Will two days make Potter fans less disgruntled?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been moved by Warner Bros. Pictures two days from Friday, July 17th to Wednesday, July 15th. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was also released mid-week in July two years ago (July 11, 2007). Phoenix earned $44 million that Wednesday and $139 million over the 5-day period including the weekend.
It was originally set to be released on 21 November 2008, but was pushed back by eight months, despite being completed. Warner Bros. executive Alan Horn noted that the move went ahead "to guarantee the studio a major summer blockbuster in 2009," with other films being delayed due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The date change was met with a heavily negative reaction by Harry Potter fans.
The enormous cast of the David Yates directed film includes Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, David Bradley, Jessie Cave, Frank Dillane, Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Helen McCrory, Natalia Tena, Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Bonnie Wright.
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