'Half-Blood Prince'

Update: 'HBP' takes in $396.7 in worldwide ticket sales; breaks international IMAX record

  July 20, 2009 at 9:31 PM ET
  Geri     HPANA (via Variety)
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In its first five days in domestic release in the U.S., Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grossed $158 million, while having the biggest overseas opening of all time with $237 million worth of tickets sold.

The sixth movie in the series is currently the number one movie in the franchise in opening weekend takings.

UPDATE: To add to the amount of money that the movie has taken in, it also broke a record by taking in $3.6 million from 62 international IMAX theaters.