Huge demand has led to harried cinema bosses to book yet more showings of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone this weekend.
The UCI cinema at Gateshead now has a further 13,000 tickets available for the first screenings on Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11.
The cinema will show the film on at least three screens with performances showing at least once every hour.
UCI Cinemas have now sold more than 200,000 tickets nationwide for the film. Harry Potter will go on general release on Friday, November 16.
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