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G-Force topples Half-Blood Prince from No. 1
The 3-D animated movie G-Force was the top movie at the box office this weekend, opening with an estimated $32.2 million and toppling the sixth Harry Potter film from its perch atop the rankings, the Associated Press reported.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came in a close second, with an estimated $30 million. That's a whopping 61 percent drop from its huge opening last weekend of $79.5 million.
The sixth installment in the Harry Potter franchise has now made $222 million total, which is $14 million ahead of where part five, The Order of the Phoenix, was after 12 days in theaters in 2007. This week, Half-Blood Prince will start showing on 166 IMAX screens, which the last Harry Potter movie did from the start.
By PWR House at 11:12 PM ON 07/26/09
Most of the Potter fans were probably at Comic-Con so the fact that it came second means nothing.
By jdmimic at 11:02 AM ON 07/27/09
Most Harry Potter fans can't afford to go to Comic-Con. It is not exactly a cheap con to attend. Besides, there are far more Harry Potter fans than people who attend Comic-Con. So while a very small portion of the drop may be blamed on comic-con, the vast majority of it can't.
By Rob at 3:58 PM ON 07/31/09
Isn't G-Force trademarkd already? It's Battle of the Planets.
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