<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $250 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $934.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling . The film, which is the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman and David Barron . The story follows Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts as he receives a mysterious textbook, falls in love, and attempts to retrieve a memory that holds the key to Lord Voldemort's downfall . </P> <P> The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert 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, leading to the film's worldwide cinematic release on 15 July 2009, one day short of the fourth anniversary of the corresponding novel's release . The film was simultaneously released in regular cinemas and IMAX 3D everywhere except North America, where its IMAX release was delayed for two weeks . </P>

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