Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince becomes No.1 hit of the year

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The sixth instalment ofHarry Potterhas given Hollywood studio Warner Bros. its seventh No.1 hit of the year and has pushed the studio’s domestic gross past the $1 billion mark.



The success of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" comes on the heals of the studio’s recent comedy "The Hangover", which, with more than $235 million in ticket sales thus far, has become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever domestically.


Warner Bros. has said in a statement released Sunday that it is the only studio to earn $1 billion annually for nine consecutive years.


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