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Harry Potter 6 rakes in record $22 mn in advance booking
The sixth instalment of Harry Potter has smashed US box office records by raking in a whopping $22.2 million in less than 24 hours and it is said to be the best midnight opening of all times.
The sixth instalment of Harry Potter has smashed US box office records by raking in a whopping $22.2 million in less than 24 hours and it is said to be the best midnight opening of all times.
The booking for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opened Wednesday.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, the film hit the screens worldwide Thursday. It has topped The Dark Knight midnight earnings of $18 million when it was released last summer and the $17 million earnings grossed by Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith in 2005, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
The latest Harry Potter movie has even cast its spell over a record number of Potter fans - the new film drew more devotees in its first few hours on show than 2007s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which took $12 million on its first day of release.
...Half-Blood Prince will topple the Transformers action sequel as the world's most popular film of the year, if opening figures are anything to go by - Revenge of the Fallen 12-day total stood at $600 million, say experts.
