Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince backdrop

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie poster

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceFollow

2009 • PG • 2h 33m • Action, Adventure, Family • Warner Bros.

Dark secrets revealed.

🍅 83% 78%

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3.74

7.6

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$77.80M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$302.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$926.10M

$623.20M international

Domestic legs3.89x

Budget$250M

2009 rank#3

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Cast & crew

Full Yates filmography

David Yates

David Yates Director

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe Starring

Rupert Grint

Rupert Grint Starring

Emma Watson

Emma Watson Starring

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent Starring

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon Starring

ScreenplaySteve Kloves Produced byDavid Heyman, David Barron CinematographyBruno Delbonnel MusicNicholas Hooper Prod. DesignStuart Craig StudioWarner Bros. SeriesHarry Potter

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 17-19 1 $77.8M — 4,325 $17,996 $158.0M

2 Jul 24-26 2 $29.5M −62.1% 4,325 $6,812 $221.3M

3 Jul 31-Aug 2 2 $17.9M −39.2% 4,393 $4,076 $255.7M

4 Aug 7-9 4 $8.9M −50.1% 3,455 $2,584 $273.8M

5 Aug 14-16 7 $5.1M −42.4% 2,771 $1,855 $283.9M

6 Aug 21-23 8 $3.5M −32.3% 1,936 $1,796 $290.2M

7 Aug 28-30 11 $2.5M −29.1% 1,508 $1,635 $294.3M

8 Sep 4-6 14 $1.8M −25.9% 1,091 $1,675 $296.9M

9 Sep 11-13 18 $908.5K −50.3% 744 $1,221 $298.8M

10 Sep 18-20 22 $427.0K −53.0% 415 $1,028 $299.6M

11 Sep 25-27 30 $271.8K −36.3% 301 $903 $300.0M

12 Oct 2-4 35 $175.4K −35.5% 190 $923 $300.2M

13 Oct 9-11 26 $408.4K +132.9% 505 $808 $300.7M

14 Oct 16-18 24 $273.3K −33.1% 356 $767 $301.2M

15 Oct 23-25 29 $181.8K −33.5% 285 $637 $301.4M

16 Oct 30-Nov 1 34 $102.5K −43.6% 201 $509 $301.6M

17 Nov 6-8 37 $84.7K −17.3% 135 $627 $301.7M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Tue Jul 14 $22.2M — $22.2M — — -1

Wed Jul 15 #1 $58.2M — $58.2M 4,275 $13,608 1

Thu Jul 16 #1 $22.0M −62% $80.2M 4,275 $5,148 2

Fri Jul 17 #1 $26.8M +22% $107.0M 4,325 $6,201 3

Sat Jul 18 #1 $29.2M +9% $136.2M 4,325 $6,759 4

Sun Jul 19 #1 $21.8M −25% $158.0M 4,325 $5,036 5

Mon Jul 20 #1 $9.9M −54% $167.9M 4,325 $2,294 6

Tue Jul 21 #1 $9.5M −4% $177.5M 4,325 $2,199 7

Wed Jul 22 #1 $7.5M −21% −87% $185.0M 4,325 $1,738 8

Thu Jul 23 #1 $6.9M −9% −69% $191.8M 4,325 $1,585 9

Fri Jul 24 #3 $9.3M +36% −65% $201.2M 4,325 $2,158 10

Sat Jul 25 #2 $11.2M +20% −62% $212.4M 4,325 $2,587 11

Sun Jul 26 #1 $8.9M −20% −59% $221.3M 4,325 $2,065 12

Mon Jul 27 #2 $4.0M −55% −59% $225.3M 4,325 $930 13

Tue Jul 28 #2 $4.0M n/c −58% $229.3M 4,325 $929 14

Wed Jul 29 #2 $4.6M +14% −39% $233.9M 4,455 $1,028 15

Thu Jul 30 #2 $3.8M −16% −44% $237.8M 4,455 $862 16

Fri Jul 31 #3 $5.4M +40% −42% $243.1M 4,393 $1,223 17

Sat Aug 1 #2 $6.8M +26% −40% $249.9M 4,393 $1,537 18

Sun Aug 2 #2 $5.8M −14% −35% $255.7M 4,393 $1,315 19

Mon Aug 3 #2 $2.5M −56% −37% $258.2M 4,393 $573 20

Tue Aug 4 #3 $2.4M −4% −40% $260.6M 4,393 $550 21

Wed Aug 5 #2 $2.2M −9% −52% $262.8M 4,393 $499 22

Thu Aug 6 #2 $2.1M −3% −45% $264.9M 4,393 $481 23

Fri Aug 7 #5 $2.6M +22% −52% $267.5M 3,455 $747 24

Sat Aug 8 #4 $3.5M +35% −49% $271.0M 3,455 $1,005 25

Sun Aug 9 #4 $2.9M −17% −50% $273.8M 3,455 $830 26

Mon Aug 10 #4 $1.3M −55% −49% $275.1M 3,455 $373 27

Tue Aug 11 #4 $1.3M +2% −46% $276.5M 3,455 $380 28

Wed Aug 12 #4 $1.2M −12% −47% $277.6M 3,455 $333 29

Thu Aug 13 #4 $1.1M −2% −47% $278.7M 3,455 $326 30

Fri Aug 14 #8 $1.5M +29% −44% $280.2M 2,771 $525 31

Sat Aug 15 #6 $2.0M +41% −41% $282.2M 2,771 $738 32

Sun Aug 16 #7 $1.6M −20% −43% $283.9M 2,771 $592 33

Mon Aug 17 #7 $737.2K −55% −43% $284.6M 2,771 $266 34

Tue Aug 18 #7 $759.4K +3% −42% $285.4M 2,771 $274 35

Wed Aug 19 #6 $696.4K −8% −40% $286.1M 2,771 $251 36

Thu Aug 20 #6 $688.3K −1% −39% $286.8M 2,771 $248 37

Fri Aug 21 #9 $971.7K +41% −33% $287.7M 1,936 $501 38

Sat Aug 22 #8 $1.4M +48% −30% $289.2M 1,936 $741 39

Sun Aug 23 #8 $1.1M −25% −35% $290.2M 1,936 $552 40

Mon Aug 24 #8 $406.2K −62% −45% $290.6M 1,936 $209 41

Tue Aug 25 #8 $406.4K n/c −46% $291.1M 1,936 $209 42

Wed Aug 26 #8 $388.2K −4% −44% $291.4M 1,936 $200 43

Thu Aug 27 #8 $352.3K −9% −49% $291.8M 1,936 $181 44

Fri Aug 28 #11 $639.8K +82% −34% $292.4M 1,508 $424 45

Sat Aug 29 #11 $1.1M +75% −22% $293.6M 1,508 $744 46

Sun Aug 30 #11 $704.4K −37% −34% $294.3M 1,508 $467 47

Mon Aug 31 #11 $228.1K −68% −44% $294.5M 1,508 $151 48

Tue Sep 1 #12 $221.1K −3% −46% $294.7M 1,508 $146 49

Wed Sep 2 #11 $197.0K −11% −49% $294.9M 1,508 $130 50

Thu Sep 3 #11 $207.8K +5% −41% $295.1M 1,508 $137 51

Fri Sep 4 #14 $402.8K +94% −37% $295.5M 1,091 $369 52

Sat Sep 5 #13 $682.5K +69% −39% $296.2M 1,091 $625 53

