British boy wizard Harry Potter conjured his magic at box offices again, as the sixth film in the highly popular movie series earned a record $22.2 million at Wednesday midnight showings in then United States.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” from Warner Bros. beat the old record for Wednesday midnight screenings of $18.5 million held by 2008 Batman movie “The Dark Knight” said Hollywood.com box Office president Paul Dergarabedian.
The debut “portends a huge and potentially record- breaking number for a single-day [box office] gross and best first five-day gross,” among movies, said Mr.Dergarabedian.
The highest one-day U.S.box office record belongs to “The Dark Knight,” which debuted on a Wednesday last summer to $67.1 million $1 billion world wide throughout its run in theatres
The five previous “potter” movies about the adventures of Harry and his friends at the Hogwarts school, based on the best-selling kids books by author J.K Rowling, have raked in $4.5 billion worldwide since then first film in 2001.
But in recent weeks, some media reports have suggested the movies’ fan base of teenagers and pre-teens may now be popular “Twilight” films, may steal some Potter’s audience magic.
Still, “Half-Blood prince” his theatres a full two years after the most recent “Harry potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” causing box office watchers to see a good deal of pent of demand for the movies. “ Order of the Phoenix” also opened on a Wednesday and took in $140 million in its first five days, on the way to $938 million in total global tickets sales.
Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert grint at the premiere of Harry potter and the Half Blood Prince” in New York on July 9.
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