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harry potter book sales
The Harry Potter books are the best-selling book series of all time, with over 500 million books sold worldwide.
The series has sold approximately 180 million books in the US. uu.
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how many copies has each book sold?
how many copies of harry potter were sold the first year?
- 500 hardcover copies were initially published
- 200 were sold and 300 went to libraries
- the author, jk rowling, received a $4,000 advance
- In two years, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sold over 300,000 copies in the UK
US rights and initial sales
- scholastic bought the US rights for $105,000
- was the most scholastic had ever paid an author for a children’s book
- scholastic changed “philosopher” to ” wizard” in the title to make it more kid-friendly
- was released in October 1998
- in December 1998, made it to the new york times bestseller list for first time
- stayed on the list for 82 consecutive weeks
- goblet of fire, the fourth book, was the first time the book was published at the same time in the us. uu. and the UK
harry potter sales records
- in 2018, sales exceeded 500 million worldwide
- in the united states, harry potter and the goblet of fire sold 3 million copies in its opening weekend
- From then on, each book broke sales records set by the previous book
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sold 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours
- the deathly hallows, the best selling fiction book in history, sold 8.3 million copies in the first 24 hours, that’s 96 books per second
- the first book, harry potter and the philosopher’s stone, is the best-selling book in the series with 120 million copies sold worldwide
- the 8 films have grossed over $9 billion at the box office worldwide
- the harry potter franchise and everything that goes with it are believed to have sold over $25 billion
- each book reached number 1 on the harry potter list usa today bestseller
- all books spent a combined 1,739 weeks on the usa today bestseller list
- the series spent 10 consecutive on the book list new york times bestsellers.
- jk rowling was the highest paid author in the world in 2016, earned $95 million
- franchise now includes extended universe movies (fantastic beasts), parks themes and a Broadway play.
cultural significance of harry potter
an American survey found:
- 18% of people have read all the harry potter books
- 31% have read at least one of the books
- between 18 and 34 years old, the 32% have read every book and 48% have sold at least one
- 25% of Americans have seen every movie and 61% have seen at least one
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How many languages has Harry Potter been translated into?
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The books have been officially translated into 80 different languages.
what constitutes the harry potter franchise?
The Harry Potter franchise is made up of 7 main books, 3 companion or extended universe books, 1 play, and 10 movies.
7 main harry potter books (in order):
- harry potter and the philosopher’s stone
- harry potter and the chamber of secrets
- harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban
- harry potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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3 complementary books:
- fantastic beasts and where to find them
- quidditch through the ages
- the tales of beedle the bard
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10 films (in order):
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- harry potter and the philosopher’s stone
- harry potter and the chamber of secrets
- harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban
- harry potter and the goblet of fire
- harry potter and the order of the phoenix
- harry potter and the half blood prince
- harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald