&quot;Harry Potter&quot; works box office magic in debut
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&quot;Harry Potter and the Order of the  Phoenix&quot; worked like magic in its U.S. box office debut,  whipping up $44.8 million for the biggest Wednesday ever,  according to studio estimates released on Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" mopped up on the international circuit for the second consecutive weekend, towering over the competition with an estimated box office of $100.8 million from more than 13,000 screens in 58 markets.
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LOS ANGELES  - In his fifth film outing, Harry Potter continues to cast a box-office spell.
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Los Angeles | &quot;Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events&quot; brought in $30.2 million to debut in first place at the weekend box office.
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LOS ANGELES  - Just like magic, JK Rowling&#39;s &quot;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince&quot; is already topping sales charts even though it&#39;s half a year away from being published.
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Within the first hours of taking pre-orders for the new JK Rowling book, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the title has shot to the top of the bestseller lists on both Amazon.
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A first edition Harry Potter book fetched $18,000 at auction Tuesday.
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The final book in the Harry Potter series sold a record 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale in the U.S.
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&quot;Harry Potter and the Order of the  Phoenix&quot; whisked its way to No. 1 at movie box offices with  weekend ticket sales of $77.4 million and a five-day total of  just over $140 million, according to studio estimates on  Sunday.
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Revenues at online retailer Amazon.com get a boost from sales of the latest Harry Potter book.
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&quot;Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events,&#39;&#39; a family film with Jim Carrey starring as a dastardly villain out to defraud orphans, debuted as the weekend&#39;s top movie by taking in $30.1 million.
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&quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; banked an estimated &#36;29 million at the box office on its first day in theaters, an industry official said Saturday, positioning the film to turn in the strongest opening weekend for any movie this year.
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"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" whisked its way to No. 1 at movie box offices with weekend ticket sales of $77.4 million and a five-day total of just over $140 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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Jim Carrey&#39;s movie &#39;Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events&#39; has debuted at the top of the box office, after raking in $30.2 million over the weekend.
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The curse of âThe Exorcistâ hasnât extended to the box office but the road to getting &#39;Exorcist: The Beginning&#39; on screen was anything but simple.
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&quot;Harry Potter and the  Order of the Phoenix&quot; opened a powerful No. 1 on the  international circuit during the weekend, setting a record for  the franchise by grossing an estimated $190.3 million from more  than 12,000 screens in 44 territories.
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It took a little magic and a lot of money, but "The Illusionist" has steadily moved up box office charts in