We know this really has not much to do with African-Americans but we know also that a lot of black folks read the Harry Potter series and watch the movies. So... if you keep track of these things (we do), the sequel "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" racked up a $77.4 million debut to lead the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.That raised the movie's total domestic gross to $140 million since opening Wednesday. And we haven't even added in world wide numbers!
Can we maybe do a spin-off with the brother in Harry's class? What's HIS life like being a wizard in the..? Hey, "Wizard In the Hood" -- now there's a title!!
BOX OFFICE TOTALS (In Millions):
1. Harry Potter - 77,410,000/ $140,017,000 (to date)
2. Transformers - $222,990,000/ $222,990,000
3. Ratatouille - $18,019,000/ $143,004,000
4. Live Free or Die Hard - $10,875,000/ $102,918,000
5. License to Wed - $7,440,000/ $30,508,000
6. 1408 - $5,010,000/ $62,202,000
7. Evan Almighty - $4,972,000/ $87,867,000
8. Knocked Up - $3,653,000/ $138,194,000
9. Sicko - $2,650,000/ $15,876,000
10. Ocean's Thirteen - $1,910,000/ $112,432,000