Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince pulled in $20 million during its midnight run at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, according to Variety.
The best midnight run of all time!!!
That figure beats the $18 million earned by the latest Batman flick, The Dark Knight, which is also a film by Warner Bros. The next best film was 20th Century Fox’s Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith with $17 million.
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Muggles Rejoice! Check out the just-released trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth installment of the film franchise. (The seventh and last book in the series is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.)
Check out this exclusive first look below or with these links to view the trailer in three glorious HD sizes (Quicktime required): 480, 720 and 1080.
FYI: Young Voldemort is played by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, the 10-year-old nephew of Ralph Fiennes, who has played Lord Voldemort throughout most of the film franchise. The new Harry Potter film opens on Friday, November 21.
WHAT DO YOU THINK of the new Harry Potter film so far? And Hero Fiennes-Tiffin?
Here are the very first pictures of Daniel Radcliffe on the London set of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince taken late Thursday night!
Radcliffe, 18, and Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) were spotted sharing a laugh during a film break. Check out Gambon’s hilarious beard protector! The pair filmed the scene at Slughorn’s home in “Budleigh Babberton,” where Harry and Dumbledore and persuade the former Potionsmaster to return to Hogwarts to teach.
And be sure to peep the Dumbledore double (with glasses). He’s a smoker!
Half-Blood Prince is being directed by David Yates (Order of the Phoenix) and is scheduled to be released on November 21, 2008.
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Book Publisher Scholastic issued a statement this morning, announcing that they’re going to sue DeepDiscount.com and Levy Home Entertainment for shipping Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ahead of schedule:
“Scholastic has recently learned that some individuals have received copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows through the mail , beginning on Tuesday, July 17th, as a result of a breach of the on-sale agreement by the distributor, Levy Home Entertainment, and shipments made by DeepDiscount.com, a customer of that distributor. We are taking immediate legal action against DeepDiscount.com and Levy Home Entertainment. The number of copies shipped is around one one-hundredth of one percent of the total U.S. copies to go on sale at 12:01 am on July 21st.
We are also making a direct appeal to the Harry Potter fans who bought their books from DeepDiscount.com and may receive copies early requesting that they keep the packages hidden until midnight on July 21st.
Scholastic is especially grateful to the other retailers and distributors for their careful attention to keeping the books secure until the release time and for planning thousands of spectacular midnight parties where fans will celebrate together. And we ask everyone, especially the media, to preserve the fun and excitement for fans everywhere.
The fans themselves have made it abundantly clear that they are looking forward to going to the midnight parties, receiving their very own copy of the book and finally getting to read the book they have so anxiously awaited.”
That’s so sad, I hope DeepDiscount.com doesn’t go out of business. I order most of my DVDs from there!! AHH!!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows spoilers and even copies of the entire book can be found all over the Internet. The book officially goes on sale at midnight this Saturday, July 21st.
TEEHEE! New Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix have swooped out of the sky and have arrived!!!! Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Cho Chang (Katie Leung) share an on-screen kiss above.
Below are some of the other characters in the film: Imelda Staunton as Dolores, Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort , Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore , and Gary Oldmanas Sirius Black Mark. your calendars… Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be out nationwide on July 13, 2007!
The teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will make its online debut on Monday, Nov. 20 @ 3PM ET/PT on the Happy Feet website.
How exciting! Here are the very first look stills for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. More pictures in the gallery including Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge, Emma Thompson as Sybil Trelawney, Maggie Smith as Minerva Mcgonagall, and David Bradley as Argus Filch. Here’s an excerpt from yesterday’s Newsweek:
Harry Potter might lose one of its stars. The fifth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is currently filming at Leavesden Studios north of London. Negotiations to lock in Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) for the final two films are in the preliminary stages, and while the boys are likely to commit, Watson, 16, is unsure. “I don’t know yet,” she told Newsweek near the set of 12 Grimmauld Place, secret headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. “Every film is such a huge production, and it’s a long time.” Saying yes would mean she’d be playing the studious Hermione until she’s 20. Watson scored near-perfect grades on her national exams. College must be on her mind, not to mention a career, and she’s not sure acting is in the cards. “Daniel and Rupert seem so sure,” she says, and looks sincerely plagued that she isn’t. “I love to perform, and there are so many things I love doing.” Pause. “Maybe that sounds ungrateful. I’ve been given such an amazing opportunity, but I’ll just have to go with the flow.”
Top row (L-R): James Phelps as Fred Weasley, Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood, William Melling as Nigel, and Alfred Enoch as Dean Thomas.
Bottom row (L-R): Ryan Nelson as Slightly Creepy Boy, Nick Shrim as Somewhat Doubtful Boy, Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley, Shefali Chowdhury as Parvati Patil, Oliver Phelps as George Weasley, Afshan Azad as Padma Patil, and Katie Leung as Cho Chang.
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