Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [HPOT6] summoned an estimated $79.5 million over the weekend on its way to $159.7 million over its first five days at the box office. That topped Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which conjured up a five-day total of $139.7 million two years ago. Fans had given the fantasy sequel the best Wednesday opening day ever, beating even Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [TFRM2]. However, the teen wizard didn’t come close to the robots’ five-day record haul of $201 million. Because of a late scheduling change, the PG-rated film did not have the benefit of higher priced IMAX screens that are showing Transformers.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs [ICEA3] is the bridesmaid for the third week in a row. The CG animated sequel collected $17.7 million to advance its total to $152.0 million.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ranked third at $13.8 million. The robots in disguise have now banked $363.9 million.
Last weekend’s champ Bruno [BRUNO] took a pratfall, tumbling 73% from its debut to fourth place with $8.4 million. The Austrian provocateur has shocked its way to $49.6 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | %CHG | TOTAL |
| 1 | HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE | $79,475,000 | $159,662,000 | |
| 2 | ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS | $17,700,000 | -36% | $152,004,581 |
| 3 | TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN | $13,750,000 | -43% | $363,867,000 |
| 4 | BRUNO | $8,373,565 | -73% | $49,588,655 |
| 5 | THE HANGOVER | $8,315,000 | -16% | $235,882,000 |
| 6 | THE PROPOSAL | $8,294,000 | -22% | $128,087,000 |
| 7 | PUBLIC ENEMIES | $7,592,330 | -45% | $79,483,300 |
| 8 | UP | $3,147,000 | -33% | $279,559,000 |
| 9 | MY SISTER'S KEEPER | $2,825,000 | -34% | $41,504,000 |
| 10 | I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER | $2,665,000 | -46% | $10,261,376 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): HPOT6, TFRM2, ICEA3, BRUNO