Sun Sep 6 #13 $742.8K +9% +5% $296.9M 1,091 $680 54

Mon Sep 7 #13 $674.1K −9% +195% $297.6M 1,091 $617 55

Tue Sep 8 #13 $128.2K −81% −42% $297.7M 1,091 $117 56

Wed Sep 9 #14 $97.1K −24% −51% $297.8M 1,091 $89 57

Thu Sep 10 #14 $96.5K −1% −54% $297.9M 1,091 $88 58

Fri Sep 11 $219.1K +127% −46% $298.2M 744 $294 59

Sat Sep 12 $433.5K +98% −36% $298.6M 744 $582 60

Sun Sep 13 $255.9K −41% −66% $298.8M 744 $343 61

Mon Sep 14 $71.5K −72% −89% $298.9M 744 $96 62

Tue Sep 15 $73.2K +2% −43% $299.0M 744 $98 63

Wed Sep 16 $77.4K +6% −20% $299.1M 744 $104 64

Thu Sep 17 $82.5K +7% −14% $299.1M 744 $110 65

Fri Sep 18 $102.5K +24% −53% $299.3M 415 $246 66

Sat Sep 19 $205.0K +100% −53% $299.5M 415 $493 67

Sun Sep 20 $119.6K −42% −53% $299.6M 415 $288 68

Mon Sep 21 $33.5K −72% −53% $299.6M 415 $80 69

Tue Sep 22 $31.8K −5% −57% $299.6M 415 $76 70

Wed Sep 23 $27.4K −14% −65% $299.7M 415 $65 71

Thu Sep 24 $27.1K −1% −67% $299.7M 415 $65 72

Fri Sep 25 $69.7K +157% −32% $299.8M 301 $231 73

Sat Sep 26 $121.5K +74% −41% $299.9M 301 $403 74

Sun Sep 27 $80.7K −34% −32% $300.0M 301 $268 75

Mon Sep 28 $23.4K −71% −30% $300.0M 301 $77 76

Tue Sep 29 $20.5K −13% −36% $300.0M 301 $67 77

Wed Sep 30 $21.3K +4% −22% $300.0M 301 $70 78

Thu Oct 1 $23.7K +11% −13% $300.1M 301 $78 79

Fri Oct 2 $44.6K +88% −36% $300.1M 190 $234 80

Sat Oct 3 $80.3K +80% −34% $300.2M 190 $422 81

Sun Oct 4 $50.5K −37% −37% $300.2M 190 $265 82

Mon Oct 5 $15.4K −70% −34% $300.2M 190 $80 83

Tue Oct 6 $13.8K −10% −32% $300.3M 190 $72 84

Wed Oct 7 $13.5K −2% −36% $300.3M 190 $71 85

Thu Oct 8 $16.0K +18% −33% $300.3M 190 $84 86

Fri Oct 9 $107.2K +572% +140% $300.4M 505 $212 87

Sat Oct 10 $176.5K +65% +120% $300.6M 505 $349 88

Sun Oct 11 $124.7K −29% +147% $300.7M 505 $247 89

Mon Oct 12 $61.9K −50% +302% $300.8M 505 $122 90

Tue Oct 13 $39.3K −36% +184% $300.8M 505 $77 91

Wed Oct 14 $38.8K −1% +187% $300.8M 505 $76 92

Thu Oct 15 $40.8K +5% +156% $300.9M 505 $80 93

Fri Oct 16 $79.3K +94% −26% $301.0M 356 $222 94

Sat Oct 17 $122.9K +55% −30% $301.1M 356 $345 95

Sun Oct 18 $71.2K −42% −43% $301.2M 356 $199 96

Mon Oct 19 $21.3K −70% −65% $301.2M 356 $59 97

Tue Oct 20 $21.6K +1% −45% $301.2M 356 $60 98

Wed Oct 21 $19.9K −8% −49% $301.2M 356 $55 99

Thu Oct 22 $22.1K +11% −46% $301.2M 356 $62 100

Fri Oct 23 $52.9K +139% −33% $301.3M 285 $185 101

Sat Oct 24 $79.1K +50% −36% $301.4M 285 $277 102

Sun Oct 25 $49.8K −37% −30% $301.4M 285 $174 103

Mon Oct 26 $13.0K −74% −39% $301.4M 285 $45 104

Tue Oct 27 $14.0K +8% −35% $301.4M 285 $49 105

Wed Oct 28 $13.0K −7% −35% $301.5M 245 $52 106

Thu Oct 29 $15.0K +16% −32% $301.5M 245 $61 107

Fri Oct 30 $31.5K +110% −40% $301.5M 201 $156 108

Sat Oct 31 $34.1K +8% −57% $301.5M 201 $169 109

Sun Nov 1 $36.9K +8% −26% $301.6M 201 $183 110

Mon Nov 2 $10.7K −71% −17% $301.6M 201 $53 111

