The Potter films are getting darker and more intense. The minor villans are more brutal and less cartoonish and the parents of younger fans may need to consider before taking them to this movie. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson continue to make strides as actors and Ralph Fiennes is a joy to watch as his very snaky evilness Lord Voldemort. Lots of eye candy here and something for all ages except the very young.

Labels: Harry Potter, Order of the Pheonix

Ok what did we learn this weekened. When it came to the battle of Book # 7 vs. movie number 5, US fans of the boy wizard opted to curl up with a good book this weekend. Although fans still supported the film domestically to the tune of 32 million +, it was edged out of the number one slot by the Adam Sandler comedy, I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry. Potter books meanwhile virtually evaporated from shelves around the US as more than 8 million copies sold in the first 24 hours alone.

Overseas, however, Potter had no problem holding onto the top spot as it raced to a mind boggling 352 million dollars(559 million world wide)after just 12 days.

Labels: Adam Sandler, Box Office, Harry Potter, Sunshine

When the new Harry Potter Book, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, is released later today(actually 12:01am tommorow), it should be interesting to see if it effects the weekend boxoffice take for the current Potter film(Order of the Phoenix). Although most hard core Potter fans(Scar heads? Dumbledoos??) have probably already seen the film, the weekend of a release can tend to become a marathon reading session for many of its fans. This might decrease the number of young fans seeing the movie for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th time... this weekend.

Labels: Book Release, Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter, Order of the Pheonix

Harry Potter and The Order of the Pheonix had a strong opening weekend $77 million in North America and $140 million in its first 5 days. Internationally Potter is off ot an even quicker start with $190 millon after finishing first in all 44 markets in which it opened last Wednesday. Transformers continued its strong performance pushing it's total to around $223 million in NA in about two weeks. The international numbers for Transformers should be available shortly.

Labels: Box Office, Harry Potter, Transformers