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'Harry Potter' Making Grand Entrance

 

Published 7/13/2009 by Michael Speier at The Wrap RSS

Only one of the five previous installments grossed less than $800 million worldwide. By Daniel Frankel Everything is getting out of &quot;Harry Potter's&quot; way. &nbsp; With the five installments preceding it consistently delivering worldwide box office tallies of around $900 million each, the latest installment of J.K. Rowling's fantasy franchise, &ldquo;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,&rdquo; arrives in theaters at 12:01 Wednesday as one of the more predictable blockbusters in the film business. &nbsp; &quot;Half-Blood Prince&quot; will be released day-and-date in approximately 4,200+ theaters in North America and 64 territories overseas. &nbsp;<... (link)

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