According to the BBC, the Prisoner of Azkaban film has generated $362 million around the world so far, and is set to open in 22 other countries this weekend.

The Lexicon has been updated with information from the Portuguese translation team as to Blaise Zabini’s gender. He’s male, as JKR told them in translation discussions. And I owe Steve Vander Ark satisfaction of a bet.

The interview with PoA director Alfonso Cuaron, which was pre-empted last week, is on tonight’s The Charlie Rose Show (11pm EDT) on PBS. Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

Newsround’s special webchat guests today are Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and James and Oliver Phelps (the Weasley twins). Watch a video here!

Fleur has been cast and her name is Clemence Poesy, says Newsround. She’s a 21 year old French girl, and is currently in England rehearsing. Fleur’s troubles with English shouldn’t be a problem for her; this is only the second time she’s acted in English instead of French. Pics here and here (thanks to everyone …read more!

PoA took in $35.1 million this weekend, bringing its 10-day total to $158.1 million, beating out The Chronicles of Riddick and Shrek 2. This is 62 percent down from last week, more than studios usually expect. Thanks everyone who sent this in!

Hugo and Nebula award winning author Orson Scott Card had this to say in his comments on Prisoner of Azkaban: This is a wonderful movie, richly imagined and beautifully performed. The Harry Potter franchise has grown up into being good art, not just decent adaptation. And for those troubled by the omissions, just remember that …read more!

American Cinematographer magazine has an in-depth interview with Prisoner of Azkaban cinematographer Michael Seresin. While the article is fairly technical in nature, it does give some insight into the huge task of filming certain scenes for PoA such as the time-turner sequence – click below to read an exceprt: Around the three friends, nurses and …read more!

Steve Vander Ark of The Lexicon has updated the Floo Network page. This week, there are trivia questions about the Ministry of Magic. Note: Our link to the Floo Page is not working properly; please use this link.

From New Zealand comes Stuff‘s four-star review – and The Age and New Zealand Herald also have theirs available.