Royal Worcester Royal Worcester Royal Worcester was established in 1751 and is believed to be the oldest or second oldest remaining English porcelain brand still in existence today (this is disputed by Royal Crown Derby, which claims 1750 as its year of establishment). Part of the Portmeirion Group since 2009, Royal Worcester remains in the luxury tableware and giftware market, although production in Worcester itself has ended. Technically, the Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. Ltd. (known as Royal Worcester) was formed in 1862, and although the company had a royal warrant from 1788, wares produced before that time, as well as those produced
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) its opening weekend in the United States and Canada at 3,855 theatres, achieving, at the time, the third biggest-opening weekend of all time. This opening also broke "Hulk"s record ($62.1 million) for the highest-opening weekend for a film released in June. "Prisoner of Azkaban" held this record for five years until "" topped it in 2009 with $108.9 million. The film was also No. 1 at the North American box office for two consecutive weekends. "Prisoner of Azkaban" made a total of $796.7 million worldwide, which made it 2004's second-highest-grossing film worldwide behind "Shrek 2". In the U.S. and Canada,