The film — the sixth in the beloved franchise — beat out previous record holders, The Dark Knight and Star Wars: Episode III, which earned midnight grosses of $18 and $17 million, respectively.
Half-Blood Prince raked in $10 million more from midnight screenings than the last Harry Potter feature, The Order of the Phoenix, which opened in the summer of 2007.
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