Harry Potter Conjures Up Box Office Win
By James Aquilone on July 15th, 2007
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” the fifth movie in the fantasy series, topped the weekend box office with $77.4 million, knocking “Transformers” to second place.
“Harry Potter” has earned $140 million since opening on Wednesday.
“Order of the Phoenix” had the lowest opening weekend gross of any Harry Potter film. However, it is the first of the series to open on a Wednesday. The last movie, 2004′s “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” earned $93.7 in its opening weekend, and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” had the best opening weekend in the series with $102.7 million.
The weekend’s only other new release, the horror film “Captivity,” landed in 12th place with $1.6 million. The movie, starring Elisha Cuthbert, played in 1,050 theaters.
“Transformers” earned another $36.7 million, raising its total to $223 million.
| Rank | Title | Gross | Last Week |
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | $77,410,000 | - |
| 2 | Transformers | $36,600,000 | 1 |
| 3 | Ratatouille | $18,019,000 | 2 |
| 4 | Live Free or Die Hard | $10,875,000 | 3 |
| 5 | License to Wed | $7,440,000 | 4 |
| 6 | 1408 | $5,010,000 | 6 |
| 7 | Evan Almighty | $4,972,000 | 5 |
| 8 | Knocked Up | $3,653,000 | 7 |
| 9 | Sicko | $2,650,000 | 9 |
| 10 | Ocean’s Thirteen | $1,910,000 | 10 |
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July 15th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Harry Potter was amazing. I give it two chopsticks up. Can’t wait for Hairspray!! Zac Efron is such a cutie!!
July 17th, 2007 at 10:28 am
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July 17th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Great to that Sicko is still in the top ten. Atta boy, Michael!
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