New Half-Blood Prince release date confirmed: July 15, 2009 (UPDATE #3)
 

Warner Bros has announced that the release date for Half-Blood Prince has been moved up, from the original date of July 17th, 2009 to Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 in the US.

UPDATED: The date change has been confirmed for the United States by Warner Bros. We are currently awaiting word on the UK release.

UPDATE #2: For those of you wondering why this change has occured, The Associated Press spoke to Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman;

Thanks to Mugglenet for the link!

UPDATE #3: A story with Reuters UK further explains the move;

YAY im so happy

im definitely goin 2 go see that movie

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OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
My heart is RACING!
OMGOMGOMG!

How about everywhere else? Canada? Mexico? Australia?

That's part of what we're inquiring about right now, actually.

:woot: YAY!!!!!!!!! I get to watch it before I go to the beach on vacation! :woot:

As much as that is good news,ummm...what's the point of moving it forward by only 2 days? :blink:

Course now all the piccy's and promo's they sent out saying 17th July will be wrong,just like the ones that said November before. :lol:
I don't know why I find that funny...

Don't get me wrong,though,I am excited that it's nearer than before! :D

Two days, huh? I suppose that's better than nothing *sigh* I do wonder what the release dates will be internationally, though.

Hooray!!! It's been moved up!! I can't wait to see it!!
though I totally though it was coming out in June!! My bad!

I really hope they don't move it again :/

I was planning on going over for the premiere

*is sad*

OMG! A whopping two days! Let's all go nuts! Ahhhhhh!
No.

Whats the point?
*sighs*
Well, it's better than nothing. At Least they didn't move it further away.

How about they release it in May! How about May first, my birthday! Now that would be sweet!

Yay! I'll get to watch it on the first day then! :xd:

OMFGGG!

SKDFJASKLFJD!

I just did a Warner Brothers dance for like 15467 minutes straight.
And now I'm out of breath.

All I can say is:
WOOOOOOOOOOO!

7.15.09!! HECK YES!

Two Days Earlier!!! Yes!!! Good Job Wb!!! I'm So Excited!!!! :D

This really upsets me! lol. Because the original release date was on my birthday anddd I was going to see it for my birthday, haha. But now I guess I'll see it two days earlier, which isn't too bad I suppose :P I am VERY excited to see it, though :)

YAY!!! but that kind of screwed up my plans! lol
i was going to have a big Harry Potter weekend but now its going to have to be a Harry Potter WEEK! =]

That means it's probably going to come out on July 13th in the UK!! So not fair!! I need to go there for the premiere!

Lol, just make this your new birthdate :D

WHOOOO! that's a whole 2 days before - and a wednesday!!! 2 day's before i break up for summer! so i will be able to go and see it with my best mate (who attends a different school ,and we weren't going to see it together on the 17th as i will break up at 1:15 (normally luch time) and she at her normal time of 3:30! whoooo1

OMG this is FANTASTIC!!!!

I am going to freak out, I also had planned on having a HP weekend, I can do that during our county fair, it starts the same day!!!!

Hell YES!
Ok for me that's pretty damn cool!
WB I nearly forgive you :loved:
This had better be in the UK as well!
*dances with fangirly joy*

moving the release date up affects where i will be when it is released....if it is the 15th of July, it will be in Ireland that i shall see this for the first time.

ooo wowee. wooptydoo

2 Days Early?

Wohoo!

lol and you won't be the only one :P

Really excited now!!

Takings are recorded over an opening weekend usually - this extends that weekend period by 2 days, which will undoubtedly bump their figures.

Australia was already planned for release on July 15

meh....it would be cooler if it was in may so I could doa HP/Star Trek thing. lol

IT IS AWESOME NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 days sooner!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I will still be in school but WHO CARES!!!! LOL I will be in line at midnite to see it :) The school will be out a day later anyway :)

That is a good point,and quite true.
Shouldn't they have thought of that in the first place,though?
I mean why suddenly decide now? They announced the 17th last year,could have said 15th to begin with.
That's what I don't understand.

But you know I am feeling like an idiot tonight so it could just be me. :(

Actually, if you wanna get technical, first they said November 21st :(

YAY TWO WHOLE DAYS -___-

You know what would have been awful? If they moved it back 6 whole months... oh wait...

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo They Cant Do That I Waited My Little Heart Out All This Time They Should Keep It To The Original Spot I Know That The Economy Right Now Is A Little Tight But They Still Cant Do That . Im Such A Harry Potter Fan #1 Actually

Omg ! TOMORROW. YAYYY.

