Described by many fans as the end of an era, the latest film in the Harry Potter franchise, The Deathly Hallows Part 2, opened in London yesterday.
After days of waiting, thousands of fans finally got a chance to see the film’s stars, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe walk the red carpet together for the last time.
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The author of the seven-part series, JK Rowling, also attended the event which was held in Trafalgar Square and screened in Leicester Square. the final film will be released next Friday, July 15.
but how do the books and movies compare? Any fan will tell you that books get bigger and movies get longer, but how do they compare in the UK sales and box office charts?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, released in 2001, still holds the record (of all Harry Potter films) for the highest-grossing film at the British box office with £66.1 million. all eyes are on the final installment to see if it tops all the previous movies.
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The previous film, Deathly Hallows Part 1, topped the UK box office with total opening weekend sales of £18.3m.
We have collected data from Nielsen Bookscan, the world’s largest book tracking service, as they collect total transaction data directly from the checkouts and shipping systems of major book retailers and have published the full list above to display the 100 best-selling books. of all times.
the series of books written by jk rowling also shows that the philosopher’s stone, although the shortest with 223 pages, is the most popular with a volume of 3,844,316 sales during 2008-2010.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix had the highest sales value, grossing £33.9 million in the UK for 1998, the week ending December 11, 2010. Harry Potter and the Prince Mongrel follow in second place with sales of over £25m. Interestingly, the millions of readers who have read all the books from cover to cover will have read 3,407 pages of magical fiction in all.
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