Potter is Dethroned

In a wierd turn of events Boxoffice Powerhouse Harry Potter was dethroned by the Adam Sandler and Kevin James movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry.

The funny part is that 'Chuck and Larry' is getting terrible reviews. Maybe all of the Potter fans are at home reading their books and not at the theatres. I bet you that the movie will be back on top next week after the diehards are done their last chapter.

1 . I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry $34,775,250
2 . Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix $32,185,000
3 . Hairspray $27,800,000
4 . Transformers $20,506,000
5 . Ratatouille $11,000,000
6 . Live Free Or Die Hard $7,300,000
7 . License To Wed $3,760,000
8 . 1408 $2,600,000
9 . Evan Almighty $2,455,020
10 . Knocked Up $2,318,400

Potter Rocks The Box!!

Transformers have been dethroned from the top spot at the box office.

The 80's inspired move got a week's head start on the Mega famous franchise Harry Potter.

The Warner Bros. fantasy sequel "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' conjured up a US$77.4 million debut to lead the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That raised the movie's total domestic gross to $140 million since opening Wednesday.

"Order of the Phoenix'' also has taken in an additional $190.3 million in 44 other countries where it began rolling out Wednesday.

"Transformers,'' the DreamWorks-Paramount sci-fi tale that was the previous weekend's No. 1 movie, slipped to second place with $36 million, lifting its total to $223 million.

"Order of the Phoenix'' expanded overall business for Hollywood. The top 12 movies took in $171.1 million, up 14 per cent from the same weekend last year, when "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' was No. 1 with $62.3 million.

The previous four "Harry Potter'' flicks all had bigger first weekends, ranging from $88.4 million to $102.7 million, but those all debuted Friday. "Order of the Phoenix'' was the first to get a jump on the weekend with a Wednesday opening.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,'' $77.4 million.

2. "Transformers,'' $36 million.

3. "Ratatouille,'' $18 million.

4. "Live Free or Die Hard,'' $10.9 million.

5. "License to Wed,'' $7.4 million.

6. "1408,'' $5.01 million.

7. "Evan Almighty,'' $5 million.

8. "Knocked Up,'' $3.7 million.

9. "Sicko,'' $2.65 million.

10. "Ocean's Thirteen,'' $1.9 million.

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Transformers Rocks The Box Office

The Transformers movie kicked ass at the box office this weekend. The opening-day grossed $27.5 million, the highest Tuesday ever, and $29.1 million on Wednesday, which was a record setter for Independence day.

Paramount said the estimated $152.6 million marked a best for the initial seven days of release for any movie that was not a sequel. It beat 2002's original "Spider-Man," which scored an opening seven-day haul of more than $151 million.

This Weekends Results:

1 . Transformers $70,502,384 $155,405,412

2 . Ratatouille $29,014,293 $109,531,598

3 . Live Free Or Die Hard $17,730,149 $84,424,123

4 . License To Wed $10,422,258 $17,838,076

5 . Evan Almighty $8,719,135 $78,706,785

6 . 1408 $7,088,979 $53,738,325

7 . Knocked Up $5,222,680 $132,089,425

8 . Fantastic Four:Rise Of The Silver Surfer $4,239,993 $123,881,586

9 . Sicko (2007) $3,600,179 $11,452,560

10 . Ocean's Thirteen $3,525,366 $109,145,316