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11-21-2005, 04:36 PM
The bespectacled boy wizard has worked his biggest box-office magic to date.
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" grossed $101.4 million in its debut weekend, the best results yet for the franchise, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
The latest Potter movie led a lineup that helped reverse the Hollywood box-office slump, with the top 12 films raking in $171 million, up 19 percent from the same weekend last year when "National Treasure" was No. 1 with $35.1 million.
"Goblet of Fire" was the fourth-best, three-day opening weekend ever, behind "Spider-Man" at $114.8 million in 2002 and "Star Wars: Episode III  Revenge of the Sith" and "Shrek 2," at $108 million apiece.
The fourth installment of the adventures of Harry and his curious classmates at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the first Potter film to earn a PG-13 rating for its fantasy violence and special effects. But that did not deter audiences.
"The Potter franchise is just irresistible to moviegoers," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. "The combination of the Potter books and the love audiences have for the movies conspired a big opening weekend."
My wife and I went and Saw this movie this past weekend. In my opinion, this is one of the best Harry Potter movies so far. I don't know if it's because it was darker than the others, or that it's starting to get away from the kiddy look and feal. The next Harry Potter Film "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phonex" is set to release in Nov of 2007.
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" grossed $101.4 million in its debut weekend, the best results yet for the franchise, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
The latest Potter movie led a lineup that helped reverse the Hollywood box-office slump, with the top 12 films raking in $171 million, up 19 percent from the same weekend last year when "National Treasure" was No. 1 with $35.1 million.
"Goblet of Fire" was the fourth-best, three-day opening weekend ever, behind "Spider-Man" at $114.8 million in 2002 and "Star Wars: Episode III  Revenge of the Sith" and "Shrek 2," at $108 million apiece.
The fourth installment of the adventures of Harry and his curious classmates at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the first Potter film to earn a PG-13 rating for its fantasy violence and special effects. But that did not deter audiences.
"The Potter franchise is just irresistible to moviegoers," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. "The combination of the Potter books and the love audiences have for the movies conspired a big opening weekend."
My wife and I went and Saw this movie this past weekend. In my opinion, this is one of the best Harry Potter movies so far. I don't know if it's because it was darker than the others, or that it's starting to get away from the kiddy look and feal. The next Harry Potter Film "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phonex" is set to release in Nov of 2007.