Harry Potter magic

November 21, 2005

HARRY Potter cast a spell over moviegoers during the weekend, as the fourth film in the fantasy series about a young wizard smashed sales records around the world.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire sold an estimated $A247.92 million worth of tickets, including $A138.58 million in North America, where it easily eclipsed the first three films and ranks as the fourth-largest opening ever, distributor Warner Bros Pictures said today.

It also enjoyed a wide lead over the No 2 film in North America, the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line, which rang up a better-than-expected $A30.61 million) in its first three days.

Potter's foreign haul of $A109.33 million was led by Britain with $A33.62 million, a new record for a three-day opening; Germany with $A27.06 million, a new record for a four-day opening; and Mexico with $A9.29 million, the third-best opening.

The film was No 1 in all 19 foreign territories where it opened, the Time Warner Inc-owned studio said. It adds such markets as Japan, Italy and Spain next weekend, with France and Australia in the first week of December.

The $A177.67 million movie, based on the book by British author JK Rowling, stars 16-year-old Daniel Radcliffe in the title role, an orphan who confronts death and puberty at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

New additions to the cast included Ralph Fiennes as the evil Lord Voldemort, who helped give the film a darker tone than its predecessors.

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,...5001026,00.html

ok

cool, and it opens here next week.

yea

wow. that's very good opening

opens here on the 29th i think, theres one at midnight! i was talking to one of the teacher at school about it and he asked me if i was gonna dress up, i was like ah no... and he said he was...!

my cousin thinks there will be competiton with harry potter, and narnia (shot in NZ!)- im not realli into these sorts of movies, but ill prob go see harry potter

it opens in NZ on thursday.

I am so gonna see it the first day it comes out!

Hurry up and come December

i am seriously considering seeing it on the day it comes out. I hate how we get this later than everywhere else. Especially when NZ gets it a week before us!

I'm definately going to see it the first day out, I saw the second trailer today during flightplan.

yeah, theres one session at 12am !

I'm so anxious to see this movie, I love the books. I just need to find a man to take me....LOL

ok I could not resist but to put the movie in my dvd player, and play. the movie was... different.

Sad ending

I wanted to cry.

And I can hear it now in my mums room.

Going first session after school day it comes out! Aww is it really sad Kye? I suppose it is ... with Cedric ... well anyway, I'm excited!

I can't wait to see it!

I was close to tears

Yayness. I can't wait to see it again.


Yes! and hes my fave actor as well

aww OOTP is Gary Oldman's last Harry Potter movie .

its not out in Australia yet...it comes out on the 1st of december. but luckily my mum won tickets to see a preview of it this sunday. i can't wait!!! he's my fac actor and he's sooooooo hot

Daniel will probably be at the preview since he's here filming December Boys.

that would be sooo awesome! i never thought of that!!! but then again i htink he's on kangaroo island still.