Midnight showings of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix have reportedly netted Warner Brothers $12 million. Not bad for a Tuesday night.
And Salon talks to screenwriter Michael Goldenberg about the daunting task of adapting OotP to the big screen. (Thanks to Hollywdliz for the head’s up).
I saw Transformers last night, and got out in time to see the crowd for the midnight Potter screening. The lines were out the door of the theater… pretty impressive.