HARRY POTTER IS THE WORLD’S BOX OFFICE KING

No surprise here. Harry Potter is the king of movie going hearts worldwide, proving that book series becoming film series, is the way of the future.

THR: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth installment of Warner Bros.’ multi-billion-dollar franchise and the boxoffice elephant on the table over the weekend, opened a commanding No. 1 on the foreign circuit with $237 million grossed over it first five days.

The tally represents the biggest five-day opening launch overseas ever, according to Vernonika Kwan-Rubinek, president of Warner’s international distribution. She also said the film recorded the second biggest opening ever in the U.K. 

Disney’s “Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End,” which opened May 23, 2007, drew $218.4 million in its first five days. A sixth day (Memorial Day 2007) pushed that tally to $251.1 million. “Spider-Man 3″ also opened in May 2007, recording a five-day figure of $203.4 million, as per Sony. Its six-day opening figure was $232.8 million.