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Allegra · 12th July 2007, 11:50 AM

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Potter film breaks record in US

'The new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, has taken a record-breaking $12m (£6m) at midnight screenings in the US.

The figure is the most made at the box office for a Wednesday opening midnight run, according to Daily Variety.
The previous record-holder was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which returned around $8m (£3.9m) in midnight ticket sales in 2003.
Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix opens in the UK on Thursday. Its early takings were double that of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the previous film in the series, which took $6m (£2.9m) at US midnight screenings in 2005.'

TK-421 · 12th July 2007, 09:16 PM

No surprise there. Just wait until the weekend numbers are in and it will beat ALL records.

Allegra · 12th July 2007, 09:20 PM

I'm looking forward to see it but I think I'll leave it to cool down a bit when there'll be less kids screaming around me.

12th July 2007, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Allegra Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,301	Potter film breaks record in US -$12m BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Potter film breaks record in US 'The new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, has taken a record-breaking $12m (£6m) at midnight screenings in the US. The figure is the most made at the box office for a Wednesday opening midnight run, according to Daily Variety. The previous record-holder was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which returned around $8m (£3.9m) in midnight ticket sales in 2003. Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix opens in the UK on Thursday. Its early takings were double that of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the previous film in the series, which took $6m (£2.9m) at US midnight screenings in 2005.'

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TK-421 I Do Not Sow Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,785	Re: Potter film breaks record in US -$12m No surprise there. Just wait until the weekend numbers are in and it will beat ALL records.

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Allegra Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,301	Re: Potter film breaks record in US -$12m I'm looking forward to see it but I think I'll leave it to cool down a bit when there'll be less kids screaming around me.

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