Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince a Box Office Smash

by Elizabeth Fairview | July 15th, 2009

The Harry Potter franchise has still got it. (Warner Images)

Last night's midnight showing of the latest Harry Potter installment totally killed it at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing midnight showing ever. Perez Hilton reports that The Half-Blood Prince earned a massive $20 million in ticket sales at its 12:01 a.m. opening Tuesday night, topping the midnight sales of both The Dark Night ($18 mil) and Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith ($17 mil).

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince officially opened in the U.S. and UK today. If last night's numbers are any indication of how the movie will fare, The Half-Blood Prince is poised to become the biggest money-making picture of the year.

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