Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince broke the then-record for biggest midnight showings, making $22.2 million in 3,000 theatres, until the new record was held by The Twilight Saga: New Moon with $26.3 million. Half-Blood Prince opened in the same Wednesday slot that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix did in 2007, which grossed $12 million in midnight runs, on its way to $139.7 million in its five-day debut in the US.
The film opened in 4,325 theatres (rising to 4,455 theatres three weeks later, becoming the largest number of theaters, till The Twilight Saga: Eclipse surprised it with the number of 4,468 theaters) and grossed $58.2 million on its opening day in North America, the third-highest Wednesday opening of all-time behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. It is also the fifth-highest single-day gross of all time, and the highest for a film in the Harry Potter franchise. It earned an additional $46 million overseas for a worldwide total of $104 million, breaking the record for highest single-day worldwide gross, previously held by The Dark Knight.
By 20 July, the film had taken in $158.7 million in the US and $236 million from 85 other markets, for a worldwide tally of $394.7 million. This broke the record for biggest ever worldwide 5-day opening, surpassing Spider-Man 3's $381 million; makes the film the fastest to reach the $350 million mark in worldwide box office of all time; and, in the US, surpasses all of its predecessors by a wide margin, achieving the sixth-largest ever 5-day opening in the US. In the UK, the film grossed £19.75 million (equivalent to about $38.13 million), the highest opening for both the series and releases of 2009. At the end of the film's US box office run the total ticket sales of the film were $301,959,197, making it the second most successful film in the franchise, after Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.[9 As with all of the previous films in the franchise, Half-Blood Prince proved to be extremely successful globally with an estimated non-US total gross of $632,000,000, totalling approximately $933,959,197 worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2009, behind Avatar, and the 10th highest-grossing picture of all time, unadjusted for inflation. It is currently the third highest-grossing film in the franchise, behind Philosopher's Stone and Order of the Phoenix.
In South Africa the film opened with the number one position grossing $789,176,[93] it maintained a number one position during the second week too, with a total of $242,336. In Australia, as in most of the world, the film broke records with a debut of $11,492,142 and opening at number one, maintaining a second week at number one with a total of $5,278,096 (down 54%), and grossed a total of $24,208,243. In France the film debuted at $20,541,239 from 949 theatres.
The film opened in 4,325 theatres (rising to 4,455 theatres three weeks later, becoming the largest number of theaters, till The Twilight Saga: Eclipse surprised it with the number of 4,468 theaters) and grossed $58.2 million on its opening day in North America, the third-highest Wednesday opening of all-time behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. It is also the fifth-highest single-day gross of all time, and the highest for a film in the Harry Potter franchise. It earned an additional $46 million overseas for a worldwide total of $104 million, breaking the record for highest single-day worldwide gross, previously held by The Dark Knight.
By 20 July, the film had taken in $158.7 million in the US and $236 million from 85 other markets, for a worldwide tally of $394.7 million. This broke the record for biggest ever worldwide 5-day opening, surpassing Spider-Man 3's $381 million; makes the film the fastest to reach the $350 million mark in worldwide box office of all time; and, in the US, surpasses all of its predecessors by a wide margin, achieving the sixth-largest ever 5-day opening in the US. In the UK, the film grossed £19.75 million (equivalent to about $38.13 million), the highest opening for both the series and releases of 2009. At the end of the film's US box office run the total ticket sales of the film were $301,959,197, making it the second most successful film in the franchise, after Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.[9 As with all of the previous films in the franchise, Half-Blood Prince proved to be extremely successful globally with an estimated non-US total gross of $632,000,000, totalling approximately $933,959,197 worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2009, behind Avatar, and the 10th highest-grossing picture of all time, unadjusted for inflation. It is currently the third highest-grossing film in the franchise, behind Philosopher's Stone and Order of the Phoenix.
In South Africa the film opened with the number one position grossing $789,176,[93] it maintained a number one position during the second week too, with a total of $242,336. In Australia, as in most of the world, the film broke records with a debut of $11,492,142 and opening at number one, maintaining a second week at number one with a total of $5,278,096 (down 54%), and grossed a total of $24,208,243. In France the film debuted at $20,541,239 from 949 theatres.
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