“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” wins weekend

No surprise at all… except maybe how much it made… “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” beat last week’s number one “Bruno” and previous #1’s “Ice Age 3″ and  “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”.

“Half-Blood Prince”, the 6th Potter movie becomes the franchise’s highest grossing movie in its first 5 days with more than $159 million thanks in part to the huge $58 million dollar opening day boost.  Overall, the entire box office was up 15% and ranks as the 7th biggest weekend so far this year.

 TOP MOVIES AT WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (estimated results):
1. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” – $79.48 million  (1st week)

2. “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” – $17.70 million
(3rd week, was #2 last week, lost 36% from last week)

3. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” - $13.75 million ($363.87 million total)
(4th week, was #3 last week, lost 43% from last week)

4. “Bruno” – $8.37 million
(2nd week, was #1 last week, lost 73% from last week)

5. “The Hangover” - $8.32 million ($235.88 million total)
(7th week, was #6 last week, lost 16% from last week)

6. “The Proposal”  – $8.29 million
(5th week, was #5 last week, lost 22% from last week)

7. “Public Enemies” – $7.59 million
(3rd week, was #4 last week, lost 45% from last week)

8. “Up” – $3.15 million ($279.56 million total)
(8th week, was #8 last week, lost 33% from last week)

9. “My Sister’s Keeper” – $2.83 million
(4th week, was #9 last week, lost 34% from last week)

10. “I Love You Beth Cooper” – $2.67 million
(2nd week, was #7 last week, lost 46% from last week)

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11. “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ - $0.89 million
(6th week, was #10 last week, lost 43% from last week)

15. “Star Trek” – $0.68 million ($253.15 million total)
(11th week, was #12 last week, lost 42% from last week)

CLICK HERE FOR LAST WEEK’S BOX OFFICE REPORT 

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” poster courtesy Warner Bros.

Box Office numbers courtesy Box Office Mojo