2006-09-16 02:46:31 · 12 answers · asked by Spencer B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
more than i'll ever see in my lifetime
2006-09-16 02:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by ladybug75840 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how bankable an author is, that person can make anywhere between 15-25% royalties per book. And then there are the movie deals which are negotiated in their own way. There's also merchandising rights, as in tee shirts, back packs, lunch boxes, just about anything where you might see the Harry Potter name. Again, for a specific time period, the author's cut in these side deals is up for grabs to the highest bidder.
2006-09-16 04:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by Call Me Babs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Authors generally don't make much off a single book--usually around 10-20%. Here you're just looking at massive amounts (plus movie rights, etc).
2006-09-16 04:25:52 · answer #3 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't find that - but I found a list that ranks her income as the ninth highest paid person in entertainment the world last year. Here is the list:
Forbes magazine's top ten highest earning celebrities:
1 Filmmaker Steven Spielberg - £180-million. Pay per minute: £342.
2 US DJ Howard Stern - £163-million. Per min: £311.
3 'Star Wars' director George Lucas - £127-million. Per min: £242.
4 Chat show host Oprah Winfrey - £122-million. Per min: £240.
5 Comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld - £54-million. Per min: £103.
6 Golfer Tiger Woods - £49-million. Per min: £92.
7 'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown - £48-million. Per min: £90.
8 'Pirates of the Caribbean' producer Jerry Bruckheimer - £45-million. Per minute: £87.
9 JK Rowling - £41-million. Per minute: £77.
10 Law And Order creator Dick Wolf - £38-million. Per min: £72.
2006-09-16 03:18:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering the fact that from the royalties and all the other stuff, she is now a billionaire, you can go figure from there.
2006-09-16 13:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how much she really makes, but I heard she's on the top 500 list of the richest people in the world.
2006-09-16 06:39:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It increases exponentially with every new book and new movie because she's constantly adding new fans who were too young in the beginning to read her books, but are now middle school age.
2006-09-16 02:54:51 · answer #7 · answered by young108west 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than I can ever imagine, even though I'm I writer I don't think my books will be that popular.
2006-09-16 02:55:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She went from welfare to being worth close to a billion dollars. Guess that is why she finally got a husband that would hang around.
2006-09-16 06:18:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
lots of money millions, billions just because of harry potter
2006-09-16 02:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by suzanna_banana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea but when you consider all the merchandising, movies etc it must be considerable.
Probably the only reason she wrote the dastardly things.
2006-09-16 02:54:55 · answer #11 · answered by Sorcha 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