Posted on July 16, 2009 by Mr. Box Office
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince followed up its record smashing $22.2 million midnight outings with another $36 million during the day on Wednesday for a full opening day tally of $58.2 million. That’s the second largest Wednesday haul on record behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’s $62 million but, more importantly, well above the $44.2 million tally that Harry Potter [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2009 by Mr. Box Office
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is off to a dazzling start in North America with a remarkable $22.2 million on 3,003 theaters from Tuesday midnight showings. The figure nearly doubled the $12 million midnight debut from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. More importantly, the Warner Bros. film broke the overall midnight record of $18.5 million set by The [...]
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Posted on June 29, 2009 by Mr. Box Office
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen continued to dominate the market over the weekend after a stellar Wednesday and Thursday. The sci-fi blockbuster attacked 4,234 theaters collecting $109 million domestically from Friday-to-Sunday, which was down a bit from Paramount’s $112 million estimate on Sunday. Still, that was just enough to become the second film ever to top $200 million [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by Mr. Box Office
UPDATE: Variety is reporting an official Thursday gross of $28.6 million and $89.3 million including Wednesday. $115 million is looking more likely over the weekend.
ORIGINAL POST:
Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting an early estimate of $28 million for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Thursday. Excluding opening days, that figure stands as the biggest Thursday on record. Even more [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by Mr. Box Office
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is no longer the record holder for the largest Wednesday opening of all time. That’s because Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen racked up a smashing $60.6 million opening day (including $16 million from Tuesday midnights). That’s a full 37% above Order of the Phoenix’s opening Wednesday.
Paramount Studios [...]
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