As expected, Harry Potter cast an effective spell over moviegoers taking the top spot at the box office and out grossing the series’ last installment. Here’s the top five:
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- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:](Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $77.8 million ($158 million for Wednesday through Sunday)
2.* Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs*](Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) - Movie | Moviefone): $17.6 million - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen:](Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $13.7 million
- Bruno:](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/bruno/34365/main) $8.3 million
- *The Proposal: *](The Proposal (2009) - Movie | Moviefone)$8.3 million
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This is the first time since the beginning of June that we’ve had three major releases in a single weekend. **
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**](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/g-force/31271/main)**G-Force](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/g-force/31271/main)
What’s It All About: **Produced by Jerry Bruckheimerand directed by Oscar-winning effects artist Hoyt Yeatman, G-Force is a 3-D family comedy about talking guinea pigs working in the field of high tech espionage.
**Why It Might Do Well: **No doubt this was greenlit after Alvin and the Chipmunks started raking in the dough. If CGI chipmunks can pull in $360 million worldwide then why not guinea pigs? The impressive voice cast, which includes Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Penelope Cruz, and Tracy Morgan, can only help matters.
**Why It Might Not Do Well: **Have you ever actually smelled a guinea pig?
**Number of Theaters: **3,200
**Prediction: $29 million
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**](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/orphan/32213/main)**Orphan](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/orphan/32213/main)
What’s It All About: Thriller about a couple who adopt a young girl whose sweet and innocent demeanor is covering up much darker tendencies.
Why It Might Do Well: The creepy little kid horror sub-genre has a long history as I mentioned here.
Why It Might Not Do Well: The notion of a homicidal rug rat may be too disturbing for some.
Number of Theaters: 2,600
Prediction: **$14 million