Harry Potter weaves magic on 2009 box office

While James Cameron’s 3D epic Avatar has still yet to make its impact on the box office, the sixth film in the wizard franchise is also in second place in the US, taking $302m for the year to December 13, and internationally, taking $627.4m for the year to December 6.

 Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs is in second place on $878.8m worldwide and it also takes the top spot internationally taking $687.2m. In the US, however, it is in eighth place on $196.6m. Paramount’s Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen took the top spot in the US $402.1m and is also in third place worldwide.

Walt Disney/Pixar’s Up, the first animated film to open the Cannes Film Festival, put in a strong performance taking fourth place worldwide on $662.3m, third in the US ($293m) and fifth place internationally $369.3m.

Warner Brothers breakout hit The Hangover takes fourth place in the US on $277.3m and eighth place in the worldwide chart on $459.4m. Summit Entertainment’s TheTwilight Saga: New Moon proved audiences hunger for more vampire drama taking $268m for fifth place in the US, $293.4m internationally for seventh place and $485.9m for seventh worldwide.

Angels Vs Demons, 2012 and Terminator Salvation proved a bigger hits for Sony internationally, while Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine made its makes in the US taking ninth place on $179.9m. Meanwhile, Night At The Museum 2 took $412.2m worldwide showing healthy performances in the US and internationally. Paramount’s Star Trek reboot rounds up the worldwide top ten taking $385.4m, with $257.2m from the US, where it is in sixth place.