A Smashing 'Potter' debut

UPDATES FROM O'BRIEN NEWS SERVICE 7.16.11 - WOW! A single day record: "Harry" hammers the field - - $92.1 million - - PHENOM LIVES UP TO THE HYPE - - SO FAR THIS IS THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR...NOMINATE IT FOR BEST PICTURE... 7.15.11 - Al Pacino is Phil Spector...battling Snow White films invade Hollywood..."Potter" headed for a $80+ million Friday.... 7.13.11 - Fandango says 5,000 sell-outs already. At least $32-40 million in presales already... OVERSEAS: 46 territories, "Potter" at $43.6 million...here in North America, not quite the most ever, but it is in 4,375 theaters (way more screens)...UPDATES: Midnight only: $43.5 million...if your event is a little light this weekend, go ahead and blame it on the film... A SUPER UDPATE: Met the owner of Corner Tap (my basement in Rock Falls) in Mendota at the Corner Tap in Rock Falls last night...yes, it was named after this one...WELL, ATTENTION TO ALL THOSE WORKING ON "SUPERMAN" - - IT'S IN MENDOTA AND EXECS ARE SCOUTING LOCATIONS THERE...IF THEY DO, MAKE THIS THE PLACE TO STOP FOR CAST, CREW, EXTRAS....WE NEED A PLACE LIKE THIS TO HANG AFTER 15 HOUR DAYS... Charlie Sheen gets a show, I have been told. CME in Chicago belly up on belly market. Huh? Did I hear this correctly? Obama says 80 percent of us want a tax hike...while a poll just released says just 34 percent of us do...again, I wasn't consulted on either... IOWA SPEEDWAY TODAY (JULY 16) FILM WORK...OUTTA HERE...