Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


 BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP 
3

Harry Potter Bewitches Box Office for $160M

Share

(Newser) – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince conjured up a weekend box-office win with $79.5 million, bringing its 5-day total to $159.7 million, Bloomberg reports. The Hogwarts sequel trailed only Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for the year's best bow. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($17.7 million), Transformers ($13.8 million), Bruno ($8.4 million) and The Hangover filled out the top five.

In this image released by Warner Bros., Emma Watson, center, Daniel Radcliffe, right, and Rupert Grint are shown in a scene from
In this image released by Warner Bros., Emma Watson, center, Daniel Radcliffe, right, and Rupert Grint are shown in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."   (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Jaap Buitendjik)
In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley, left, and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter are shown in a scene from
In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley, left, and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter are shown in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."   (AP Photo/Warner Bros.)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
The trailer for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."   (YouTube)

View larger videos >>
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next »
OFF THE GRID
11.20.09
The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun
11.19.09
Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention
3 comments
VIEWING:
 
Jes
Jul 19, 09 9:18 PM CDT
This wasn't one of my favorites of the books, but it's my favorite of the movies so far. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
Alexandria
Jul 19, 09 10:29 PM CDT
I can't wait to see this! I'm surprised Transformers beat it though- that movie was total crap. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
riffran
Jul 20, 09 2:53 AM CDT
The first Transformers movie was better, but MeganFox painting that gas tank on the second one........wow!......The book on the second movie was really good Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

113 Stories

box office roundup

 New Moon Vamps to $141M Haul 

Latest 'Twilight' entry enjoys 3rd-biggest weekend ever

Nov 22, 09 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - In the third-largest weekend debut ever, The Twilight Saga: New Moon rang up $140.7 million, riding records for a midnight opening and a single day to totals trailing only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man. Audiences were four-fifths female, with the remaining 20% mostly teen boys, USA Today reports.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • Hollywood • film • Spider-Man • Disney • box office • The Dark Knight • A Christmas Carol • movies • New Moon • 2012 • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire • Planet 51 • The Blind Side • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

movie review

 Bullock Shines in 
 Crowd-Pleasing Blind Side  

Football chick flick lacks suspense, delivers happy ending

Nov 20, 09 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The Blind Side lacks inherent suspense—it's based on the true story of Michael Oher, a rookie offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. But the tale of a homeless African-American teen adopted by big-hearted white yuppies, at bottom a Sandra Bullock vehicle, goes over big in football country.
  • Writer-director
... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • NFL • film • football • movie review • Tim McGraw • Baltimore Ravens • movies • Sandra Bullock • high school football • college football • sports movie • National Football League • pro football • The Blind Side • The Blind Side review • Quinton Aaron • John Lee Hancock

 New Moon Eclipses 
 Ticket Records 

Twilight sequel leaves Potter pre-sale mark in dust

Nov 19, 09 6:52 PM CST
(Newser) - It doesn't open until tomorrow, but the latest Twilight movie already is breaking records. Fandango, AMC, and MovieTickets.com all say that fans are scooping up advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: New Moon in unprecedented numbers. Thousands of shows are sold out around the country, leaving pre-sale records held... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • Harry Potter • AMC • Lord of the Rings • ticket sales • movies • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • New Moon • Taylor Lautner • Fandango • MovieTickets.com • New Moon reviews

113 Stories


Religious right warms to Harry
Washington Post

If Hogwarts were a corporation...
Fast Company


Business  •  Arts & Living 
TwitterFollow @NewserBusiness on Twitter

 
entertainment • Harry Potter • film • box office • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Bruno • The Hangover • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

from our news partners