Potter Finale Invokes $1 Billion Worldwide

FIRST Released: This summer 31, 2011 5:01 PM EDT La, Calif. -- Harry Potter has became a member of the billion-dollar club. Distributor Warner Bros. stated Sunday that Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 entered the $1 billion mark in the worldwide box office. Its soon likely to pass Pirates of Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, that is this year's top grossing movie at $1.03 billion. All of the the eight films concerning the youthful wizard may be the first within the franchise to achieve the big mark. The prior best global haul was $974.8 million for that original film, 2001s Harry Potter and also the Sorcerers Stone. With $21.9 million locally a few days ago, Deathly Hallows: Part 2 rose to some domestic total of $318.5 million. That tops the franchises previous better of $317.six million for Sorcerers Stone. But invoice discounting in the modern greater admission prices, Deathly Hallows: Part 2 hasn't swept up to Sorcerers Stone when it comes to actual tickets offered. This Year's film Avatar supports the record for that greatest worldwide box office haul, grossing $2.8 billion. Its then another James Cameron film, Titanic, which introduced in $1.8 billion. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Dark Knight Rises and Superman prep US shoots

 The Highmark Hotel in Pittsburgh has welcomed the forthcoming shoot for The Dark Knight Rises by projecting the bat signal on to its building using lasers.  Production for the final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy will soon move to the city and continue until 20 August.  Meanwhile, details of the shoot for Zack Snyder's Superman movie have been revealed thanks to local newspaper reports and an official announcement to close a bridge.  The production of Superman: Man Of Steel, starring Henry Cavill and Amy Adams, will close the US 52 bridge over the Fox River in La Salle County, Illinois for three days.  The Kane County Chronicle also reported that filming will take place in Sugar Grove from 7-10 August.  The Illinois Film Office has also confirmed the movie will be filming for several days in September in Plano, the western suburbs and Chicago. 

Little Chenier

Two brothers are victimized by a weak and jealous man in this drama shot on location in Louisiana. Beauxregard 'Beaux' Dupuis (Jonathan Schaech) lives in the swamps of Cajun country on a small stretch of land called Little Chenier with his younger mentally-handicapped brother, Pemon (Fred Koehler). Beaux supports them both by running a bait shop. Beaux is in love with Mary-Louise (Tamara Braun), who has left him to elope with the son of the sheriff, Carl. Neither Carl nor Beaux are fond of each other. Carl also enjoys tormenting Pemon. It is revealed that Mary-Louise left Beaux for Carl when Carl threatened to take her family's property away. When Carl's father is killed in the line of duty, his son takes his place; it isn't long before Carl learns Mary-Louise has been having an affair with Beaux, and he uses his new authority to put Pemon behind bars on false change as a way of punishing Beaux.