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Warner Bros. Pictures International has crossed the $2 billion threshold at the international box office, as it gears up for a fourth quarter that includes such highly anticipated releases as Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar, George Miller’s Happy Feet Two, Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, and Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve, among others.

Producer David Heyman said, “For 10 years, we have worked alongside Alan Horn and the studio, whose priority has always been to preserve the integrity of Jo Rowling’s books as we have adapted them to the screen, and this decision reflects that commitment.

Today the EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that two Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsTM videogames are in development to coincide with the much-anticipated final adventure in the Harry Potter film series from Warner Bros. Pictures which will be told in two full-length parts.

Projected $2.13 Billion at Domestic Box Office Sets Studio and Industry Record, Ninth Consecutive Billion-Dollar-Plus Year Domestically

Warner Bros. Pictures International has surpassed the $1 billion threshold in international box office revenue for the ninth consecutive year. The announcement was made today by Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President, Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince enjoyed a record-breaking opening, earning a worldwide box office gross of $394 million.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling. David Heyman and David Barron produced the film, with Lionel Wigram serving as executive producer and John Trehy co-producing. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is being distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) has enlisted a prominent collection of global licensees to capture the magic of the eagerly anticipated upcoming feature film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Hitting theaters Wednesday, July 15, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth installment and latest chapter in the wildly popular film series from Warner Bros., which has licensees worldwide gearing up to support the most successful entertainment franchise of all time.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that Battlefield 2142™, Need for Speed™ Carbon, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ and Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™ are now available to order for Mac users. These are the first games ever published by EA for Mac OS X, Apple's advanced operating system. Users can go to the Apple Store (www.apple.com) to purchase the games today.

Entering only its second day in theaters around the world, Warner Bros. Pictures' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is breaking both industry and studio box office records. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.