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Despite the fact that a large majority of the film’s fans probably have a 9pm curfew, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince still managed to smash preview records at its midnight opening on Wednesday, raking in a mega $22.2 million and beating previous record holder, The Dark Knight (which took in $18.5 million during previews).
It’s now expected to beat first week records too – just as well given the intrepid promo duties carried out by Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and co. However, expect the real records to come from next year’s final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow – and after that everyone can start watching them all over again…

