“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” made $330 million globally its opening weekend.

Domestically, the “Deathly Hallows” made an estimated $125.1 million, the second biggest opening weekend for the Harry Potter series in North America.

 The film is well worth the millions and all of the hype.

Directed by David Yates, the movie follows the book’s plotline closer than the others in the film series.

The latest film is based on the first part of J.K. Rowling’s seventh and final “Harry Potter” novel.

While this plot line and novel accuracy makes fans and avid readers happy, this script does not make any concessions for any viewers who have not read the books.

The first novel in the series, “Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone,” was released in 1998 in the U.S., and its Muggle fan base has grown exponentially over the past 12 years.

An estimated 25 percent of viewers fell in the 18 to 34 years old demographic.

These readers and viewers have grown up with the characters and are invested in the outcome.

Gone are the days of Quidditch fever, House rivalries and the Yule ball. In the “Deathly Hallows,” The Dark Lord and his Death Eaters have taken over the Ministry of Magic—and no one is safe.

No longer set at Hogwarts, in this latest installment Harry, Ron and Hermione are forced to take on the real world.

The darkest Harry Potter film to date, the wizarding world hangs in the balance and it is up to the three friends to finish off The Dark Lord and save the day.

The three are on a journey to finish what Dumbledore started.

They are out in search of the remaining “horcruxes,” evil talismans that contain pieces of Voldemort’s soul, but along the way they discover the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the deathly hallows.

There is some comedic relief in the midst of this dark tale. When Ron, Hermione and Harry drink Polyjuice potion to sneak into the Ministry, Ron finds himself in a situation with someone else’s wife.

A sweet scene between Harry and Hermione dancing around their tent in the woods gives the audience a chance to lighten up too.

The movie brings back the cast from the previous installments.

Ralph Fiennes reprises his role as Voldemort and Alan Rickman continues to shine as the sinister Snape.

Newcomers to the cast, Bill Nighy (“Love Actually”) plays the Minister of Magic in the beginning of the movie and Rhys Ifans (“Notting Hill”) as Xenophilius Lovegood, the underground journalist and father of the wonderfully strange Luna Lovegood.

But the “Deathly Hallows” belongs to the trio: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.

Their chemistry has grown immensely over the series and this movie allows the actors to go deeper into their characters and more fully develop their personas.

The majority of the movie follows their journey to find the horcruxes and destroy them, but the main focus seems to be on the bond between them.

The scary world they are forced to deal with puts their friendship to the test, and the sexual tension between Ron and Hermione thickens throughout the film.

Though the film ends in the middle, the audience is not left without any sense of closure.

“Part 1” ends after a huge emotional scene and a major plot twist, and Yates does a masterful job in tying it all together while still leaving the audience hanging.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” is now playing in all major theaters.