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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix shot to the top of the US box office over the weekend. So far it has estimated to have taken $140 million worldwide since it’s release last Wednesday, beating the first three movies opening week revenues.

Well, it has been a busy old time in the realm of Potter mania, as you would expect with Order of the Phoenix out in cinemas (more on that soon) and the Deathly Hallows (the final book) due to be released in the same month.
Build-up to the Book and Film Releases
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From this article on The Guardian online:
The fifth Harry Potter film will be arriving in US cinemas a little sooner than expected, after Warner Bros took the decision to release Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Wednesday July 11, two days earlier than planned. While some will naturally wonder whether this means [...]

I thought the Charles Dickens theme park was taking it a bit far, and would probably fail, I’m not so sure that’s the case with a Harry Potter theme park.
A theme park inspired by the adventures of schoolboy wizard Harry Potter is to open in the US.
The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter will open at [...]

Tokyo is to host the world premiere of the fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix, on 28 June.
The Japanese capital was chosen after another highly-anticipated sequel, Spider-Man 3, opened there and broke box office records.
But a Warner Brothers spokeswoman said there was “no special reason” for opting to launch the film in [...]