"Harry Potter" Taking Over

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy-adventure film based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth film in the Harry Potter film series. It was directed by David Yates. Filming began on 24 September 2007, and the film was originally planned for a UK and North American release on 21 November 2008, but on 14 August 2008, it was announced that the release date for the film was to be delayed to 17 July 2009, a date later changed to 15 July 2009.

The film will instead be released in IMAX 3D on 29 July, two weeks after its original release. Warner Bros. has spent an estimated $155 million to market and distribute the film. The film is 153 minutes long and it has been reported that the film has set a new midnight showing record, with $22.2 million on 3,003 screens. beating the previous record held by The Dark Knight, which had $18.5 million for its midnight showing.