Tag Archives: Half Blood Prince

Harry Potter lengths: books vs. films

The lengths of the Harry Potter books, in pages, versus the lengths of the movies based on them, in minutes... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Third Week in July

Don't mess with the wizard. At least, not in his first week in release. But we hear there are some guinea pigs making a bid for the top spot. And there's surprising staying power farther down the charts... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week in July

To absolutely no one's surprise, the newest Harry Potter movie tops the weekly charts after being open only one day. But there are other genre films deserving of box office attention, too... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 12-18 July 2009

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week, as well as those which were updated... Read more [...]

Young Wizards in Love—a review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The newest Harry Potter film is a worthy adaptation of the novel, and a satisfying and expert film production... Read more [...]

Harry Potter, Bolt, and Twilight do a three-part scheduling dance

The film version of the sixth Harry Potter novel is moving from November to next July, so Disney's Bolt and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight film are moving up to take its spot... Read more [...]

Actor Robert Knox Murdered

Actor Robert Knox (1989-2008) has a small role in the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince... Read more [...]

More Potter Numbers

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold more than 2.5 million copies in its first day in the UK, an increase of... Read more [...]

Deathly Hallows sells more than 5000 copies a minute

J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, sold more than 8 million copies in its first 24 hours on the stands... Read more [...]

More than 600,000 Deathly Hallows audiobooks in first printing

Listening Library is printing 635,000 copies of the unabridged audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, most CDs but some cassettes. The suggested retail price is $79.95, but its already available for pre-order for $49.97... Read more [...]

Harry Potter: Taking over the World… with a Conscience

Scholastic is taking a more environmentally friendly approach to producing 12 million copies of the final Harry Potter volume. These steps include... Read more [...]

MANY Harry Potters

Scholastic has announced a truly awesome first printing of the forthcoming final Harry Potter volume, and a very expensive marketing campaign to go with it. Details of both in this article... Read more [...]