&quot;Potter&quot; packs a global punch at box offices
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LOS ANGELES  -&quot;Harry Potter and the Order of the  Phoenix&quot; conjured up $333 million at global box offices in its  initial release, marking the best worldwide debut ever for the  British boy wizard, according to final studio figures on  Monday.
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Sequels to Shrek, Spider-Man and Harry Potter help propel US box office takings to a new summer record.
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The dragon fantasy  "Eragon" sold an estimated $30.3 million worth of tickets  during its first weekend of foreign release, propelling the  youth-slanted adventure to the No. 1 slot overseas.
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&quot;Shrek the Third&quot; led  the foreign box office for a third consecutive weekend, earning  more than its two closest competitors combined.
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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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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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The latest movie on the world&#39;s most famous wizard, &quot;Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,&quot; hits the screen here Thursday, just weeks before fans will at last learn his final fate.
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The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix, enters the North American cinema chart at number one.
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The sixth book in the children&#39;s series by JK Rowling rocketed to the top of the best-seller charts on Amazon&#39;s US and UK websites, although it will not be published for another seven months.
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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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LONDON/NEWYORK  - Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.
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The boxoffice power of  Oscar was demonstrated during the weekend as "Sweeney Todd,"  fueled by three Academy Award nominations, seized the No. 1  spot internationally, grossing an estimated $18.7 million from  1,760 screens in 11 markets. Its early overseas total stands at  $30 million.
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The new &quot;Harry Potter&quot; movie drew  lukewarm reviews on Tuesday, but millions of &quot;muggles&quot; are  expected to ignore the critics and turn out in droves for the  widest release ever for Warner Bros. studio.
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Harry Potter fans await the arrival of the stars of the latest film at the European premiere in London.
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&quot;Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver  Surfer&quot; caught the nationwide wave of moviegoers to the No. 1  spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates.
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The final book in the series by J.K. Rowling sold a record 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale in the U.S.
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The latest Harry Potter film takes a record-breaking $12m (Â£6m) at midnight screenings in the US.