summon the spirits of his parents, Sirius Black, andRemus Lupin, who say they will stay with him to the end. Voldemort casts a Killing Curse at him. Harry findshimself in a strange white limbo, where the spirit of Dumbledore meets him and explains that the part of Voldemortwithin him was killed by Voldemort's own curse, and that Harry has the choice to return to the world or to die. Harryreturns to his body, and Bellatrix asks if Harry is dead. Narcissa walks up to Harry and asks him in a soft whisper ifDraco is alive. Harry manages a nod, and Narcissa tells Voldemort and the Death Eaters that he is dead. Harry feignsdeath until Hagrid, carrying Harry's body, return with Voldemort and the Death Eaters to Hogwarts. Voldemortdeclares to everyone that Harry is dead, to which Ginny cries out for him, but Neville gives a short speech thatpeople die everyday and Harry did not die in vain, but out of bravery and love for his friends. Voldemort says thatanyone who defies against him will be destroyed, and encourages the students to join him, but no one crosses over tohis side. Narcissa and Lucius call Draco over, to which he reluctantly joins his parents. Harry opens his eyes andfalls out of Hagrid's arms and reveals that he is alive, to everyone's surprise. Neville defiantly draws of the sword ofGryffindor, and as Harry begins his duel with Voldemort across the courtyard, Neville decapitates Nagini, the last ofthe Horcruxes, making Voldemort mortal. During the battle, as Bellatrix is about to finish off Ginny, Molly appearsand kills Bellatrix. The dark lord is then killed by his own Killing Curse as the Elder Wand rebounds it on him andflies into Harry's hands. After the battle, Harry walks through Hogwarts and sees the place in ruins, but everyone isslowly recovering from the confrontation. Harry explains to his friends that the Elder Wand had recognised him asits master because he had disarmed Draco Malfoy at Malfoy Manor, who in turn had disarmed its previous owner,Dumbledore. Ron notes that possessing the Wand makes Harry invincible, but Harry snaps the Elder Wand in halfand throws each half over the side of the Hogwarts bridge, rejecting this power.Nineteen years later, Harry and Ginny Potter, along with Ron and Hermione Weasley and the Malfoys, now eachmarried, see their children off on the Hogwarts Express. Harry's middle child, Albus Severus, worries about thepossibility of him being sorted into Slytherin house. Harry tells his son of Snape's courage and assures him thatSlytherin is a respectable house, but that the Sorting Hat will take into account Albus's preference for Gryffindor.Both couples watch proudly as their children leave.

CastFurther information: List of Harry Potter cast members• Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, the film's main protagonist.[12]

• Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Harry's best friend and Hermione's romantic interest.[12]

• Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Harry's close friend and Ron's romantic interest.[12]

• Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, a Death Eater and Sirius Black's cousin and murderer.[12]

• Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn, the Potions master at Hogwarts.[12]

• Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, Harry's half-giant friend and a former teacher at Hogwarts.[12]

• Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, the Charms master at Hogwarts; and Griphook, a goblin and former employeeat Gringotts Bank.[12]

• Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, a merciless power-hungry wizard, and the leader of the Death Eaters.[12]

• Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore, former headmaster of Hogwarts killed by Severus Snape two filmsearlier.[12]

• John Hurt as Ollivander, a wandmaker abducted by the Death Eaters.[12]

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• Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy's father and a disgraced Death Eater.[12]

• Kelly Macdonald as Helena Ravenclaw, the ghost of Ravenclaw tower (also known as "The Grey Lady"). Shereplaced Nina Young, who portrayed the Grey Lady in the first film.

• Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Harry's godfather. Killed in battle three films earlier by Bellatrix Lestrange.[12]

• Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, former Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and the new headmaster ofHogwarts.[12]

• Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall, the Transfiguration teacher, Deputy Headmistress and futureHeadmistress at Hogwarts.[12]

• David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, a member of the Order of the Phoenix and a former Defence Against the DarkArts teacher at Hogwarts.[12]

• Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, the Divination teacher at Hogwarts.[12]

• Julie Walters as Molly Weasley, the Weasley matriarch and a mother figure to Harry.[12]

Ciarán Hinds assumes the role of Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore's brother and bartender of the Hog'sHead inn. Hinds replaced Jim McManus, who portrayed the character in a brief cameo in the fifth film.[12] JoshuaHerdman announced on 9 August 2009 that Jamie Waylett would not be reprising his role as Vincent Crabbe.Waylett's character would instead be written out and his role in the plot taken over by Herdman's character, GregoryGoyle.[13]