This News Definatley made My Day!
Mwah Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!
Im So Excited for This Movie!

:faint: That's awesome! I was hoping it would be like April 15 though:lol:

whoo hoo! two days less wait. :D

Yeaaa...

Guess I'll just take the whole week off then,LOL!

Nooo not tomorrow, July 15th not April 15th lol.

I wish it was tomorrow though :/

How many times are they gonna change the freakin' date?!

Yay!! Two days early!!:chrleadr:

Yay, it's sooner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

Da na na na!!!
Yay...It was said to be releaseed in Aus at the same time! I'm so excited for it!!!
WB, your winning back my love and support...The movie better be fantastic especially seen as we've waited so LONG for it...

Swwweeettt thats awesome! they owe us that for not releasing it months before!:woot:

WOO-HOO!!! Yipee!! Ok, so I get the whole making more money thing..... but this time I am EXCITED with the change(as I am sure you all are too!)!!!

Psst-Psst! Warner Bros.... KEEP MOVING IT UP!! LOL

Your report by mentioning U.K. were contradicting.

april 15th to july is months exactly!!!wow but 2 days early hmmm.

AWESOME!!!
Hope they move the date 2 days earlier for UK too^^

oh AWESOME for you guys! , i don't really care cause it was already released the 15th in my country lol

I just read about this on msn today just two minutes ago lol. Good news for people in the US.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! ^_^

We're just confused, as is everyone else, as to what this means for other countries. Bear with us.

Tactical announcement, probably. Gives other studios less time to try and re-shuffle their films, in order to compete.

YES!! Only we have to change some plans around. Still watching it like 10 times anyway!

That's great, I'm so excited!!

yeahhhhhhhhhhh finaly!!!!!

What?!
Aw :( It's probably not gonna move back here, movies always get released on thursdays here (so on the 16th).. :(.

Hahaha, funny!
That's awesome, I can't wait for the movie to come out here too! :awe:

ARGH! Sorry, but why is an English film only give America the benifits? I hate this, it's unfair and just not right.

"Every day the kids are out of school in summer is just like an extra Saturday," Fellman said.

What type of reason is that?!?!

Yay!! Two days sooner is better than none!

Woot!!!! Yes!!!

Me,too. I'm waiting it everyday. But I think I have to wait longer than you because I don't live in US. It need time. But whatever, I'll always wait for it

Kids off school = more $$$.

British schools don't start their summer holidays until later.

I wish they would move it up to june, but i guess i will take these two extra days lol. it's better than nothing.

Ha ha. I love how Warner Bros. admits to marketing to kids right there in that AP quote. :P

Tis true though, two days can make a lot of difference money-wise.

Because the studio producing it is American? Good point though.

You're probably right about the whole American studio deal. You know, though...someone was just saying how the UK got "17 Again" a week ago, and the USA is getting it tomorrow. I'm not sure how that works. *shrugs*

Either way, I can't wait for HBP! It feels like we've been waiting forever, though. :lol:

They should still be ashamed of themselves for pushing it back so far in the first place for no other reason other than pure money (then having the gaul to actually come out and say pretty much that in public).

awesome

wow i am so happy.at last harry potter is nearly going on theater.i definitely watch this movie

It makes sense, especially since it's a money game.

I am soooooooo excited!!!
*doing a little dance*

yay except i can't see it opening day :(

Well firstly they are a business, that's what they do.

But it was because the Writer's Strike left WB with no summer blockbuster for this year.

That was because of the Easter holidays. It's better to release films when kids are off school.

Yay 2 days earlier! The only problem with that is that I'm probably going to still have to wait to see it on the 17th because my aunt WORKS during the week and we always see the movies together :D. Maybe I'll just drag my best friends to see it at the mall :)

I can't wait! I hope they give us something for the people who are going to watch the midnight show. They at least owe us that!

i'm vrry excited hearing dis news!

i hav eto say i'm not surprised, they do it all the time but dont get me rong i love that the movie is closer to coming out but 2 days ant much compared to the 8 mounths it was pushed back but 2 days is better then nothing i gess.

going to see that movie and going to be first in line i hope lol

sweet i cant wait i mean its even earlyer

Yey yey yey yey yey less days to wait!! :D :D

I don't understand! I thought movies always came out on Fridays in the U.S.... oh well.... 2 less days of waiting for me!

yes yes yes!!! my excitement tears are coming!!! i cant waitt! this is amazing so close yet so far...yet soo CLOSE!! :]:

eeep im so exciteed:)

exciting but i cant watch it the nigth it comes out :*(

71 days! Am I right?

XXxxLOZxxXX

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!