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Harry Potter Conjures $22 Million at Thursday Box Office

18 July 2009 4:15 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has had a big metallic leg up on Harry Potter since the boy wizard set the all-time midnight box office record. Thursday saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince bring in $22 million in box office receipts, or approximately $7 million less than Bay's 'Bots did its first Thursday in theaters. The total was good enough to land Potter in the number 7 spot for single day Thursday showings. Since launching Wednesday at 12am, Harry Potter 6 has raked in $80.2 million at the domestic box office. Over $45 million in international ticket sales bring its worldwide total to over $126 million. The number of screens Potter is playing on will expand starting today and throughout the weekend which should bring in added business. Because of the slower Wednesday and Thursday, Potter is not likely to challenge Transformers 2 and The Dark Knight for the best five-day opening of all time. Check

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$80.1 Million For Harry -- Before Weekend Begins

17 July 2009 6:16 PM, PDT | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news

Warner Bros. banked another $21.93 million in receipts on Thursday, the second day of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's reign at the box office. The amount was almost identical to the midnight preview take on Wednesday -- a day that culminated with a $58.18 million gross, the third-largest Wednesday gross in history behind last year's The Dark Knight and last month’s Transformers 2. The film's two-day total now stands at $80.1 million before the official weekend goes into effect today (Friday). Daily Variety observed that the movie has already earned $104 million worldwide even before Thursday’s figures from overseas were included. No other film is opening wide against it. However, in a counterprogramming move, Fox Searchlight is opening the critically well-received comedy 500 Days of Summer in 27 theaters (versus 4,275 for the Potter sequel).

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Box Office Prophet (July 17 - 19)

17 July 2009 6:02 PM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

It was indeed a wise choice to put a hold on the latest Harry Potter installment nine months from its originally scheduled release.  The fans’ anticipation has doubled.  The timing was golden as well; just at the tail end of a mostly disappointing summer movie season, we get a Potter film that delivers the goods (Critics love it too).  But I don’t think it will outperform Transformers 2 or The Dark Knight this weekend.  I think the record-breaking 22 million at the midnight screenings and the 80 million before Friday were just a surge of overeager fans.  The Hurt Locker is expanding to 93 theaters this weekend (it could have a chance) but I won’t place my bets on it landing in the top ten till it expands wide (same goes for (500) Days of Summer).  Bruno and Transformers should be seeing a big drop, while Ice Age could hang around for a bit,

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You Pick the Hottest Story of the Week (7/13 - 7/17)

17 July 2009 5:09 PM, PDT | From Fandango | See recent Fandango news

Well, another fun-filled week of movie news, reviews and previews has gone by, and now it's time for you – yes you! – to help pick the hottest story of the week. Who shocked you? What entertained you? Which casting move made sense, and which was probably, like, the stupidest decision ever made? Check out the five stories below and then vote on which one you think deserves the honor of Hottest of the Week …1. 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' Breaks Box Office Records – The boy wizard returned to theaters this week with a bang, pulling in a whopping $22 million in midnight showings alone giving this sixth installment in the series the best Wednesday midnight opening of all time – beating The Dark Knight by a cool $4 million.2. Ryan...

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Breaks Box Office Records

17 July 2009 1:55 PM, PDT | From The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news

Harry has known how to make bank in the past. But breaking records is a little new.

Here’s the news release from Warner Bros. With this economy, do you think they’re excited? Yeah, I think they’re excited.

Click Here to watch Jeff Bayer on Kptv’s Reel Reviews talk about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Click Here to read the complete Scorecard Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” has already shattered two box office records, first breaking the record for a midnight opening with $22.2 million, eclipsing the studio’s own record set last year by “The Dark Knight.” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” then flew past the worldwide opening day box office record: with the domestic gross of $58.18 million and the international totals of $45.85 million combining for an astounding one-day global box office gross of more than $104 million.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has already grossed $104 Million

17 July 2009 9:33 AM, PDT | From The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince isn’t just a magical film – it’s a supernatural success!

Click Here to watch Jeff Bayer on Kptv’s Reel Reviews talk about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Click Here to read the complete Scorecard Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

In only about 24 hours, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has earned a total of $104 million. Stateside, it has grossed $58.2 million, while internationally it has banked $45.9 million. Easily, it is the best start ever for the franchise.

When it debuted at 12:01 Am last Wednesday, the sixth film of the Harry Potter franchise broke the record for best midnight gross of all-time, earning a whopping $22.2 million while playing on 3,003 screens. (Here in Chicago, at least 18 screens were devoted to a midnight showing of the film). For those keeping track, the original record of $18 million belonged to The Dark Knight,

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'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince' Continues Its Record-Breaking Pace

17 July 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

I would've been impressed if "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" had settled for just crushing the midnight opening ticket sales record, with a $22 million haul compared to former top dog "The Dark Knight"'s $18 mil. But no. That's not good enough for The Boy Who Lived. Or perhaps I should say, The Boy Who Makes Bank.

