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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film^[4] directed by David Yatesand based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman and David Barron.^[5] The story follows Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts as he becomes obsessed with a mysterious textbook, falls in love, and attempts to retrieve a memory that holds the key to Lord Voldemort's downfall. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongsideRupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and is followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.

Filming began on 24 September 2007, culminating with the film's worldwide cinematic release on 15 July 2009, one day short of the fourth anniversary of the corresponding novel's release. In everywhere but the United States, the sixth film was simultaneously released in regular cinemas and IMAX 3D in all countries. Due to North American theaters having a several week commitment by Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,^[6] the IMAX 3D release of the film occurred on 29 July, two weeks after its original release.^[7]

Half-Blood Prince opened to critical acclaim along with instant commercial success, breaking the record for the biggest single-day worldwide gross of all time. In five days the film made $394 million, breaking the record for highest five-day worldwide gross in history. With a total gross of $934 million, it became the 8th highest grossing movie of all time^[8]and the second highest-grossing film of 2009 (behind Avatar). It is currently the 16th highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide unadjusted for inflation.^[8] The film attained a mix of awards and nominations, including gaining recognition at the 82nd Academy Awardsfor Best Cinematography^[9] and the 63rd British Academy Film Awards for Best Special Visual Effects and Best Production Design.^[10] Half-Blood Prince remains one of the mostpositively reviewed films within the series among film critics; at the time of its release, it became the third highest rated Potter film on review aggregators Rotten Tomatoes andMetacritic. Critics praised the film's "emotionally satisfying" story, direction, cinematography, visuals and music.^[11][12][13]

Half-Blood Prince was extensively colour graded and due to cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel's use of de-focussing and soft wipes in the digital grade, Warner Bros. asked him and Yates to change the style and to add more colours to the film. Yates said that he didn't want to lose the "very European look"; after retouching the picture, the final product was presented to the studio and Yates informed the executives of the changes, saying that "It's not what you wanted, but we're happy with it." After five minutes of watching the film the studio were pleased with the changes.^[49][50] In an interview with Total Film, Yates said that "the choice of angles, the extreme close-ups, [and] the pacing of the scenes" made the film "incredibly rich".^[51] The palette and lighting was heavily inspired by the Dutch painterRembrandt.^[52] Half-Blood Prince is the first instalment in the Harry Potter film series to be nominated for the Best Cinematography accolade at the Academy Awards.^[9]

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