Harry Enchants DVD Charts

A megaseller as a book, an audience of millions in the cinema, now the Hogwarts Express is racing through the media control DVD charts. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley have a very special magic ready for the 46th calendar week: The wizarding students appear in the ranking no fewer than six times! The latest film adaptation, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, which more than seven million Germans saw in the cinema, goes straight to number one.

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At the same time, the first five parts were released in a 10-disc box set. “Harry Potter 1 – 5” occupies rank 27 at the start. In addition, the individual episodes return to the hit list as re-entries. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” performs best in position three. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” and “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” occupy places 21 and 24. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” moves in behind the box set at 28.

Bruce Willis’s appearance as New York cop John McClane in “Die Hard 4.0” falls from the top rank to two. King “Shrek the Third” drops back from two to four. Bronze winner Mario Barth now occupies rank six with “Men Are Primitive, but Happy”. The double DVD of his stage programme slips to ten.

“Perfume – The Story of a Murderer” gains two places and rises to five. Positions seven, eight and nine go to “Casino Royale”, “Night at the Museum” and “The Jungle Book”.

“300” (from 29 to eleven) and “Apocalypto” (35 to 14) make big leaps.