Harry Potter - magic turns into a fortune

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Harry Potter - magic turns into a fortune

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [1]: Part 1" grossed [2] more than US$ 330 million worldwide in its first weekend in movie theaters

The Harry Potter saga is coming to an end. In recent years seven books and six movies have been produced.  The seventh - and final- film in the series - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:Part 1" has been split [3] into two parts. The first premiered [4] in theaters on November 19 and the second is scheduled for release on July 15, 2011. On the first weekend of showing, thenew movie made over US$330 million dollars in theaters in over 50 countries. The six previous [5] Potter films earned US$ 5.4 billion worldwide for Warner Bros. studio.

Another dangerous mission for Potter

In the seventh adventure film for the most famous wizard [6] in the world, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) leaves Hogwarts (the school for young wizards) in search of a challenge: to find and destroy the "horcruxes". The horcruxes are objects in which the villain Voldemort has placed pieces of his soul. These objects carry the secret of power and immortality for the villain.  It is a dangerous challenge, but Harry is not alone: he has the help of his great companions Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson). The film is based on the story by JK Rowling and was directed by David Yates.

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Áudio – David Hatton

Vocabulary

1 deathly hallows – relíquias da morte

2 to gross – ganhar / faturar

3 to split into – dividir em

4 premiered - estreou

5 previous – anteriores

6 wizard – bruxo