Tag Archives: Harry Potter

Profiles in History’s next Hollywood memorabilia auction to include Gene Roddenberry’s computer

California auction house Profiles in History's upcoming "Hollywood Auction 37" includes some interesting sf-related lots, including Gene Roddenberry's Apple Macintosh computer and a 16-foot-tall Bumblebee robot from Transformers... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week of September

Not a great week for sf/f/h films, but then again, not a great week for the movies overall (back to school probably had something to do with shrinking box-office revenues)... Read more [...]

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, in Florida, comes close to reality

Universal Orlando Resort is in the home stretch of building their newest island of adventure: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The theme park will immerse visitors in the world of J.K. Rowling's books and the films based on them... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: First Week of September

No movement at the top of the charts, but the recently released 9 worked its way into a respectable slot after a scant two days in the theatres... Read more [...]

Warner Brothers makes DC Comics its own division, with eyes to expansion

Corporate parent Warner Brothers has recreated DC Comics as its own division, to be called DC Entertainment, to be presided over by Warner insider Diane Nelson, while current President Paul Levitz returns to the creative side... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Fifth Week of August

A very strong week for sf/f/h movies, with none falling out of the top 25, but two new opening at the top of the charts, and one climbing back up into the rankings... Read more [...]

Most Popular Articles: August 2009

The most popular articles published on SFScope during the month of August 2009 were... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Fourth Week of August

The charts are turning away from sf/f/h, after a remarkable summer of dominance by our genres. Nevertheless, there's still some strength in the wizards, robots, and more... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Third Week of August

Another new sf release, another new #1 film; sf/f/h films are once again dominating the top of the charts, but there are larger gaps in the mid-range... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week of August

A new (sort of) genre release gives us a new #1, and there's some remarkable staying power among sf/f/h films this week... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: First Week in August

Not a great week for genre movies, but there's still some serious money to be made with sf/f/h films... Read more [...]

Most Popular Articles: 2-8 August 2009

The most popular SFScope articles during the past week... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Fourth Week in July

The guinea pigs surpass the wizards, and sf/f/h films still own a significant portion of the top of the charts... Read more [...]

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 [...]