 Daniel Radcliffe (left) is back as Harry in the latest Potter adventure |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth instalment in the boy wizard series, has debuted at the top of the North American box office. The movie has raked in $159.6m (£96.7m) since it opened on Wednesday, according to early estimates. The Half-Blood Prince beat the opening figures for The Order of the Phoenix, which was released in 2007 and took $139.7m (£84.6m) in its opening week. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs held steady at number two. The third film in the animated series took $17.7m (£10.7m) over the weekend. The Transformers sequel, Revenge of the Fallen, is at number three.  | US AND CANADA BOX OFFICE 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $79.5m 2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - $17.7m 3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - $13.7m 4. Bruno - $8.41m 5. The Hangover - $8.3m Source: Hollywood.com (formerly Media by Numbers) |
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film, Bruno, dropped into fourth place following its debut at number one last week, with takings of $8.4m (£5m) over the weekend. The mock documentary made over $30m (£18m) in its first week. Romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer - starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - entered the chart at number 12, despite a limited release in just 27 cinemas.
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