Worldwide gross for movies:
Sorcerer's Stone- 976.5 million
Goblet of Fire- 892.2 million
Chamber of Secrets- 876.7 million
Prisoner of Az.- 789.8 million
The harry potter book series has sold 325 million copies, figuring these books on average cost about 20 bucks, 325 mil x 20 = 6 billion 500 million.
total gross:
around 10 billion dollars. pretty nuts.
what do you guys think?
(realize i know this is not ACTUAL profit, because i didnt figure in movie budgets and taxes)
2007-03-14 18:38:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I think I wish Id thought of it first. I remember first hearing about potter some years back and of course my child was ga ga for a story about a boy wizard. As we got to reading it I enjoyed it myself. I just kept thinking where was this kind of fantasy when I was a child of course there was fantasy kid literature then but I didnt know about it. I wonder if that is part of its success the fact that children and adult alike enjoyed it and that it was written in an age where people are promoting reading to kids. Also look how it was marketed. Potter Narnia Eragon all of course roped in the kids but held something for adults as well. And of course it helped that various religious groups spoke against it chuckles.
2007-03-14 18:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not surprised at all - I love the whole concept of Harry Potter, not just the wizarding stuff, but Rowling seems to bring your attention to the fact that these characters are actually human regardless of their special gifts.
I believe that most of the fans are actually drawn by this. People can actually relate to the characters. Who can resist a flawed hero's struggle to save what he loves most!!
I know I cant! Anxiously awaiting the 7th book.
2007-03-15 02:21:14 · answer #2 · answered by MB1810 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All that from a lady who was on welfare and writing on a library computer with a baby in a stroller beside her. What a lesson for all you kids out there. Dreams really do come true. And you don't even have to know Tinkerbelle. C.
2007-03-15 03:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah sure why not LOTS and LOTS of people LOVE the books and movies.
2007-03-15 11:57:59 · answer #4 · answered by Can music save your mortal soul? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hpotter shld get way more than tht...they got to minus taxes,royalty etc..it shld get nett profit..
2007-03-15 19:44:29 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs Hermione Potter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I'm not surprised.
2007-03-15 01:44:21 · answer #6 · answered by alc051001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