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MANILA, July 20 -- “The Half-Blood Prince” is the full-fledged king of Philippine box-office! The sixth installment of the “Harry Potter” saga rewrote the record books, posting a royal P104.77-million nationwide four-day opening weekend (July 16-19) in 310 screens. This was announced today by Francis Soliven, general manager of Warner Bros. Philippines, the film’s local distributor. That figure represents the all-time biggest four-day opening weekend in Philippine history (beating 2007’s “Transformers’ at P103.87-million). “Prince” also broke the fastest time (four days) for a “Harry Potter” film to breach the P100-million milestone (outpacing 2007’s “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” which achieved the feat in five days). The incredible opening of “Half-Blood Prince” now makes the “Harry Potter” saga the undisputed most successful franchise ever in local history, with an accumulated gross of a staggering P959-million (surpassing the “Spider-Man” franchise’s P910.32-million ov...

Calling all magic folk! Witches! Wizards! Come and visit SM City Marikina and SM City Taytay this July as they celebrate – HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE™ “MOVIE RELEASE PARTY”!!! A whole month of exciting activities where one can explore the magical world of witches and wizards! Come in your most exciting witch or wizard costume and join the numerous activities such as the Face Painting on July 18 & 19 and have your pictures taken at the different photos areas around the mall. On the same dates, interact and have fun with the Magical Animals Photo Station where rare animals are on exhibit and animal handlers will let you in on tips and secrets on animal care. On July 25 & 26, have fun and challenge your creativity with the Craft Sessions – Make Your Own Wand & Snitch corner. A fun filled activity where witches and wizards will design and decorate their own wands and snitches. And on July 19, spend a whole crazy and fun day of magic, games and races! At 2:00pm, enjo...

"HARRY POTTER" MAIN POSTER and SECOND FEATURETTE UNVEILED Ready to feast your eyes on more things Harry Potter? Wait no more as Warner Bros. Pictures unveils the arrival or the much-awaited main poster of HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. Along with the poster, is the unspooling of the second featurette, which highlights Harry Potter and Dumbledore's relationship in this exciting sixth installment in the Harry Potter movie series. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE will open in conventional theaters and IMAX on July 16th by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the latest trailer for the next Harry Potter film, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE , starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Jim Broadbent. Together with the latest trailer also comes the unveiling of the four latest banner artworks which features Harry and Professor Dumbledore, Hermione and Professor Slughorn, Ron and Ginny, and Draco and Professor Snape. Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under ...