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UPDATE: Harry Potter 6 Pulls in Record $22.2M From Midnights!

July 15, 2009

Warner Bros. Pictures' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince earned an estimated $22.2 million for its 3,003 midnight screenings, beating the $18.5 million midnight runs by the studio's own The Dark Knight and the $16.9 million earned by Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

The sixth installment continues its first day of release in 4,275 domestic locations and will expand to 4,350 theaters on Friday.

Last month, Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed $16 million in midnight runs, also on a Wednesday.

"Half-Blood Prince" opened in the same Wednesday slot that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix did in 2007. "Order of the Phoenix" grossed $12 million in midnight runs on its way to a $139.7 million five-day debut.

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COMMENTS (161)

Posted by:

tb4000

July 15, 2009

And TDK falls.

Posted by:

Kornbeef

July 15, 2009

Sweet!, Cant wait to see it tonight!

Posted by:

Jacko

July 15, 2009

@tb4000

And its about time too

Posted by:

The Paladin

July 15, 2009

Oh noes! Transformers: Revenge of the Hack Director wasn't # 1??? Whatever shall we do?

Posted by:

João Paulo - Brasil

July 15, 2009

No this movie not surpass the incredible numbers of transformers 2

Posted by:

junio

July 15, 2009

to "The Paladin", that was a stupid azz insult that wasnt even clever AT ALL

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CyberpunkCentral

July 15, 2009

Wow not even giant robots could take down Harry Potter.

Posted by:

The Duke of Earl

July 15, 2009

With no big box office showings coming out in the latter half of summer, expect Harry Potter to rule the rest of the big blocks of summer and the box office. Die-hard fans and casual movie attendees don't lie.

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CyberpunkCentral

July 15, 2009

Harry Potter = Better movie then Transformers.

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Krizia

July 15, 2009

Out of curiosity, what is this number in reference to Twilight midnight screenings?