Thanks to Fandango for sending out a new Press Release about Harry Potter. The release says the following:
Harry Potter Advance Tickets Starting to Soar on Fandango
LOS ANGELES, July 1 — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince doesn’t open until two weeks from today (July 15), but Fandango is already reporting strong advance ticket sales for the film, currently representing 28% of ticket sales on the site.
According to an ongoing Fandango survey of nearly 2,000 moviegoers planning to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
· 83% of respondents have seen all of the Harry Potter films in a theater.
· 86% have read all seven Potter books.
· 56% of respondents say Half-Blood Prince’s release date change (from November ’08 to July ’09) has not affected their interest in the film, while 32% say they are even more interested in seeing it this month than they were in 2008.
· 40% say they plan to see the movie in both the standard format and in the IMAX presentation.
· 49% of respondents are 18-34 years old; 31% have kids.
As a bonus, every Harry Potter advance ticket buyer on Fandango will receive a free music download of the song Friends and Love, from the film’s soundtrack. Details of the promotion are available at www.fandango.com/promo/harrypotter.
Thanks to RG.us for letting me know they have a new photo of Rupert Grint from Blag magazine! You can see the photo here in their gallery. They also have information on how to get a copy of the magazine for yourself:
If you haven’t purchased your precious copy of Blag yet, you may do so via their official store. Read our useful tips for purchase here.
MTV has posted an exclusive look at onscreen romances. They also say, “Today begins the official two-week mark until “Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince” hits theaters, so keep checking back to all of MTV’s blogs for daily coverage to keep your spirits high!”
AOL Moviefone has uploaded a new clip from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In the clip Hermione is asking Harry about his Potions book. You can watch the clip by clicking here!
There is a new Rob Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) article online and it mentions his feelings about Harry Potter.
Rob’s first big role was playing Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Rob was a bit jealous of the other Harry Potter actors because he knew they had another three films guaranteed, whereas his character died so he wouldn’t be in any more Harry Potter movies.
David Yates has written something about directing Harry Potter, has been featured in the August issue of Total Film magazine. The magazine also has some new photos and a feature on things from the book that should have been in the movies, which I posted about a few weeks ago.
