Harry Potter conjures up $159.7 million in 5 days

Harry Potter has returned with some princely returns at the box office. The new big-screen adventure Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince took in $79.5 million domestically over opening weekend and $159.7 million since debuting last Wednesday.

Harry Potter has returned with some princely returns at the box office.

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The new big-screen adventure Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince took in $79.5 million domestically over opening weekend and $159.7 million since debuting last Wednesday.

That's the second-highest start ever for a movie premiering on Wednesday, trailing the $200 million five-day opening for last month's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

The sixth movie about the young wizard came in $20 million ahead of the last movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which grossed $139.7 million in its first five days two years ago.