'Deathly Hallows - Part 2' Promotional Videos Now Online from American Television

As we previously reported, the 'Potter' stars would be making the rounds this week on American television talk shows to promote Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. We now have the videos from the first three days of completed programming, including the CNN Larry King Special that aired on Sunday evening. Click on each of the links below to watch.

CNN Larry King Special: Harry Potter the Final Chapter:
 Features interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter, and James and Oliver Phelps. There is also some never before seen behind-the-scenes footage as well as a new clip for 'DH - Part 2'.

Live with Regis and Kelly:
- Emma Watson
- Rupert Grint

The Late Show with David Letterman:
- Emma Watson
- Tom Felton

The Today Show:
- Rupert Grint

We will share the rest of the promotional videos later this week.

(SOURCE: MUGGLENET)

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' Racks Up $32M in Advance Sales

Talk about wizardry: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" has sold more than $32 million in advance tickets. And it doesn't open until midnight Thursday.

Warner Bros. says that's a pre-opening record.

The final installment in the "Harry Potter" series is on a record-breaking binge. It's on more screens than any other "Harry Potter" movie -- more than 11,000 in 4,375 locations -- and according to Warners, the number of IMAX screens, 274, breaks an industry record.

Many of the first shows already are sold out, according to the studio.

The previous seven films in the "Harry Potter" series have grossed a total of $6.37 billion worldwide."

More to come...

(SOURCE: THE WRAP)

"Harry Potter" Is Already Fandango's Top Ticket-Seller of the Year, Selling Out 5,000 Showtimes Before Its Friday Opening

"Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is Trending to Become #2 Top Pre-Seller in Fandango History

LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- With two more days before its July 15 release date, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" has already leaped over the year's previous box office winners to become Fandango's top-selling title of the year so far.

Fandango has sold more tickets for "Part 2" than it has sold for any other movie this year, including pre-release and post-release ticket sales.

Fandango's Top 5 Ticket-Sellers of the Year (as of July 13, 2011):

1. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
2. "The Hangover Part II"
3. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
4. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"
5. "Bridesmaids"

"Part 2" is also on track to become the #2 advance ticket-seller in Fandango's eleven-year history, following "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."


Fandango's Top 5 All-Time Pre-Sellers (by day's end on July 13, 2011):

1. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" (2009)
2. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" (2011)
3. "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" (2010)
4. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" (2010)
5. "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" (2005)

The final adventure of the "Harry Potter" franchise is currently conjuring up 91% of daily ticket sales on Fandango, the nation's leading movie ticketing destination. More than 5,000 showtimes for the film are already sold out across the country, with theater owners continually posting additional show times to meet the fan demand in all the fifty states.

"It's our fastest-selling movie of the year and our best-selling 'Potter' movie of all time," says Fandango Executive Vice President and General Manager Rick Butler. "So many film fans grew up with 'Harry Potter' and want to celebrate the series conclusion together on the big screen. The first 'Potter' helped put advance ticketing on the map in 2001, so in some ways, Fandango as a company grew up with 'Potter' as well. It's fitting that the grand finale would break records with fans on our Web site and mobile applications."

(SOURCE: FANDANGO)

Final 'Harry Potter' Movie Has Already Earned $25 Mil from Advance Sales

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows–Part 2 has already collected $25 million domestically from advance ticket sales, according to Warner Bros. (Variety first reported the news.) The majority of the sales have reportedly been for midnight screenings, giving Deathly Hallows a legitimate shot at beating the $30 million midnight record set last year by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The final Harry Potter film will also be aiming its wand at some other box-office milestones, such as the largest opening day (currently The Twilight Saga: New Moon with $72.7 million) and the biggest opening weekend (The Dark Knight with $158.4 million).

Deathly Hallows opens early Friday morning with midnight showings. The 3-D movie also debuts this week in every major foreign market except China (where it premieres Aug. 4), meaning the worldwide-opening record of $394 million (set by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) could also be in danger. Check back with EW.com throughout the weekend for more box-office updates.

(SOURCE: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)

Fanatic Farmer Creates Harry Potter Corn Maze

With the release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" this Friday, more than a decade of Potter-mania is coming to an end.

But that doesn't mean fans are ready to say goodbye to The Boy Who Lived just yet. In fact, one farmer in York, England has created two Harry Potters on his own using an unexpected artistic medium: corn crops.

Shaping his fields with wizardlike precision, farmer Top Pearcy designed a corn maze that forms two nearly identical Potter portraits from a bird's eye view.

The circular-framed images -- which look like a picture of Harry you might find in Ginny Weasley's locket -- are carved into a field of more than one million corn stalks, which makes this one of the biggest maize mazes in the world.

As an added point of interest, the wily farmer designed a few small differences between the husky Harrys, as well as the "frames" that surround each portrait. For instance, it looks like the one on the left has that infamous forehead scar, while the right one doesn't, and the left Potter boasts an ear that the right Harry seems to be missing. See if you can spot the other more subtle variations in the designs.

And whatever House this crop artist is in (Ravenclaw?) make sure one of the professors awards it fifty points.

(SOURCE: YAHOO! MOVIE NEWS)

Video: 'Harry Potter - A Look Back' Featurette Released Online

As the release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 looms, Warner Bros. have released a brand new featurette giving an emotional glimpse at the series over the years from Sorcerer's Stone through Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

The featurette runs at 5 minutes in length and is a must see for anyone looking for one last, nostalgic look at the series and how it has grown over the years along with its actors. Enjoy:





(SOURCE: HPANA)