HARRY POTTER - WILDER ABOUT HARRY

WILDER ABOUT HARRY

Harry Potter retained his magic touch in spades Wednesday as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix collected $44.76 million, the best Wednesday gross in box-office history, according to Warner Brothers. The figure, which includes midnight screenings on Tuesday/Wednesday night, beat the previous record holder, Sony's Spider-Man 2 which opened with $40.44 million on Wednesday, June 30, 2004. Box-office analysts are now predicting that the film will bring in as much as $125 through Sunday, although the studio itself is conservatively forecasting a $100-million debut over the five days.

12/07/2007