Harry Potter and the The Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the highly anticipated final chapter in the series, has broken the record for the biggest domestic box-office opening, which was previously held by The Dark Knight.

Harry raked in an unprecedented $168.6 million at the box office in just three days, making it the highest-grossing movie opening of all time at the domestic box office. The title was previous held by The Dark Knight, which opened to $158 million back in 2008. According to Box Office Mojo, one out of every four movie tickets sold this weekend was to Potter. Final estimates are due Monday.

The Prince of Persia movie adaptation is, undoubtedly, one of next year’s biggest summer movies, at least in our book. And to keep our anticipations up, Walt Disney’s Pictures has released few new posters showcasing the lovely Jake Gyllenhaal and the gorgeous Gemma Arterton in snapshot form for the upcoming movie (as shown above).

Based on the UbiSoft video game trilogy which was, in turn, an update of Jordan Mechner’s classic original side-scrolling game, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is written by Mechner, Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard and directed by Mike Newell. (This marking Newell’s second big foray into fantasy after the fourth Harry Potter film, in 2005.) Sir Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina co-star.

[Prince of Persia UK Posters: Ads or Art? via Slash Film]

And you though YOU couldn’t wait unlit next week. Today, Electronic Arts revealed the games that it well be presenting at E3. Anyway, this year’s lineup features blockbuster franchises, new intellectual property as well as ten titles for the Wii. And thrust us when we say, “there’s more then you can shake a stick at.”

“This year at E3, we have an incredible slate of games for the Nintendo Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and mobile devices,” said EA’s CEO John Riccitiello. “Our creative teams are developing some of the most innovative experiences on any platform. We couldn’t be more proud of the games we’re presenting this year.”

Featured at E3 will be:
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Battlefield 1943
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Brutal Legend
Dante’s Inferno
Dead Space Extraction
Dragon Age: Origins
EA Sports Active
EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis
FIFA 10
Fight Night Round 4
G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Madden NFL 10
Mass Effect 2
MySims Agents
NCAA Football 10
NHL 10
Need for Speed NITRO
Need for Speed SHIFT
Spore Hero
Spore Hero Arena
The Saboteur
The Sims 3
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10

According to an Inside source at 1up the entire PR, marketing, and sales department at Eidos has been laid off as part of a big deal with Warner Bros.

Warner Bros plans to get very cozy with the North American portions of SCi’s distribution chain. While it’s been understood for a while now that Time Warner has been actively seeking a way to increase the reach of its digital properties, the move comes at a very interesting time. Recently the media world has seen a lot of centralization and blurring of the lines between the games and entertainment business, with big entertainment distributors making grabs for hot properties at every turn. Maybe John Riccitello was onto something when he mused recently about Hollywood getting all nervous about the influence videogames have over the mass market?

[Layoffs at Eidos in Light of Warner Bros. Deal? 1up]

Hollywood movie star hunk Orlando Bloom has NOT landed the lead role in Disney’s new adventure trilogy Prince of Persia . The deal is reported to be worth $40 million. 31-year-old Orlando Bloom has star in movie like Pirates of the Caribbean, which did  good in the box office. He has beaten competition like Zac Efron to take the lead role in the movie adaptation of the Prince of Persia . The flim is said to be directed by Jerry Bruckheimer and is due to begin filming in July.

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Update:

Disney has told ComingSoon.net that this is not true, Mike Newell is expected to start shooting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time .