J.K. Rowling says Albus Dumbledore is Gay: So What?
J.K. Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts in her Harry Potter series, is gay. So what?...
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Tag Archives: Harry Potter
UK’s ITV National Movie Award Winners
Harry Potter and its stars beat other, perhaps better known, competitors to take home three ITV National Movie Awards...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Fourth Week of September
A new genre film opened at number 1 this week; robot aliens rebounded, and we say goodbye to a boy wizard...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Third Week of September
Still two genre films in the top ten—including new release Dragon Wars—with a further four in the top 25...
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Potter Profits Do Magical Things for Scholastic
Sales of the Harry Potter series, specifically the last book, Deathly Hallows, resulted in a magical quarter for publisher Scholastic...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week of September
Only five genre films in the top 25, although last week's number 1 is this week's number 2, and last week's number 10 is this week's number 10...
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Top Box Office Grossers: First Week of September
Only two genre films in the top 10: number 1 and number 10. Two more genre films, which have been in theatres for more than two months each, are still in the top 25...
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Schools named for J.K. Rowling’s Open Book Tour in New York City
Scholastic and the New York City Department of Education announced the 40 New York City public schools that will participate in the "J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour," and distributed...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Fourth Week of August
Genre films have nearly vacated the top 10, leaving only two in that rarified realm. But in the top 25, one we lost has staged a comeback...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Third Week of August
There are now four genre films in the top ten, but only two more in the next 15...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week of August
The highest ranking genre movie this week was Stardust which only managed a fourth-place opening, but there are three other genre films in the top ten...
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Top Box Office Grossers: First Week of August
With the arrival of Underdog to save the day, there are now three genre films in the top ten, but only four more in the next 15...
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Top Box Office Grossers: Fifth Week of July
Genre films are fewer and farther between, as only two make the top ten box office grossers last week, and only another six are in the top 25...
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Many, many Potters
Scholastic announced some awe-inspiring sales numbers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and we fiddled with them just a little...
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An Evening with J.K. Rowling Contest Opens Today
Scholastic is accepting entries, starting today, for 1000 pairs of tickets to "An Evening with J.K. Rowling" at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Entries are due...
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