Such publicity and raucous reception bodes well for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which opens November 15 nationwide. With a built-in audience, the film is expected to provide a strong jolt to the box-office. Its predecessor, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, set a record with a haul of over $90 million in its opening weekend last year. That number has since been upstaged by Spider-Man, debuting with over $114 million last summer.

Many onlookers said they would watch the movie on opening weekend.