Sunday, July 19, 2009

Harry Potter and The Incredibly Ginormous Theatrical Cash Cow

(Guest posted by James Craven from The O Files)

Sounds like something Joanna Kathleen Rowling (yes, that is her real name) would have written in high school for shiggles. In reality, it could be the way that the movie adaptation of the
Harry Potter books has been going as of late.

In the USA and Canada, the latest film,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, grossed nearly $160 million in the first five days alone. Worldwide, it broke Spiderman 3's world record with $237 internationally (outside the USA and Canada), bringing the total gate to...$397,000,000.00, and the question is will it ever end?

Two movies based on the final book are forthcoming within the next three years, so stay tuned.

5 comments:

  1. Don't tell me you are a Harry Potter fan?

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  2. No, I just posted it for shiggles. My mom is, though.

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  3. $160 million in the first five days alone

    Funny People will surpass that mark...in eight months...counting DVD sales....maybe.

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  4. I used to be a Harry Potter fan. I read the 1st 5 books, but I could never get into the 6th. Good times!

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