Mid-week opening be damned, "Half-Blood Prince" earned a dizzying $100 million worldwide in its first 24 hours of release, according to a report in Variety. Maybe it wasn't such a great idea to delay the "Potter" IMAX opening in favor of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"....

Variety notes that "Half-Blood Prince" will live in 4,275 theaters domestically as of this weekend, running on something in the neighborhood of 15,000 screens. Analysts predict that the 5-day opening will be at least as strong as the $139 million that "Order of the Phoenix" earned in the same amount of time.

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Harry Potter 6 Opening Day Box Office Under $60 Million

17 July 2009 12:06 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

Though Harry Potter was able to conjure enough magic with potions to runaway with the best midnight opening in the history of cinema, he couldn't quite repeat the feat and grab the opening day crown. Early estimates indicate Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's July 15 opening day box office receipts totaled $58.4 million. A stellar number for certain, but a few broomsticks short of the top. The all-time opening day record was set by Warner's The Dark Knight on a Friday. It wrangled in a whopping $67.2 million during its first 24 hours in cinemas including $18 million from midnight showings. Harry Potter 6 scored $22.2 from its midnight showings. Would Harry Potter have beaten The Dark Knight had it also opened on a Friday? Not likely. Potter also fell short of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which netted $62 million its opening day, also a Wednesday. Hard to argue an apples-to-apples comparison. The theater count will

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Harry Potter 6 Grossed $58 Million on Wednesday

16 July 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" grossed over $58 million from 4,275 theaters as it opened Wednesday at the domestic box office, including $22 million in midnight shows. The film bested the $44 million brought in by "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" two years ago, but failed to set a record for the biggest day ever. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" took in $62 million, while "The Dark Knight" earned $67 million. "Order of the Phoenix" ended up grossing $139 million in its first five days, which is why many forecasts place "Half-Blood Prince" at around $150 million. "Transformers 2" had a $200 million five day opening. Click here to read our "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" review.

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‘Half-Blood Prince’ Earns $58.4M on the First Day

16 July 2009 4:38 PM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince made $58.4 million on opening day at the box office, the fourth largest single day in history.  This was after claiming the biggest midnight sales numbers with $22 million. The sixth Potter movie missed third (held by Spider-Man 3) by merely a million and failed to top Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($62 million) and The Dark Knight ($67.2 million).  The British boy wizard placed second in all-time Wednesday openings behind Michael Bay’s robot sequel. No other Harry Potter film is in the top ten despite eventually grossing $250-300 million a piece domestically.  It’s also the best single day for the lucrative franchise, which is nearing $1.5 billion in the U.S. alone.  Across the...

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Sixth 'Harry Potter' Posts Franchise-Best Opening Day

16 July 2009 3:19 PM, PDT | From Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince had an opening day fit for a king. On Wednesday, the sixth entry in the blockbuster franchise conjured $58.2 million on nearly 10,000 screens at 4,275 sites. That ranked as the second-biggest Wednesday ever behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's $62 million, and fourth-biggest among all opening days. More importantly, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince captured the largest first day of the Harry Potter series by a wide margin. Predecessor Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the previous high. Back in 2007, it also debuted on a Wednesday in mid-July and grossed $44.2 million out of the gate on around 9,000 screens at 4,181 sites. It tumbled 58 percent to $18.4 million the next day and went on to have a $77.1 million opening weekend. By the end of its run, it had made $292 million. Included in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's opening day was a record gross for midnight shows.

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Thursday Theater: 'Marvel: Civil War' Fan Trailer

16 July 2009 3:06 PM, PDT | From MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news

It really is a great time to be a fan of comic book movies. Along with being treated to brilliant films like "Iron Man," "Hellboy" and "The Dark Knight" in theaters, there's no shortage of fan-made movies and trailers around the 'Net that offer a taste of what some of your favorite comics or storylines would look like if they made the jump to the big screen.

We'll be taking a look at some of those fan-made movies, trailers and mash-ups each week here on Splash Page, and get some thoughts from the films' creators about why they made the jump from comic book fan to amateur filmmaker.

So, let's get straight to this week's video: "Marvel: Civil War"

After the jump, check out an interview with the creator of "Marvel: Civil War."

Created by: Kevin (a.k.a. boredsox78)

MTV: How long did it take you to create "Marvel:

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Harry Potter Marks Place in Film History

16 July 2009 2:12 PM, PDT | From RupertGrint.net | See recent RupertGrint.net news

As you may have guessed, Rupert Grint's newest film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is doing phenomenally at box offices worldwide. Within just over 36 hours of its release in the U.K. and U.S., the film has already started paving it's way into cinematic history. Let's start with the numbers: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has now grossed in astounding $104 million worldwide ! According to Variety , $58.4 million has come for the U.S., where the film has set a new record for the highest grossing midnight release. The record previously belonged to another Warner Brothers film, The Dark Knight . The article also states that the film had the third best opening day in the history of Australia, making $3.2 million on its opening day alone. We'd like to take this time to congratulate Rupert, his co-stars, and every person who had a hand in bringing this film to life!

