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Time Warner posted strong fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday as the company capitalized on the continued success of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, growth in networks stemming from advertising and subscription growth in HBO and TVS, and improved productivity in its publishing unit, Time Inc. The company thus decided to revamp its share buyback program and hike its quarterly dividend, to the joy of investors who propped the stock up more than 7% in early trading.

One month after Amazon announced that its third-generation Kindle "eclipsed 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' as the bestselling product in Amazon’s history," CEO Jeff Bezos announces: "Kindle books have now overtaken paperback books as the most popular format on Amazon.com."

Harry Potter has narrowly won a box-office tangle with a fairy-tale princess. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" remained the No. 1 movie with $50.3 million over Thanksgiving weekend, closely followed by the animated musical "Tangled" with $49.1 million.

It was a Thanksgiving feast for the teenage wizard, as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 led the box office on Thursday by engulfing $11.5 million, according to early estimates. That result brings the PG-13 fantasy film’s seven-day gross to $170 million. Not far behind on Thanksgiving, and performing stronger than expected, was Disney’s animated musical Tangled, which earned $8.1 million.

Harry Potter has cast his biggest box-office spell yet with a franchise record $125.1 million domestically over opening weekend.

Harry Potter is on the way to his biggest magic act yet. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" conjured up $61.2 million domestically in its first day, positioning it for the best opening weekend ever for the series about the young wizard.

Can't wait until Friday to check out the latest installment of the "Harry Potter" film series? Well, if you have any knowledge of torrent sites at all, you should be able to view the first 36 minutes today, as a goodly chunk of the film has leaked online.

Here's a quick bit of good news for your guys this weekend!

According to DC Comics writer and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, the first official film trailer for GREEN LANTERN will be shown in front of Warner Bros' HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1, which hits theaters on November 19th. The news was announced yesterday at the New York Comic Con which is running right now throughout the...
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Get swept up in the magical world of "Harry Potter" once again in with the new character images out from the upcoming final two films. Well, they aren't exactly that magical, but at least you get a better glimpse of some other actors that will be appearing in the Daniel Radcliffe starring series.The two David Yates directed films will be making their way into theaters soon. The first installment will fly out on November 19th with the second piece arriving in theaters on July 15th, 2011.

San Diego's annual pop-culture convention wrapped up Sunday after four days of comic books, costumes, celebrity appearances and TV and movie previews. A new take on "Tron," the latest "Harry Potter" film, HBO's "True Blood" and Marvel's "The Avengers" were among the highlights of the 41st annual festival.