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Originally Posted by
Tomasina Riddle 
GRR THAT BLOWS!!!!
But then again I will be in London for the release next summer!!
So um not too sure how I should feel!
thankful
, they waited for you luv
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Originally Posted by argentinaz_angel
It's all quite silly. I mean HBP will make millions no matter when they release it, and GOF was released in November as well! Plus, they have to edit everything! The trailer, the list of dates on harrypotter.com ... it doesn't make sense to me
well that's why they moved HBP to the summer, they
know it will rake millions, they just want to maximize that opportunity on a season they badly needed a tentpole. and about editing trailers, posters and other promotional material, thats nothing new, they've done it plenty of times for countless other films in the past.
edit: and if i may repost what i said earlier in the thread, this clearly explains the decision behind why WB did what they've done:
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Originally Posted by Steelsheen
ok peeps relax. i know everyone is upset by this (Merlin knows i still am), but they did say why they're delaying it-- albeit they sugar coated it to the point that it sounds like BS.
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Quoted from Mr Horn
we are still feeling the repercussions of the writers’ strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films—changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of. We agreed the best strategy was to move ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tent pole release for mid-summer.”
in other words: WB is in danger of great financial loss in 2009, so we need Harry Potter to bail us out.
thats it plain and simple.
looking at the lineup WB has for 2009, the only movies that optimistically looks to make money would be Watchmen (March 2009) and Terminator Salvation (May 2009), other than those two, no other WB movie completed are sure to make money and most projects are are stuck in development hell (thanks to the strike). even if Watchmen and Terminator turns out to be monster hits the size of The Dark Knight or Spiderman, WB's overhead is so huge they'd wind up with a loss anyway. so they need another sure fire hit at the most lucrative movie season to make them end the year in the black: Harry Potter.
yes it sucks. yes it makes you wanna go AK on the WB head honchos. but Harry Potter, just like everything else WB owns, is an investment, and they will place it anywhere they see fit that will make the most money.