Ok… so I saw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince last night. I’m not thrilled with it. But I’ll give my review later tonight.
The magic can even be felt by us common Muggle folk. The highly anticipated sixth installment of the Harry Potter franchise (which will pass the James Bond franchise sometime this month to become the highest grossing film franchise of all time) “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” finally opened lastt at midnight.
I say “finally” because as most of you know, the film was originally supposed to open almost a year ago in September of 2008, but was pushed back by Warner Bros. which at the time set off a massive backlash amongst fans of the franchise, a backlash that quickly faded into nothing and then turned once again into excitement as the new release date approached.
The question is: How big will Harry Potter open? A few weeks ago, Transformers 2 opened with the second largest 5 day opening in film history (just a hair behind “The Dark Knight”). But according to tracking sources, Harry Potter has already sold out more midnight shows than the robots in disguise did.
Could “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” surpass not only Transformers 2, but The Dark Knight as well? The ticket selling trends seem to suggest it has a legitimate chance at doing just that.
So bottom line here fellow muggles… if you’re going to see Potter this week… get on your brooms and get over to the theater early, because the class at Hogwarts will fill up fast.
