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"Harry Potter" works box office magic in debut
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-13 08:31
LOS ANGELES - "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" worked like
magic in its U.S. box office debut, whipping up $44.8 million for the
biggest Wednesday ever, according to studio estimates released on
Thursday.
"Order of the Phoenix," based on the best-selling novel by British author
J.K. Rowling, also proved an international sensation with an estimated
$29.2 million in ticket sales for a worldwide, one-day haul of $74
million.
The numbers include midnight screenings in the United States and Canada
that brought in $12 million.
The previous record for a Wednesday in the United States was 2004's
"Spider-Man 2" with $40.4 million, according to box office tracker Media
By Numbers.
The latest Potter movie, the fifth in the wildly popular series, has
British boy wizard Harry flummoxed by his mates at the Hogwarts School of
Wizardry and Witchcraft who doubt his near-death battle with the evil
Lord Voldemort.
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was produced and distributed
by Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc..
The first four Potter movies, starting with 2001's "Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone," have collectively generated $3.5 billion in worldwide
ticket sales for Warner Bros.
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