Tue Nov 3 $11.6K +8% −17% $301.6M 201 $57 112

Wed Nov 4 $10.4K −10% −20% $301.6M 201 $51 113

Thu Nov 5 $12.6K +21% −16% $301.6M 201 $62 114

Fri Nov 6 $24.0K +90% −24% $301.6M 135 $177 115

Sat Nov 7 $37.9K +58% +11% $301.7M 135 $280 116

Sun Nov 8 $22.8K −40% −38% $301.7M 135 $169 117

Mon Nov 9 $7.3K −68% −32% $301.7M 135 $53 118

Tue Nov 10 $9.2K +26% −21% $301.7M 135 $67 119

Wed Nov 11 $15.7K +71% +51% $301.7M 135 $116 120

Thu Nov 12 $7.6K −52% −40% $301.7M 135 $56 121

Fri Nov 13 $15.7K +107% −35% $301.8M 95 $165 122

Sat Nov 14 $28.9K +84% −24% $301.8M 95 $304 123

Sun Nov 15 $17.3K −40% −24% $301.8M 95 $181 124

Mon Nov 16 $5.4K −69% −25% $301.8M 95 $57 125

Tue Nov 17 $5.0K −8% −45% $301.8M 95 $52 126

Wed Nov 18 $6.7K +33% −57% $301.8M 95 $70 127

Thu Nov 19 $4.5K −32% −40% $301.8M 95 $47 128

Fri Nov 20 $10.3K +127% −34% $301.8M 72 $143 129

Sat Nov 21 $15.9K +54% −45% $301.9M 72 $220 130

Sun Nov 22 $9.0K −44% −48% $301.9M 72 $124 131

Mon Nov 23 $3.7K −59% −32% $301.9M 72 $51 132

Tue Nov 24 $4.5K +21% −11% $301.9M 72 $61 133

Wed Nov 25 $6.5K +46% −3% $301.9M 44 $147 134

Thu Nov 26 $5.1K −21% +12% $301.9M 44 $115 135

Fri Nov 27 $12.9K +154% +26% $301.9M 44 $294 136

Sat Nov 28 $14.0K +8% −12% $301.9M 44 $318 137

Sun Nov 29 $7.9K −44% −12% $301.9M 44 $178 138

Mon Nov 30 $2.5K −68% −32% $301.9M 44 $56 139

Tue Dec 1 $2.6K +5% −41% $301.9M 44 $59 140

Wed Dec 2 $1.5K −43% −77% $301.9M 44 $33 141

Thu Dec 3 $3.0K +98% −42% $301.9M 44 $67 142

Fri Dec 4 $4.9K +65% −62% $301.9M 36 $135 143

Sat Dec 5 $7.9K +62% −44% $301.9M 36 $219 144

Sun Dec 6 $5.3K −33% −33% $301.9M 36 $146 145

Mon Dec 7 $1.1K −80% −57% $301.9M 36 $29 146

Tue Dec 8 $816 −24% −69% $301.9M 36 $22 147

Wed Dec 9 $936 +15% −37% $302.0M 36 $26 148

Thu Dec 10 $955 +2% −68% $302.0M 36 $26 149

Fri Dec 11 $1.5K +55% −70% $302.0M 23 $64 150

Sat Dec 12 $2.3K +59% −70% $302.0M 23 $101 151

Sun Dec 13 $1.3K −43% −75% $302.0M 23 $57 152

Mon Dec 14 $454 −66% −58% $302.0M 23 $19 153

Tue Dec 15 $703 +55% −14% $302.0M 23 $30 154

Wed Dec 16 $493 −30% −47% $302.0M 23 $21 155

Thu Dec 17 $567 +15% −41% $302.0M 23 $24 156

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$299.6M

Jul 14Aug 1Aug 18Sep 5Sep 22

Weekend grossWk 10 · $427.0K

$77.8M

$29.5M

$17.9M

$8.9M

$5.1M

$3.5M

$2.5M

$1.8M

$908.5K

$427.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 4,455 → 415 −90.7%

4,275 open415 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −53.0%

−62.1%

W1→2

−39.2%

W2→3

−50.1%

W3→4

−42.4%

W4→5

−32.3%

W5→6

−29.1%

W6→7

−25.9%

W7→8

−50.3%

W8→9

−53.0%

W9→10

Steepest −62.1%Best hold −25.9%

Run milestones

$300M in 77 days

$100M

Day 3

Jul 17

$200M

Day 10

Jul 24

$300M

Day 77

Sep 29

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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