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Potter 6 going strong

16 July 2009 1:24 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince started its theatrical run with a resounding bang, racking up a record breaking 22.2 million dollars from its midnight screenings and though the tally from its first full day of release didn't break another record, it was still a formidable 58.4 million dollars. The Dark Knight still holds the crown for the best first day box office receipt, having gathered a mind bending 67.2 million dollars the Friday it was released, with Revenge Of The Fallen...

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Harry Potter is the British Law & Order

16 July 2009 1:12 PM, PDT | From Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news

Inside Job— Harry Potter's all-British cast. From left: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent, and Daniel Radcliffe. You’d be hard pressed to find an American movie, let alone one with a decent bad guy, that doesn’t have at least one British actor in it. Even an all-American epic like The Dark Knight featured a Welsh Batman, a Cockney Alfred, an Australian Joker (the Commonwealth counts for this argument), an Irish Scarecrow, an English Commissioner Gordon and, of course, an English director. Even our TV sets are lousy with British talent, as evidenced by the Emmy Award nominations announced today. Why won’t the Brits return the favor? Take the Harry Potter franchise. Seven movies and counting and not a single American actor. I checked. It’s not like American teens and pre-teens, which form the core of the series’ record-shattering audience, could call out a halfway-passable fake British accent.

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'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' Opens With $58.4 Million

16 July 2009 11:27 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Laremy's early Wednesday/Thursday predictions had Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opening to the tune of $60.1 million with expectation the film would earn $34.7 million on Thursday. It appears he wasn't too far off. After earning a record-breaking $22.2 million in midnight shows the film has rolled to a $58.4 million opening day from 4,275 theaters, well ahead of the $44 million earned by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix reports Variety's Pamela McClintock. McClintock goes on to say predictions for the five-day weekend range from $125-150 million, which will have it still falling short of the $198.2 million Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen earned earlier this year, second only to The Dark Knight's $203.8 million. However, this is based purely on previous installments and seeing how this is Harry Potter's first PG-rated film since Prisoner of Azkaban back in 2004 and a film that still carries an 88% rating at RottenTomatoes we may be able to expect much more.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Earns $58.4 Million in 24 Hours

16 July 2009 10:54 AM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

After breaking the all-time midnight box office record with $22.2 million on Tuesday night, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince went on to earn an estimated $58.4 million in the first 24 hours. But did it beat Transformers 2's huge opening day? And how did it stack up against The Dark Knight? Answers after the jump! This is the second biggest Wednesday in history, second to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which took in $62 million when it was released on June 24th. Half-Blood Prince beat out Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest to become the fourth biggest day in the history of American cinema, under The Dark Knight ($67.1m), Transformers 2 ($62m) and Spider-Man 3 ($59.8m). No other film in the Harry Potter series is in the top 10. Box Office analysts say that the latest Potter has a chance to make $190-$200 million in the first five days. The ...

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Half-Blood Prince Earns $58 Million Opening Day

16 July 2009 10:27 AM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

Harry Potter.s $22 million in earnings at midnight showings may be the biggest of all time, but the boy wizard.s total opening day box office is less record breaking. It.s only the fourth biggest of all time. Erc reports that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince earned a whopping $58 million on Wednesday, its opening day. It.s the fourth biggest single-day gross of all time, bested only by Spider-Man 3 with $59 million, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with $62 million, and the all time champ The Dark Knight with $67 million. That means that after earning that $22 million in midnight showings, fans showed up and handed over $36 million more to Daniel Radcliffe and his friends. Expect equally big numbers over this weekend. Transformers finally has some box office competition.

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Box Office - 'Harry Potter' Opens With $58 Million

16 July 2009 9:12 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Debuting strongly, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince seems poised to breeze past $150 million in its first five days of release. We told you yesterday about the record-breaking $22.2 million in midnight ticket sales, and now the one-day totals are in: $58.4 million. That's a little less than Transformers but much better than any other film in the series.

Historically, if that number holds, it will be the fourth best opening day ever, behind The Dark Knight, Transformers, and Spider-Man 3. The third Pirates had the record until 2007 (albeit only for about ten months) with a $55.8 million opening day.

Our five-day prediction for Half-Blood Prince, published yesterday, was $185 million. Kind of tough to be incredibly accurate with those kinds of numbers; missing a prediction for a $40 million weekend by 10% still puts you at $36 million; for $185 million, you're looking at $166.5 million. Quite a difference. Even if we are ten percent off, that would

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Christopher Nolan’s Inception Filming Underway In London

16 July 2009 8:37 AM, PDT | From SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news

“Inception”, the next great (we assume) film from the director of The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan, has entered principal photography. A spy on the scene in London at the University College London has some small scoops on the goings on. Leo DiCaprio, Ellen Page and Michael Caine were on hand. Here’s a small taste of the spy report. Michael Caine looked like he was playing a similar character to the one he always plays lately, Ellen Page looked like a plucky young student, and Leo di Caprio just looked moody and “focused” (toying with the toothpick-in-between-the-teeth look). The spy has some other interesting behind the scenes tidbits but not enough was learned to glean any hint of what Inception will really be about. Thanks Nolan Fans via Slashfilm.

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