‘Harry Potter 6′ pushes Warner revenue past $1 bn

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon has admitted he hasn't read any of JK Rowling's hit novels about the young wizard. Gambon, 68, known to millions as Professor Albus Dumbledore from the Harry Potter films, said he prefers not to read books before appearing in their screen adaptations, as it stops him from feeling disappointed about what gets left out, reports The Sun.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter fans can soon experience the thrills of the adventures of the hugely popular boy wizard, for a new theme park based on the hit franchise is set to open next year. The theme park, called 'The Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter', is set to open in spring 2010 at Universal Studios, the Orlando resort has announced.he park is being developed in coordination with J.K.

September 8th, 2009 TERRY GILLIAM is relieved he was snubbed by studio bosses as a director for the first HARRY POTTER movie - because he would hate to work in a film "factory". The former Monty Python legend was J.K.

July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The latest Harry Potter film has been named the most error-filled movie of 2009 so far. 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' released in U.S.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - Keepers of Gloucester Cathedral in England have expressed their joy at the filming of Harry Potter in their ancient building, as it has helped restore public interest in it. The establishment received almost 10,000 pounds per day from Warner Bros.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - The new Harry Potter film that opened in cinemas across the world this week has set new US and British records for the first day's takings, its distributors said. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" took 4.7 million pounds in ticket sales on its British opening night Wednesday, beating the previous best of three million pounds set by "Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban".

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harry Potter has been voted the Best Fantasy Franchise in a new Internet poll. Harry Potter won 73 per cent of votes in the poll, conducted by websites Moviefone and Bebo.

July 16th, 2009 LOS ANGELES — A long school break has been kind to "Harry Potter." After a two-year gap since the last film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opened with a whopping $58.2 million domestically in its first day, distributor Warner Bros. said Thursday.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - Danielle Radcliffe has revealed that J.K. Rowling told him that she won't be writing any more Harry Potter books.

July 15th, 2009 Midnight hour strikes with $22M for 'Harry Potter'LOS ANGELES — Harry Potter has conjured up a record-breaking witching hour. The latest adventure of the teen wizard, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," took in $22.2 million domestically from midnight screenings, distributor Warner Bros.

July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Daniel Radcliffe has said that he does not wish to watch his previous Harry Potter films because he is too self-critical. "I think all actors are (self-critical).

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Emma Watson is apprehensive about what turn her life will take after the series of Harry Potter flicks end. "It's going to sound dramatic, but I feel my life as I know it will be over.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brit actor Rupert Grint has revealed that he is desperate for the Harry Potter film franchise to come to an end, so that he can have his own life back. Grint, 20, has been acting in the eight movie series since he was 13 years old, and as the sixth movie is released around the world, he is ready to move on.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - The latest instalment in the Harry Potter film could help make the franchise as one of the most successful franchises of all time, owing to the huge merchandising that comes with it. The first five Harry Potter movies have been a massive source of revenue and profit for Warner Bros.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - While fans might have enjoyed watching Harry Potter flying on his Quidditch broomstick, for Daniel Radcliffe, the wizarding sport was the worst thing in the movies. "Quidditch is right up there with the least fun things I've done in Harry Potter," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.