Movies
'Half-Blood Prince' smashes UK BO record
Published Wednesday, Jul 22 2009, 09:58 BST | By Simon Reynolds
The sixth movie in the wizard series pulls in a huge £19.7 million to take the record for the biggest opening of 2009.
Ice Age 3 maintains its place in the runners-up spot, while Brüno slips to number three. The Hangover and Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen round out the top five.
The chart's only other new entry, sci-fi film Moon, lands at number eight with a limited UK release.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince - £19,784,924
2. (2) Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs - £2,849,981
3. (1) Brüno - £2,301,432
4. (4) The Hangover - £881,514
5. (3) Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen - £678,743
6. (5) Public Enemies - £470,651
7. (6) My Sister's Keeper - £378,680
8. (-) Moon - £157,867
9. (7) Year One - 53,033
10. (8) Night At The Museum 2 - £49,570
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