Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince managed to set the record for the most money ever made from a midnight opening, $22.2 million!

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince earned an estimated $22.2 million for its 3,003 midnight screenings, beating the $18.5 million midnight runs by the studio’s own The Dark Knight and the $16.9 million earned by Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

The sixth installment continues its first day of release in 4,275 domestic locations and will expand to 4,350 theaters on Friday.

Last month, Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed $16 million in midnight runs, also on a Wednesday.

That’s a lot of money! I have little doubt that this film will be the biggest money maker of the summer. Potter obviously hasn’t lost any popularity.

Source: Coming Soon

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