For the final scene in the film which is set nineteen years after the film's main story, the actors playing the maincharacters were made to look older thanks to a mix of make-up and special effects.[14]

ProductionPart 2 was filmed back-to-back with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 from 19 February 2009, to 12June 2010, with reshoots for the Epilogue scene taking place at Leavesden Film Studios on 21 December 2010.Director David Yates, who shot the film with director of photography Eduardo Serra, described Part 2 as "operatic,colourful and fantasy-oriented", a "big opera with huge battles."[15] [16]

SetsIn an interview with Architectural Digest, production designer Stuart Craig remarked on creating sets for Part 2. Onthe Gringotts Wizarding Bank, he said, "our banking hall, like any other, is made of marble and big marble columns.And it has great strength. The fact that the goblins are the bankers and tellers at the counter helps that feeling ofgrandeur and solidity and the big proportions. That was part of the fun of the set: we exaggerated the size of it, weexaggerated the weight of it, and we even exaggerated the shine of the marble." About the multiplication of treasurein one of the bank's vaults, he noted, "We made literally thousands of pieces for it and vacuum metalised them to beshiny gold and silver. John Richardson, the special effects supervisor, made a floor that was capable of rising ondifferent levels, so there was kind of a physical swelling of the treasure on it."[17]

Craig spoke about the Battle of Hogwarts to Art Insights Magazine, saying that "the great challenge is the destructionof Hogwarts. The sun rising behind the smoke ... the massive remains of destroyed walls, the entrance hall, theentrance of the Great Hall, part of the roof of the Great Hall completely gone, so yeah. A big challenge there and anenjoyable one really – maybe it helped me and the guys in the art department sort of prepare for the end ... wedemolished it before we had to strike it completely." When asked about the King's Cross scene near the end of thefilm, Craig said, "We experimented a lot, quite honestly. I mean it was quite a protracted process really but we didexperiment the sense of it being very burnt out very very kind of white – so we experimented with underlit floors,we experimented with different kind of white covering everything: white paint, white fabric, and the cameraman wasinvolved in how much to expose it, and a series of camera tests were done, so we got there but with a great deal ofpreparation and research."[18]

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Visual effectsVisual effects companies that worked on Part 1 (including Framestore, Moving Picture Company and DoubleNegative who created the Gringotts Dragon) also worked on the visuals for Part 2. Visual Effects Supervisor TimBurke said that "It was such a major job to stage the Battle of Hogwarts, and we had to do it in different stages ofproduction. We had shots with complex linking camera moves from wide overviews, to flying into windows andinterior spaces. So, we took the plunge at the end of 2008, and started rebuilding the school digitally with DoubleNegative." He went on to say that "It's taken two years – getting renders out, texturing every facet of the building,constructing interiors to see through windows, building a destruction version of the school. We can design shots withthe knowledge that we have this brilliant digital miniature that we can do anything with. With a practical Hogwarts,we would have shot it last summer and been so tied down. Instead, as David Yates finds the flow and structure, weare able to handle new concepts and ideas."[19]

On the quality of 3-D in film, Burke told Los Angeles Times, "I think it's good, actually. I think people are going tobe really pleased. I know everyone's a little nervous and sceptical of 3-D these days, but the work has been donevery, very well. We've done over 200 shots in 3-D and in the visual effects as well, because so much of it is CG, sothe results are very, very good. I think everyone's going to be really impressed with it, actually." Producer DavidHeyman spoke to SFX magazine about the 3-D conversion, saying that "The way David Yates is approaching 3-D ishe's trying to approach it from a character and story point of view. Trying to use the sense of isolation, of separationthat sometimes 3-D gives you, to heighten that at appropriate moments. So we're approaching it in a storytellingway."[20] [21]

SoundtrackThe composer of the first three films, John Williams, expressed interest in returning for Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ifit fit his schedule. Director David Yates stated that he was eager to work with Williams on the score, but it was notpossible due to their conflicting schedules.[22] It was confirmed via the Warner Bros. website that Part 1 composer,Alexandre Desplat, was set to return for Part 2.[23] [24] In an interview with Film Music Magazine, Desplat stated thatscoring Part 2 is "a great challenge" and that he has "a lot of expectations to fulfill and a great deal of work" ahead ofhim.[25] Desplat started writing the music in early 2011, and finished recording with orchestrator Conrad Pope andthe London Symphony Orchestra on 27 May 2011, at Abbey Road Studios.[26] [27]

