The final Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" has set a record, taking in the most money ever in a debut weekend.

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J.K. Rowling's fantasy story in its final flick took in a whomping $168.6 million.

The debut was more than The Dark Knight, which opened to $158 million in 2008 and went on to collect $533 million, the third highest-grossing film on record.

Analysts say that record could be in jeopardy, though Titanic's $601 million and Avatar's $761 million record grosses benefited from slow winter competition and may be out of reach.

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