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OOTP nominated for European awards

Posted By Matthew on 09-01-08 @ 11:27 PM - 11 comments - Link
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is among the nominees announced today for the European Film Academy's People's Choice Award, the winner of which will be announced on December 6. Other nominated films include Atonement, Arn: The Knight Templar, and Ben X.

You can view a full list of the nominated films and vote for OOTP here. (Voting is restricted to European citizens.) The announcement ceremony will be held in Copenhagen, Demark.
 

OOTP nominated for SyFy Genre Awards

Posted By Matthew on 06-13-08 @ 10:01 PM - 6 comments - Link
The nominees for the 2008 SyFy Genre Portal Awards have been announced, and the Harry Potter franchise got its fair share of nods this year. Not only is Order of the Phoenix nominated for Best Movie, but Daniel Radcliffe is up for Best Actor, Emma Watson is nominated for Best Actress, and JK Rowling is one of five figures being considered for a Lifetime Achievement award.

The voting period, which will last for one month, will start on June 25 on SyFy Portal. Readers can vote up to one time a day. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on August 13.
 

OOTP to debut on HBO next month

Posted By Matthew on 04-30-08 @ 7:54 PM - 5 comments - Link
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is slated to debut on HBO next month, starting June 22. Also airing next month will be HBO's 13 minute-long behind-the-scenes segment entitled "The Making of Order of the Phoenix," which will premiere on June 19.

Thanks to everyone who let us know!
 

OOTP victorious at RAAM Awards

Posted By Matthew on 02-06-08 @ 9:20 PM - 6 comments - Link
At a gala ceremony at London's Millennium Mayfair Hotel tonight, Warner Bros. received two awards -- top distributor and best movie for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. WB was boosted by the film's box office success, which factors into the awards.

The ceremony raised money for the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund.
 

OOTP gets 6 nods at Empire awards

Posted By Matthew on 02-03-08 @ 9:04 PM - 17 comments - Link
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has received six nominations for next month's Empire magazine awards, it was announced today. The movie's nominations include best picture, best actor (Daniel Radcliffe), best actress (Emma Watson), best director, best sci-fi/fantasy film, and best soundtrack.

The Empire awards ceremony will be held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Sunday, March 9. It will be hosted by comedian Rob Brydon.
 

OOTP highest-grossing film in UK last year

Posted By Matthew on 01-05-08 @ 8:43 PM - 23 comments - Link
UPI reports that last year, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the highest-grossing film in Britain, raking in $97.5 million. It topped other blockbusters, including Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Spider-Man 3.
 

Amazon: 2007 was 'the year of Harry Potter'

Posted By Matthew on 12-28-07 @ 9:05 PM - 17 comments - Link
It comes as no surprise that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows marked this year's top-selling book online, according to a list released today by Amazon.

Amazon's second best-selling product? The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD, which was released last month in the UK and earlier this month in the US.

Amazon's spokesman said, "It has very much been the year of Harry Potter, as is shown by the fact that he features in our number one and number two best-selling products. It has been the global phenomenon of 2007 and you are still going to get probably another couple of Christmases which will see Harry Potter high on the chart because there are another couple of DVDs still to come."
 

30 new hi-res studio promos from OOTP

Posted By Ana on 12-10-07 @ 10:06 PM - 4 comments - Link
Thanks to Oclumencia.com.br for finding 30 new hi-resolution studio photos of various characters in Order of the Phoenix, including Sirius Black, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Dolores Umbridge, Sybill Trelawney, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks, Severus Snape, Ron Weasley, Fred and George Weasley, Bellatrix Lestrange, Cho Chang, Mad-Eye Moody, and Draco and Lucius Malfoy.

The photos can be seen in our galleries.
 

New 'Ballet Shoes' and OOTP DVD launch photos

Posted By Ana on 12-10-07 @ 6:51 PM - 6 comments - Link
Emma Watson's official website has updated with seventeen new movie stills from her upcoming film, Ballet Shoes. Also, a few new photos from the Order of the Phoenix DVD launch from last month have appeared online, courtesy of DR.co.uk. Found on scans from Japan's Moviestar magazine, various new photos of the cast and crew of the fifth Harry Potter inside Leavesden studios can be seen here and here.
 

Several new behind-the-scenes videos from OOTP

Posted By Ana on 12-05-07 @ 5:19 AM - 10 comments - Link
Warner Home Video has released numerous short videos from the fifth Harry Potter film, Order of the Phoenix. The Snitch has the videos listed in various download-ready formats: the first set are various short scenes from the film itself; and the second set contains footage from deleted scenes that will be on the two-disc DVD set, many interviews with the cast and crew, and never-before-seen behind-the-scenes look at the film (which include how the fight between Voldemort and Dumbledore was shot, and how Grawp came to life on-screen).

MSN also released a short inside look as to how the kiss between Harry and Cho was shot, including take-by-take action on-set with David Yates and his actors, with comments from Daniel Radcliffe, Katie Leung, and producers David Barron and David Heyman on the scene itself.
 

Videos of OOTP deleted scenes

Posted By Ana on 11-15-07 @ 6:05 PM - 18 comments - Link
MTV has posted a few deleted scenes from Order of the Phoenix, which include an elongated segment in Professor Trelawney's classroom when Umbridge inspects her, and when Ron comes to fetch Harry for dinner at the very end of the movie. There is also a behind-the-scenes look at how the Hall of Prophecies scene came to life, showing the six actors walking through an entirely empty green-screen room, and how the final product in the movie was put together.

The article goes into detail as to why David Yates chose to edit Snape's worst memory out of the film, stating that, "We had a lovely actress play Lily, [and] we may bring her back. But by introducing Lily and the Lily/Snape plot, that back story, we complicated it too much. We had to cut it."
 

Tena learns wand artistry in new DVD clip

Posted By Matthew on 11-10-07 @ 11:00 PM - 14 comments - Link
In a new clip from the Order of the Phoenix DVD available on Yahoo, Natalia Tena (Nymphadora Tonks) is shown learning the specific body movements that correlate with certain spells. Fans should recognize several of her moves from the Ministry sequence in the film.

The OOTP DVD will be released in the UK on November 12 and in the US on December 11.
 

David Yates speaks about Dumbledore's outing

Posted By Ana on 11-06-07 @ 5:37 PM - 20 comments - Link
ESMAS were fortunate enough to interview Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and director David Yates this past weekend during the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD press launch. The Snitch was kind enough to translate it into English, from which it can be seen what David Yates had to say about Dumbledore being outed by JK Rowling last month:

David Yates spoke about the "scandal" that came after Jo's revelations about Dumbledore sexuality.

"I think it's great that the author revealed the sexuality of Dumbledore, who is a very rich and complex character. In the US it was a huge scandal, but not here in Europe."

Daniel mentions that scenes with Ron and Lavender have not taken place yet; Rupert talks about how it was like to work with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuaron; and Emma compares herself to Hermione in that they are both very fond of school.
 

Emma Watson's reaction to Dumbledore's outing

Posted By Ana on 11-06-07 @ 4:52 AM - 29 comments - Link
Another report from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD press launch is now online, courtesy of the Edmonton Sun. Emma Watson was interviewed by the publication, voicing her outrage and indignation over how many people, fans and otherwise, have reacted to the news of Albus Dumbledore being outed as gay by JK Rowling last month.

Emma stated that, "I couldn't believe what I was reading," as well as, "[this] is the 21st century! I just could not believe the amount of fuss that was being made over Dumbledore being gay."

As for her own reaction to the news, she said that, "I never actually thought about it before but, when she said it, I thought, 'Oh, yeah, that makes sense.'"
 

Photos and report from OOTP DVD press launch

Posted By Ana on 11-05-07 @ 8:22 PM - 26 comments - Link
Emma Watson's official website was updated earlier today, where photos from the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD press launch, which took place this past Saturday inside Leavesden Studio where the movies are filled, can be found. A handful of photos show Emma Watson being interviewed in Dumbledore's office, as well as her signing posters for the fifth film.

Also, a report from the launch is available online, which mentions that Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Katie Leung, Imelda Staunton, and director David Yates were joined by Emma for interviews. The journalist who met with the actors does give their personal opinions of the actors (both good and bad), but mentions details of the various sets in which the actors were interviewed (some of which have already been taken down for the sixth film). Thanks to Rose for the tip!
 

Rupert Grint to attend OOTP DVD launch

Posted By Ana on 10-27-07 @ 12:26 AM - 10 comments - Link
RupertGrint.net is reporting that Rupert Grint will, along with Emma Watson, be attending the DVD press launch for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Saturday, November 3rd, in London, England.

Also on that day, Rupert, Emma, and Daniel Radcliffe (who, according to this report, will be at the DVD launch as well, but that still has not been confirmed), will be answering fans' questions, courtesy of AOL UK. If anyone wants to submit questions to the three stars, feel free to fill out the application in the link above.
 

OOTP DVD launch on November 3rd

Posted By Ana on 10-24-07 @ 5:53 PM - 9 comments - Link
Emma Watson's official site updated yesterday, where it stated that the DVD launch for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will take place on Saturday, November 3rd in London, England. Emma has been the only one confirmed to attend the event, and if more cast members and crew are announced to attend as well, we will let you know.

The DVD will be released in the UK on November 12th and in the US on December 11th.
 

OOTP movie, game get BAFTA nods

Posted By Matthew on 10-21-07 @ 11:18 PM - 11 comments - Link
The Guardian reports that both the Order of the Phoenix videogame and movie have been nominated for this year's Kids BAFTAs, which have been renamed the British Academy Children's Awards. OOTP is up against Happy Feet, Flushed Away, and Bridge to Terabithia.

The awards ceremony will be held November 25. Thanks to HPANA for the tip!
 

OOTP tops 'Goblet of Fire' domestically

Posted By Matthew on 10-02-07 @ 6:19 PM - 10 comments - Link
Over the weekend, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix brought its domestic box office total to $290.2 million, besting Goblet of Fire's total take by close to $200,000. This milestone has cemented OOTP's position as the second-most successful film in the series to date.

Worldwide, Phoenix has grossed an impressive $933.9 million, making it the sixth most lucrative movie of all time.
 

Videos from NMAs and 'My Boy Jack'

Posted By Ana on 09-29-07 @ 11:13 PM - 9 comments - Link
Videos from the National Movie Awards have surfaced online, all of which can be watched on YouTube. The first is of Daniel Radcliffe's win for Best Male Performance for his work in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; the second is Emma Watson's win for Best Female Performance; the third for when Order of the Phoenix won Best Family Film, for which Dan, Emma, Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, director David Yates, and producers David Heyman and David Barron went on stage to receive; and the fourth contains a few highlights of the actors throughout the awards show, including a message from cast and crew.

Also, there is a new video preview of Dan's newest movie, My Boy Jack, which can be seen here.

Thanks to Lauren from DanRadcliffe.com for the videos.
 

Sextet attend and win at National Movie Awards

Posted By Ana on 09-28-07 @ 3:54 PM - 17 comments - Link
Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, and Evanna Lynch attended the National Movie Awards this evening. Dan won for Best Male Performance for his role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and the movie itself won Best Family Film, for which all six kids received the award.

Photos of the actors arriving to the event can be seen at GettyImages; more press photos of the six actors with their award can be seen here.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

EDIT: Emma Watson has won Best Female Performance for her role in Order of the Phoenix.
 

Brazilian HP Years 1-5 DVD box-set news

Posted By Ana on 09-27-07 @ 8:13 PM - 3 comments - Link
The Brazilian edition of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2-disc DVD, which will be available for purchase on November 14th, will be one of two options as to how to buy the fifth movie. There is also a DVD set for the first five Harry Potter films, which will include the two disc set for the fifth movie, though in a different casing than what will be sold in the US and UK. The photograph of the set (which comes with a small notebook), can be seen here.

There is a second box-set for the five Harry Potter movies, which can be seen here.

Thanks to Oclumencia.br for the tip.
 

OOTP DVD in UK Nov. 12, US Dec. 11

Posted By Matthew on 09-17-07 @ 8:05 PM - 30 comments - Link
Warner Home Video announced today that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD will hit shelves in the UK on November 12, a month earlier than the previously announced US release date of December 11. Special features on the UK DVD will include:
* Exciting Additional Scenes (15 mins)
* Trailing Tonks (19.21 mins)
* Harry Potter: The Magic of Editing (32 mins)
* The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter (44 mins)
* ROM (includes timeline and a “link” to a sneak peak of HP6)
* Auto trailers on the bonus disc include the Hogwarts DVD, Harry Potter EA Game and Lego Batman Game.
Thanks to everyone who let us know!
 

OOTP DVD to fly into stores December 11

Posted By Matthew on 09-07-07 @ 3:48 PM - 27 comments - Link
Warner Home Video announced today that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD will be released on Tuesday, December 11, just in time for Christmas.

On the same day, WB will release the film in HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. Mark your calendars!
 

IMAX 'Phoenix' smashes records

Posted By Matthew on 09-06-07 @ 10:40 AM - 6 comments - Link
Warner Bros. announced this morning that the 3-D IMAX version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has smashed IMAX records, raking in more than $35 million worldwide. That total has made the film "the highest grossing live-action Hollywood IMAX release."

"This film has become a huge summer hit for the IMAX(R) theatre network and Harry Potter fans have demonstrated that they love to experience their favorite wizard in IMAX 3D," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "Many of our locations throughout the worldwide IMAX network have reported box office records, thanks to a terrific film from talented filmmakers, exceptional marketing from Warner Bros. Pictures and the strong appeal of Hollywood movies presented in a truly unique and powerful way."

Thanks, Jen!
 

OOTP nominated for SCREAM 2007 awards

Posted By Ana on 09-06-07 @ 4:56 AM - 6 comments - Link
Spike TV's second annual SCREAM 2007 awards have announced their nominees for numerous categories, and several have gone to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The movie itself has been nominated in 'The Ultimate Scream', 'Best Fantasy Movie', 'Best Sequel', and 'Best FX'. Actors Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), and Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), have been nominated in the respective categories of 'Fantasy Hero' and 'Most Vile Villain'.

The event will take place on October 27th at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. At the moment it isn't known if any of the Harry Potter actors will be in attendance, but we will let you know if there is further information on that.
 

OOTP breaks $900 million mark

Posted By Matthew on 09-02-07 @ 4:04 PM - 19 comments - Link
The Order of the Phoenix movie jetted past $900 million at the worldwide box office this weekend, becoming only the second film in the franchise to do so (along with Sorcerer's Stone). Its current tally stands at $911 million.

What does this strong showing mean for the movie series? First and foremost, it shows that Harry's popularity has not only been sustained over the past ten years, but has actually increased -- a rare feat for a movie series. Secondly, it means that neither we nor WB will be hearing any nasty whispers that the series is on its profit deathbed (à la Spider-Man), which could've led the studio to pump less money into HBP and HPDH. OOTP's success is good news for Potter fans, as we can confidently expect movies six and seven to be made with the same quality and care as one through five.
 

OOTP DVD cover images released

Posted By Matthew on 08-30-07 @ 4:12 PM - 21 comments - Link
Thanks to The Movie Informer, we now have an image of the Order of the Phoenix DVD front and back cover.

The cover shows the core Dumbledore's Army members in the Ministry of Magic on the front and Harry flying past Parliament on the back. Hermione is visible on the first disc, while Voldemort can be seen on the second. Check it out at the galleries!

On a side note, WB France has announced that the OOTP DVD will hit shelves in January 2008 (subject to change). The US street date has yet to be announced.
 

'Order of the Phoenix' deleted scenes revealed

Posted By Matthew on 08-29-07 @ 4:42 PM - 44 comments - Link
Thanks to everyone who let us know that the British Board of Film Classification has revealed the names and lengths of the deleted scenes that will be included on the Order of the Phoenix DVD. They are as follows:
00:02:31:17 ("TRELAWNY EATING")
00:00:13:08 ("NEVILLE SPEAKS UP FOR HARRY")
00:00:26:02 ("STEADY CAM AROUND")
00:02:46:18 ("UMBRIDGE QUESTIONS TRELAWNY")
00:00:17:21 ("MALFOY, CRABBE, AND GOYLE BULLY A STUDENT")
00:00:21:06 ("FILCH BLOWS ON UMBRIDGE'S HAIR")
00:01:47:14 ("HARRY, HERMIONE, AND UMBRIDGE - EXTENDED")
00:00:37:22 ("HARRY ENTERS")
00:01:07:23 ("HARRY AND RON PACKING")
In total, the scenes last 10 minutes and 10 seconds. The release date of the DVD has yet to be announced, but will almost certainly be before Christmas.
 

OOTP wins at FOX Teen Choice Awards

Posted By Matthew on 08-26-07 @ 9:00 PM - 14 comments - Link
Order of the Phoenix took home the award for "Choice Summer Movie - Drama/Action Adventure" at tonight's FOX Choice Awards, which you all voted on earlier this month. Congratulations to the cast and crew!
 

OOTP tops COS, GOF at worldwide box office

Posted By Matthew on 08-26-07 @ 2:05 PM - 10 comments - Link
Over the weekend, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix grossed enough money to make it past the second film, Chamber of Secrets, at the worldwide box office. Its $877.3 million take is now only $15 million away from Goblet of Fire's.

UPDATE: Including this week's international gross for the movie, OOTP has now surpassed GOF with $896.6 million in worldwide sales, making it the second most successful film of the franchise.
 

OOTP grosses another $50 million

Posted By Matthew on 08-19-07 @ 4:11 PM - 11 comments - Link
In the past week, Order of the Phoenix raked in another $50 million worldwide, raising its box office total so far to $872.6 million, within striking distance of both Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire.

Barring nuclear disaster, OOTP will surpass the $876.7 million gross of Chamber of Secrets by the week's end. It is set to top Goblet of Fire's $892.2 million soon as well, which will position it as the second-highest grossing movie in the series (behind Sorcerer's Stone).
 

OOTP breezes past $800 million in sales

Posted By Matthew on 08-12-07 @ 2:30 PM - 19 comments - Link
In its first month at the worldwide box office, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix grossed an impressive $822 million, according to the latest tally. This is well above the only other summer release of the series, Prisoner of Azkaban, which took in $790 million in its total run.

OOTP looks set to become the second most successful Harry Potter movie yet, behind Sorcerer's Stone. Congratulations to the cast and crew!
 

New 'Order of the Phoenix' posters

Posted By Matthew on 08-11-07 @ 9:01 AM - 10 comments - Link
Thanks to E&D (via DR.com), we now have four new Order of the Phoenix promotional posters, showing the trio, the Ministry team, the most active DA members, and a more inclusive DA shot. Check them out at the galleries!
 

'Order of the Phoenix' DVD rumors untrue

Posted By Matthew on 08-09-07 @ 2:57 PM - 9 comments - Link
Earlier this week, rumors surfaced online about the special features on the upcoming Order of the Phoenix DVD and its release date. After checking with Warner Bros., we can confirm that these rumors are false.

This doesn't mean that none of the rumored special features could possibly appear on the DVD, but it does mean that if they do, it's pure coincidence. WB is not yet ready to announce the DVD special features or release date.
 

Veritaserum's Turkish OOTP pictures online

Posted By Matthew on 08-08-07 @ 5:55 PM - 3 comments - Link
Veritaserum Turkish correspondent Ilbek was on the red carpet at yesterday's Order of the Phoenix premiere in Istanbul, where he talked with Katie Leung and the Phelps twins about the film. Check out his fantastic set of pictures from the event at our galleries!
 

New video of Katie, Phelps in Turkey

Posted By Matthew on 08-08-07 @ 7:23 AM - 3 comments - Link
CNNTurk.com has posted a new video interview with Katie Leung (Cho Chang) and James & Oliver Phelps (the Weasley twins), who are currently promoting Order of the Phoenix in Turkey. The video, which is dubbed in Turkish, also contains footage of the arrival at the airport.

Thanks to Chrissy for the tip!

UPDATE: Harry Potter Cafe has posted some great new pictures from the Istanbul photocall and from yesterday's premiere.
 

OOTP tops COS at American box office

Posted By Matthew on 08-07-07 @ 1:05 PM - 5 comments - Link
Order of the Phoenix's $1.6 million haul yesterday brought the fifth film past the second, Chamber of Secrets, in U.S. box office receipts. OOTP has now made $262.7 million domestically.

This means that Phoenix is now the third most successful of the Harry Potter films in the United States. It is likely to surpass Goblet of Fire's $290 million gross in the coming weeks as well, which would make it the most successful of the series behind Sorcerer's Stone.
 

Weekend OOTP box office update

Posted By Matthew on 08-05-07 @ 4:21 PM - 5 comments - Link
Over the weekend, Order of the Phoenix increased its worldwide gross from $708 million to $770 million, with a $9 million weekend at the U.S. box office.

Although OOTP topped Prisoner of Azkaban domestically, it is still $20 million shy of beating it out worldwide. The film is also just $1 million short of surpassing the domestic gross of Chamber of Secrets ($262 million).
 

OOTP tops $700m, surpasses POA in US

Posted By Matthew on 08-03-07 @ 4:54 PM - 11 comments - Link
Today, Order of the Phoenix raised its worldwide gross to $705.5 million, but more importantly, it topped Prisoner of Azkaban in domestic box office totals. OOTP has now made $251.5 million domestically, compared to POA's $249.5 million. It is only $10 million away from passing Chamber of Secrets in the USA, which it certainly has the potential to do this weekend.

While it would be difficult for OOTP to beat Sorcerer's Stone's astronomical take of $317.6 million domestically, we are optimistic that it will top Goblet of Fire's $290 million, the second highest tally so far in the series.
 

HP special effects team reveals OOTP secrets

Posted By Matthew on 08-02-07 @ 5:21 PM - 11 comments - Link
The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, recently interviewed Academy Award winners Tim Burke and John Richardson, special effect supervisors on the Harry Potter films. In the interviews, Burke and Richardson discussed behind-the-scenes details on how they helped bring Order of the Phoenix to the big screen. Tim Burke spilled the beans on Voldemort's appearance at the Ministry:

The big fight at the end, in the atrium, is probably the best example because there we have a combination of shots where Voldemort explodes all of the windows in this huge, huge atrium. We had a set which was built, it’s a very large set, where we did a even larger digital extension to it. So we did a lot of it in the computer. Voldemort uses a huge wave of energy to explode all of these glass windows which make up a large proportion of the set.

John Richardson rigged up a practical explosion on the set for us which involved blowing sugar glass windows which we shot with a seven or nine camera set up shot from multiple angles into which we composited some blue screen characters or used some stunt doubles. Because of the scale of the set we had to then extend that set and add on top of that with computer graphics breaking glass in a computer graphics set extension. That scene was a combination of both techniques using both practical effects and CG effects.

During the fight we also have moments where Voldemort creates a serpent, a 60-foot snake, out of fire which attacks Dumbledore and Dumbledore gathers the fire from the snake and throws it back at Voldemort. They are using all of these elemental spells.

Click here to watch or read both interviews. Thanks, Dave!
 

Vote for OOTP for FOX Teen Choice Award

Posted By Matthew on 08-02-07 @ 2:56 PM - 6 comments - Link
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which, according to our current poll, is more than half of your favorite movie in the series, is nominated for a FOX Teen Choice Award. Click here to vote!

(Just a warning: The voting process is tedious, to say the least. You have to register and vote for about 30 other categories before you get to OOTP's category, "Choice Summer Movie - Drama/Action Adventure." But a few minutes is nothing compared to the 18 months the HP crew spent making the film!)

The FOX Teen Choice Awards will air at 8pm EST on Sunday, August 26.
 

Animal safety in OOTP filming 'outstanding'

Posted By Matthew on 07-31-07 @ 2:11 PM - 3 comments - Link
The American Humane Association has released its report on the safety of animals in the production of Order of the Phoenix, giving the film an "Outstanding" rating. The report describes in detail how each scene involving animals in the film was shot to ensure their protection. Here's an excerpt:

"Several plates hanging on an office wall show moving pictures of cats playing. One kitten later 'exits' its hanging picture. All the kittens were deemed as healthy upon arrival by the safety rep. The kittens were given several toys to encourage play behavior and filmed in these natural actions. All kitten contact areas were disinfected to ensure the kittens’ safety, and noise in the area was limited. Access to the set and direct contact with the kittens was limited to only necessary crew and the safety rep. Disinfecting foot baths and hand sprays were used by all crew members on the set. Some of the kittens wore simple, comfortable costume pieces. To achieve the action in which the kitten exits its picture, a bait stick was used to encourage the kitten to move off camera. The kittens were rewarded with treats and hugs for their playful actions. All actions were performed in front of a blue screen and later edited in post-production."

The full report can be read here. Thanks to Ian for the tip!
 

Katie, Phelps to attend Turkish OOTP premiere

Posted By Matthew on 07-30-07 @ 10:42 AM - 2 comments - Link
Thanks to our friends at Seherbaz.com for letting us know that Katie Leung (Cho Chang) and James & Oliver Phelps (the Weasley twins) will all be in attendance at the Turkish Order of the Phoenix premiere on August 7. The premiere will be held at Kanyon Cinebonus cinema in Istanbul and will start at 20:00 (+2 GMT).

Katie, James, and Oliver will be in Turkey from August 7 to 9.
 

OOTP makes $17.1 million in third weekend

Posted By Matthew on 07-29-07 @ 4:30 PM - 8 comments - Link
In its third weekend at the U.S. box office, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix made $17.1 million, bringing its total domestic total to $241.8 million. For purposes of comparison, here are the third weekend tallies of the previous four films:
Sorcerer's Stone: $23.6m (domestic total: $219.7m)
Chamber of Secrets: $32.1m (domestic total: $200.1m)
Prisoner of Azkaban: $18m (domestic total: $190.9m)
Goblet of Fire: $19.9m (domestic total: $229.3m)
Clearly, then, the film is holding up quite well against its predecessors. It is now a mere $8 million away from passing Prisoner of Azkaban in U.S. ticket sales.

UPDATE: International weekend tallies are now in. OOTP's worldwide gross has shot up to $691.8 million, less than $100 million away from Prisoner of Azkaban's total haul (but still $285 million behind Sorcerer's Stone).
 

New OOTP interviews, behind-the-scenes clips

Posted By Matthew on 07-29-07 @ 11:32 AM - 4 comments - Link
Brazil's MTV channel recently aired a special, 20-minute segment on Order of the Phoenix, including new behind-the-scenes footage from the movie and new interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, among others. Click here to watch the first part and here to see the second.

Thanks to HPFZ for the tip!
 

OOTP sees huge second weekend dropoff

Posted By Matthew on 07-22-07 @ 1:53 PM - 0 comments - Link
As we predicted, Order of the Phoenix has experienced one of the biggest second weekend dropoffs in franchise history, as everyone was at home reading Deathly Hallows instead of out at the movies.

OOTP made an estimated $32.2 million, falling almost 60% and coming in behind I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. And we're still trying to figure out why New Line thought this was a good weekend to release Hairspray, which performed dismally, as much of its target demographic was at home reading Harry Potter.
 

Behind-the-scenes of OOTP: CGI work

Posted By Matthew on 07-18-07 @ 12:09 PM - 0 comments - Link
DigitalArts Online has published an insighftul piece on how the special effects wizards behind Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix went about creating both the redesigned centaurs and the Black's house elf, Kreacher. On Kreacher, CG supervisor Ben White said:
"We took an entirely muscle based approach to Kreacher's facial animation system, extending the functionality of the tools we designed for the centaurs and taking them even further, to give him skin that's appropriately soft and stretchy for such an elderly character. We filmed actor Timothy Bateson as he sat in a chair and did his vocal takes, using his facial expressions and mannerisms as reference (although no motion capture was used), and these were incredibly useful for the facial performance.

"But the actual combination of body language, stance, how Kreacher moves around and how he reacts to Harry - that was entirely the creation of our animation team. This subtlety of animation, combined with the sophisticated skin shading and really believable eye lighting gave us something I'm really proud of. It's a beautiful, understated little performance: you feel that you can really see his mind in his eye, like he's a living being."
 

OOTP could be 'biggest Potter yet,' says WB

Posted By Matthew on 07-15-07 @ 2:14 PM - 0 comments - Link
Order of the Phoenix is off to the best start yet for any Harry Potter film, Warner Bros. said today, and it might eventually top the incredible $976.5 million made by Sorcerer's Stone in 2001, as some analysts are predicting it will become the fourth-ever billion dollar movie.

Over the weekend, OOTP made another $77.4 million at the U.S. box office, raising its five-day total to $140 million. Internationally, the film has made an additional $190.3 million, bringing its current worldwide gross to an astounding $330.3 million.

"This could end up being the biggest 'Potter' yet," said Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures' president of domestic distribution. "Audiences are enthusiastic and we've got great summer play dates ahead of us." Over the rest of the movie's run in theatres, we will be tracking its latest worldwide box office tallies on the right-hand side of the main page.
 

OOTP set to top weekend box office

Posted By Matthew on 07-14-07 @ 3:25 PM - 3 comments - Link
After making $26.2 million at the American box office yesterday, Order of the Phoenix looks set to breeze past Transformers as the most successful movie of the weekend. OOTP averaged an impressive $6,114 per screen on 4,285 screens on Friday, raising its cumulative gross to $88.8 million.

That three-day total is the second best for any movie released on a Wednesday, coming in behind Spider-Man 2's $96.7 million in 2004. It's the fourth best of the Harry Potter series, but considering the first four movies came out on a Friday, that is quite an accomplishment.

Today and tomorrow should also prove very lucrative for the film, but we are expecting a bit of a huge dropoff next weekend, as most every Harry Potter fan will be holed up at home reading Deathly Hallows.
 

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