The sixth installment of the Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, opens in the U.S. on July 15, 2009Official Site: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
A fourth film trailer was released online on April 16, 2009.EW: New Harry Potter Trailer Drops (April 16, 2009)
The film was released int he U.S. on midnight, July 15, 2009. It set a box office record for a midnight opening, earning over $22 million in the morning. The Dark Knight was the previous record holder, at $18 million. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b134207_harry_potters_new_king_of_midnight.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories
Synopsis
Harry Potter discovers an old book with the inscription, "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince." The information found in the book is about Lord Voldemort's malevolent past. Albus Dumbledore helps Harry to fight against the sinister Lord Voldemort.EW: New Harry Potter Trailer Drops (April 16, 2009)
Fourth Trailer
The fourth trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie was released online on April 16, 2009. This trailer begins with Harry Potter and Dumbledore in a seaside cave. The clip also reveals Inferi for the first time and approximately midway through the clip, Katie Bell is seen suspended in air, screaming at the top of her lungs.
Third Trailer Synopsis
The trailer released online on March 6, 2009 tells the story of Voldermort. As a child he was known as Tom Ripple. He ultimately made too many bad choices and became evil. The rest of the trailer shows Potter and his friends facing danger and battling dark magicPop Eater: New Potter Trailer Makes Everyone Forget About (March 6, 2009)
Cast Information
- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
- Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn
- Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
- Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
- Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
- Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange
- Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as young Tom Riddle (Voldemort)
- Frank Dillane as teenage Tom Riddle (Voldemort)
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Movie Reviews
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Box Office Figures for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
as of 7/21/09http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=harrypotter6.htm
| Opening Weekend (Domestic) | Total Domestic Sales | Total Domestic and International |
| $77,835,727 | $167,946,763 | $403,946,763 |
Official Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Trailer
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Movie Poster