MarketingIn March 2011, the first preview for Deathly Hallows – Part 2 was released revealing new footage and newinterviews from the starring cast.[28] The first poster was released on 28 March 2011 with the caption "It All Ends7.15" (referring to its international release date).[29] On 27 April 2011, the first theatrical trailer for Part 2 wasreleased. The trailer revealed a range of new and old footage.[30] A month later, a set of eleven posters was releasedeach illustrating a different character with the caption "It All Ends" and a background depicting the Battle ofHogwarts.[31] The IMAX trailer for the film was released with IMAX screenings of Pirates of the Caribbean: OnStranger Tides on 20 May 2011. During the MTV Movie Awards on 5 June 2011, Emma Watson presented a sneakpeek of the film.[32]

The official theatrical trailer for Part 2 (and the final Harry Potter theatrical trailer) was released on 16 June 2011.Two more posters were released, one with Voldemort and the Death Eaters and one with the trio and the HogwartsStudents, which is the main poster of the two posters. That poster was also the international poster, but theinternational poster had the logo instead of the "It All Ends" caption, along with the credits underneath and was alittle wider than the US version.[33]

Two TV spots for Deathly Hallows Part 2 aired on both 20 and 21 June showing new footage from the film. Twomore banners/billboards were released, one with a fire-breathing dragon and Severus Snape.

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On 23 June, Comcast released a new featurette for the film, which included new footage and interviews. Four newcharacter posters were released, showing each character standing with the "It all ends" in the middle. In the othercountries they added the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2" logo on the bottom of those posters, alongwith the credits underneath.

ReleaseOn 2 April 2011, a test screening of the film was held in Chicago. Director David Yates, producers David Heymanand David Barron and the film's editor Mark Day were in attendance.[34] The film had its world premiere on 7 July2011 in Trafalgar Square in London. The US premiere was held in New York City on 11 July 2011.[35] The film wasreleased on 12 July in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates; on 13 July in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Italy,Lithuania, South Africa and several other countries; on 14 July in the UK and Puerto Rico and on 15 July in the USand Canada. Although filmed in 2-D, the film was converted into 3-D in post-production and was released in bothRealD 3D and IMAX 3D.On 10 June, one month before the film's release, tickets went on sale.[36]

On 16 June 2011, Part 2 received a 12A certificate from the British Board of Film Classification, who note that thefilm "contains moderate threat, injury detail and language", becoming the only Harry Potter film to receive awarning for "injury detail". A runtime of 130 minutes was also announced via the BBFC website, making it theshortest film in the series.[37]

At midnight 15 July, Part 2 screened in 3,800 theatres. In the United States, it played in 4,375 theatres, 3,000 3Dtheaters, and 274 IMAX theatres, the widest release for an IMAX, 3D and a Potter film.[38]

ReceptionHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics; on thefilm review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating of 97% based on 237 reviews, 100%from the site's top critics, an average score of 8.4/10, and a "Certified Fresh" with its consensus being "Thrilling,powerfully acted, and visually dazzling, Deathly Hallows Part II brings the Harry Potter franchise to a satisfying --and suitably magical -- conclusion."[39] On Metacritic, the film has "Universal Acclaim" with a score of 87 out of100.[40] The film received 93/100 from professional critics at the Broadcast Film Critics Association; it is theirhighest rated Harry Potter film.[41]

The first review of the film was released on 5 July 2011, by The Daily Telegraph. Philip Womack commented, "Thisis monumental cinema, awash with gorgeous tones, and carrying an ultimate message that will resonate with everyviewer, young or old: there is darkness in all of us, but we can overcome it." He further expressed that David Yates"transmutes [the book] into a genuinely terrifying spectacle."[42] Another review was released on the same day, thistime from Evening Standard, who rated the film 4/5 and stated "Millions of children, parents, and those who shouldknow better won't need reminding what a Horcrux is – and director David Yates does not let them down. In fact, insome ways, he helps make up for the shortcomings of the final book."[43] The Daily Express remarked that the filmshowcases "a terrifying showdown that easily equals Lord of the Rings or Star Wars in terms of a dramatic andmemorable battle between good and evil."[44] First Stop News gave the film an overall approval rating of 96%calling the film a "truly magical ending" to the series, that "will become the most-discussed and praised film of theyear."[45]

