In the summer of 2008, we got to see what the wonderful Luna Lovegood looked like in her spectrespecs. The image made me wonder if we'd be lucky enough to find spectrespec-shaped 3D glasses in the theaters when Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hit, but alas, no such luck. However, now the WB store is offering Luna Lovegood Spectra Specs. (I guess spelling them with the proper "re" was too confusing. It's Philosopher's Stone/Sorcerer's Stone all over again!)Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels
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The most recent HARRY POTTER film, THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, ran a pretty hefty 2 hours and 33 minutes long. Normally I think that'd be right at the maximum for a kid-friendly fantasy pic but apparently the HARRY POTTER films are about to get longer.
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Paramount Pictures' "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" topped the box office with an impressive $63.5 million estimated debut, turning in $3.6 million of that total from IMAX sales (6% of the total opening weekend boxoffice). Daily breakdowns are as follows: Friday - $17.4 million, Saturday $27.6 million, Sunday $18.4 million.
Attendance may be down by 4.19% but the box office has a massive up weekend, boosing revenue .27% from last year at the same time. Comparing top November openers, "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" is currently the fifth highest opener under "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secreta" and "The Incredibles."
The original film opened on May 27th, 2005 with $47.2 million before ending off with a $193.2 million domestic take. As far as top animated openers of all times goes, the film is in seventh place with "Shrek the Third" leading the list followed by "Shrek 2," "The Simpsons Movie," "The Incredibles," "Finding Nemo" and "Ice Age: The Meltdown."
Performing above expectations was the comedy "Role Models" starring Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Bobb'e J. Thompson. The film by David Wain pushed in over $19.2 million from 2,792 venues at an average of $6.895 per theatre.
Previous number one film "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" showed a 39.33% change in third position with around $9.3 million for Disney. The musical starring Zac Efron, Vannesa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale now passes over $75.7 million in U.S. figures.
Fourth placed "Changeling" starring Angelina Jolie showed a small 22.14% change with $7.28 million posted. Drama kept the same rank and has accumulated over $20 million.
"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" finished off the top five films with $6.5 million, showing a 35.22% change and dropping 3 rankings from second place.
Indie-wise, Miramax's "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" impressed with $255,000 from a mere 17 theatres. Jean-Claude Van Damme starrer "JCVD" enjoyed a fruitful opening with $23,346 from two theatres.
The top 12 films at the box office are up 32.10% in comparison to 2007.
We have a new trailer in from the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." David Yates returns from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" to helm again for Warner Bros. Pictures. On July 17th, 2009, the next "Potter" hits theatres looking for the next big pay day. The franchise has returned a massive amount for the studio.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" debuted on November 16, 2001 with $90,2 million before ending off with $317.5 million domestically and $658.9 million in overseas numbers. The next film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" opened on November 15th, 2002 with $88 million and finished up with $261.9 million in the U.S. and $617 million internationally. After that came "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" witha $93 million opening weekend which ended with $249.5 million on local soil and $546.5 million from overseas sales. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was offered up on November 18th, 2005 and posted $102 million on the first weekend and then pulled in $290 million and $606 million locally and internationally. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" found theatres on July 11th, 2007 with a $77.1 million debut. The film moved on to clock in $292 million in the U.S. and over $646 million elsewhere.
What's the next film about?
Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadnt counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simpering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
Paramount Pictures' "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" topped the box office with an impressive $63.5 million estimated debut, turning in $3.6 million of that total from IMAX sales (6% of the total opening weekend boxoffice). Daily breakdowns are as follows: Friday - $17.4 million, Saturday $27.6 million, Sunday $18.4 million.
Attendance may be down by 4.19% but the box office has a massive up weekend, boosing revenue .27% from last year at the same time. Comparing top November openers, "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" is currently the fifth highest opener under "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secreta" and "The Incredibles."
The original film opened on May 27th, 2005 with $47.2 million before ending off with a $193.2 million domestic take. As far as top animated openers of all times goes, the film is in seventh place with "Shrek the Third" leading the list followed by "Shrek 2," "The Simpsons Movie," "The Incredibles," "Finding Nemo" and "Ice Age: The Meltdown."
Performing above expectations was the comedy "Role Models" starring Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Bobb'e J. Thompson. The film by David Wain pushed in over $19.2 million from 2,792 venues at an average of $6.895 per theatre.
Previous number one film "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" showed a 39.33% change in third position with around $9.3 million for Disney. The musical starring Zac Efron, Vannesa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale now passes over $75.7 million in U.S. figures.
Fourth placed "Changeling" starring Angelina Jolie showed a small 22.14% change with $7.28 million posted. Drama kept the same rank and has accumulated over $20 million.
"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" finished off the top five films with $6.5 million, showing a 35.22% change and dropping 3 rankings from second place.
Indie-wise, Miramax's "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" impressed with $255,000 from a mere 17 theatres. Jean-Claude Van Damme starrer "JCVD" enjoyed a fruitful opening with $23,346 from two theatres.
The top 12 films at the box office are up 32.10% in comparison to 2007.
We have a new trailer in from the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." David Yates returns from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" to helm again for Warner Bros. Pictures. On July 17th, 2009, the next "Potter" hits theatres looking for the next big pay day. The franchise has returned a massive amount for the studio.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" debuted on November 16, 2001 with $90,2 million before ending off with $317.5 million domestically and $658.9 million in overseas numbers. The next film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" opened on November 15th, 2002 with $88 million and finished up with $261.9 million in the U.S. and $617 million internationally. After that came "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" witha $93 million opening weekend which ended with $249.5 million on local soil and $546.5 million from overseas sales. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was offered up on November 18th, 2005 and posted $102 million on the first weekend and then pulled in $290 million and $606 million locally and internationally. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" found theatres on July 11th, 2007 with a $77.1 million debut. The film moved on to clock in $292 million in the U.S. and over $646 million elsewhere.
What's the next film about?
Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadnt counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simpering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
The marathon gives you five opportunities to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Goblet of Fire and four chances to see the other three films:
