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After 83 days in release Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has edged out Goblet of Fire ticket sales in the U.S. and is now the second highest grossing domestic entry in the franchise with $290,189,393. Worldwide takings for the movie currently stand at $933.88 million.

The first movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, still holds the record with $976,475,550 million in ticket sales worldwide.

Get ready to wrock and roll, wizard style, as Terminus has announced a very cool musical event to kick off their Harry Potter conference next summer. Wrock Chicago, an all day wizarding rock concert, will feature 25 groups in this special event to be held on August 6, 2008. Taking place the day before the official Terminus conference is set to begin, this wizarding extravaganza will feature headline groups such Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, The Remus Lupins, The Whomping Willows, and The Switchblade Kittens, along with many other popular wizard rock groups such as Catchlove, The Moaning Myrtles, The Mudbloods, The Parselmouths, Ginny and the Heartbreakers and many more.

This event will take place at the Chicago Hilton hotel…

London - A British charity has sold a complete set of Harry Potter books autographed by their author J.K. Rowling on e-Bay for 18 200 pounds, it said on Sunday.

Bidding for the seven books on the online auction site closed at midnight on Sunday after a starting offer of 100 pounds, Books Abroad development director Claire Newman told reporters.

Rowling's mother-in-law, Barbara Murray, works for the Scottish charity which supplies books to schools worldwide.

"The lot received 63 bids," Newman said, adding: "We don't have any specific use (for the money) in mind."

The identity of the purchaser of the series was not disclosed.

Rowling agreed to donate the books, which were stored in a local police station, as part of the charity's 25th anniversary celebrations.

The first in the boy wizard series, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, was published in 1997 and the final and seventh novel, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows,…

The Sunday Herald has a new profile actor David Thewlis. In this funny and candid interview (note:slight language caution to parents) David discusses his new novel, his various acting roles, and mentions his return as Remus Lupin the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Noting that he has been pleased with all the Harry Potter films to date, David Thewlis recounts his meeting with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling:

No word on what David Thewlis thought about the role and adventures of Remus Lupin in the final installment in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As reported previously, production is now underway on the sixth Harry Potter film, with Harry Potter and the…

The latest Harry Potter film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has won three prizes including the best male actor at the first-ever National Movie Awards.

Daniel Radcliffe, 18, won the award for best male performance for his role in the film beating James Bond star Daniel Craig, Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp and co-star Rupert Grint.

The award function was held in London on Friday night.

17-year-old Emma Watson received the best female award for her portrayal of Herodone Granger in the film beating Dame Judi Dench, Eva Green, Kirsten Dunst and Keira Knightley.

Receiving the award from Dame Helen Mirren, Radcliffe said it was "amazing to have beaten James Bond."

"Daniel Craig is someone I look up to as an actor not just as James Bond," he said.

The fifth film in the Potter series also took the best family film title at the ceremony.

Organisers hope the awards, voted for by the public…

As we told you previously, the trio of Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson were confirmed to attend the National Movie Awards in London, England. We have photos of them attending the awards, along with Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom). To see extensive photos from this event at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England, be sure to check out our image galleries.

The big news of the night of course is the awards, which have now been presented. Big CONGRATULATIONS are now in order, as “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” was named “Best Family Film.” Also kudos go to actor Dan Radcliffe, who was named “Best Actor” for his performance as Harry Potter in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” You can see photos of Dan accepting his award, here. Further…

We have several new audio interviews with Harry Potter filmmakers to tell you about today. In addition to the David Yates interview we first told you about a few days ago, Voices from Krypton have released further “Half-Blood Prince” related conversations with Harry Potter film producer David Heyman as well as an extended interview with production designer Stuart Craig. Mr. Heyman discusses the sixth film, and its director David Yates, describing the decision to bring Mr. Yates into the directors chair noting his ability to “bring a real reality to everything he does” which Mr. Heyman feels was very important due to the nature of the story in these films. You can listen to this most interesting interview here.

Production Designer Stuart Craig discusses the many new techniques used in the production of “Order of the Phoenix” as well as much more in this…

After seeing Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe bear his soul (and everything else) earlier this year in the London stage production of Equus, many theater-goers probably wondered what the next step would be for the talented teen.

Radcliffe may have given a glimpse into his future plans during a recent New York press junket for the upcoming film, December Boys.

When a journalist asked the teen thespian If he has considered playing a gay character “from the aspect of being an actor, Radcliffe responded:

"Id never play a gay character just for the sake of playing a gay character. If the script was good, and it was a good gay character then, Im 18, and so the parts Im going to be getting will be open for around that age range. And around that age range is when people are exploring sexuality, so those are the parts I think…

Actor Robert Pattinson (Hufflepuff great Cedric Diggory) has been cast as legendary Surrealist painter Salvador Dali (see his paintings via VirtualDali.com) in the upcoming “Little Ashes” film. British Film Magazine reports that Robert “plays Dali opposite Javier Beltran as Lorca, and Matthew McNulty, who features in the forthcoming Joy Division biopic “Control”, as Dali’s filmmaking collaborator Luis Bunel.”

Season of Brotherhood starring the wonderful Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) begins this Sunday, September 30 at 10:00pm (EST) on cable channel Showtime. Noting in a recent interview “I’m welcomed with open arms by all of the criminals in Rhode Island!,” Jason describes the return of his hit television series which was filmed recently here in the US.

In a recent interview, a character actor from Scotland who portrays the popular Inspector Rebus has launched an odd attack of sorts on those in the education field who favor children reading the Harry Potter novels. The Scotsman reports that actor Ken Stott (who also appeared in “The Girl in the Cafe” directed by David Yates) said the following during an interview with Radio Times:

“I can’t believe idiot educationalists are praising children for turning up at school and reading Harry Potter.”

In a small bit of irony, the Rebus series are based on works by author Ian Rankin, a longtime friend and neighbor of J.K. Rowling in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr. Stott continued on in his interview about his…