Roger Ebert gave the film 3 1/2 out of four stars and said that "The finale conjures up enough awe and solemnity toserve as an appropriate finale and a dramatic contrast to the lighthearted (relative) innocence of Harry Potter and theSorcerer's Stone all those magical years ago."[46] Mark Kermode said that the film is a "pretty solid and ambitiousadaptation of a very complex book", but he criticised the post-converted 3D.[47]

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Box officeThe film has grossed $169,189,427 in the US and Canada, as of July 17, along with $312,300,000 in internationalmarkets, as of July 17, for a worldwide total of $481,489,427. Part 2 grossed a record $481.5 million worldwide onits opening weekend, breaking the previous record set by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2009 ($394million).[48]

With a record breaking opening day in 26 countries on July 13, 2011, Deathly Hallows – Part 2 grossed $43.6million, placing it 86 percent ahead of Part 1 and 49 percent higher than Half-Blood Prince. The film broke therecord for the biggest opening day gross in history in Australia ($7.5 million), New Zealand, Italy ($4.6 million),Sweden ($2.1 million), Norway ($1.8 million), Denmark ($1.6 million), the Netherlands ($1.7 million), Belgium($1.4 million), the Czech Republic ($2.0 million), Finland ($749,000), United Kingdom ($14.8 million), Mexico($6.1 million), and Hong Kong ($808,000).[49] [50] [51] It also established new Harry Potter records in Japan ($5.7million), Brazil ($4.4 million), Spain ($3.3 million) and Poland ($1.25 million).[52] With a foreign opening weekendof $312.3 million, Deathly Hallows – Part 2 broke the record previously held by Pirates of the Caribbean: OnStranger Tides ($262 million).[48] In the UK, it brought in a record $36.6 million, marking the biggest three dayweekend gross ever and biggest single day gross ever (Saturday). In Australia, it made $26.7 million from 754screens, marking the biggest opening weekend ever and the only film ever to reach A$20,000,000 in just four days.In both Brazil and Scandinavia, Deathly Hallows - Part 2 broke the all-time opening weekend record with $11.0million and $18.5 million respectively. While in Russia, it raked $19.5 million claiming the biggest Warner Bros.opening weekend of all time and the 3rd biggest opening of 2011.[50] The average 3D share of Deathly Hallows -Part 2 was 60 percent, which was lower than the 3D share for Transformers: Dark of the Moon (70 percent) andPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (66 percent).In the United States and Canada, the film grossed a record $32 million in advance ticket sales.[53] [54] Part 2 becamethe biggest midnight opening of all-time with $43.5 million, breaking the previous record set in 2010, by TheTwilight Saga: Eclipse ($30 million).[8] It also broke Deathly Hallows – Part 1's record ($1.4 million) for the biggestIMAX midnight opening, grossing an estimated $2 million.[50] On its opening day, the film grossed a record $91million, marking the biggest opening day of all-time, and the biggest single day gross of all-time, both of which werepreviously set by The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($72.7 million).[9] Deathly Hallows – Part 2 grossed $169.2 millionon its opening weekend, surpassing The Dark Knight ($158.4 million) to become the biggest opening weekend inbox office history.[10] [55] Although 3D enhanced the film's earning potential, only 43% of the opening gross camefrom 3D venues.[10]

Box office all-time records

As a result of the film's success, it currently holds the following U.S./Canadian box office records:

Box Office Record Record Details Previous Record

Opening Weekend[10] $169,189,427 The Dark Knight (2008, $158 million)

Opening Weekend - IMAX $15,500,000 Avatar (2009, $9.5 million)

Single Day $91,071,119 New Moon (2009, $72.7 million)

Widest 3D launch[56] 3,100+ locations Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 2,789 locations)

Highest Gross in Advanced Ticket Sales $32,000,000 Eclipse (2010, $30 million)

Biggest Midnight Release[8] $43,500,000 Eclipse (2010, $30 million)

Biggest IMAX Midnight Release[50] $2,000,000 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010, $1.4 million)

Highest 3-Day Gross $169,189,427 The Dark Knight (2008, $158 million)

Fastest to $100 million 2 days New Moon (2009)

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Fastest to $150 million 3 days The Dark Knight (2008)

It also holds the following international box-office records:

Record Details

Opening Weekend Worldwide $481,489,427

Opening Weekend Foreign[48] $312,300,000

Opening Weekend United Kingdom $36,000,000

Opening Weekend Australia[50] $26,700,000

Highest Grossing Worldwide IMAX Release[57] $23,500,000

Accolades

Award Category Result

National Movie Awards Must See Movie of the Summer Won

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