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DECEMBER 28, 2003 at 9:21 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: Sky News via Moreover
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is Britain's biggest-earning woman of the year. She tops The Mail on Sunday's list of 100 highest-paid women in Britain
having made £100m ($1,772,494) in 2003 due to her earnings from book sales, films and merchandise. Rowling has sold 250 million copies of her first five Potter books and takes a 5% share of the revenues from related products.
Next year she will receive another big payout with the release of the third Potter film - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban from which Rowling will receive a 1% cut of the box office revenues.
Earlier this year she was named the highest-paid author in history according to the The Sunday Times.
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Witch
Points: 660
Draco's little secrete says:
Thats is alot of money. But you can see why the 5th book came out and merchidise also the seconde movie came out so she got money for that.
Posted Mar 4, 2004 at 10:10 PM EST
Professional Beater
Points: 20891
feltonluver says:
Hehe harry potter and the end of trees was a joke on saturday night live hpwizardnews haha jimmy fallon cracks me up!
Posted Mar 7, 2004 at 2:07 AM EST
Parselmouth
Points: 29083
Thestral Eyes says:
Its great that she has become so rich and famous after the hardships shes been through. Hehe, she needed a 4000 pound loan, now she'll never have money trouble again!
Posted Mar 26, 2004 at 3:07 PM EST
Witch
Points: 696
quidditch_seeker says:
Ok, I admit that writers deserve more money than pro athletes but teachers should definitely be earning more.
"You're more like them than you realize, Harry. In time, you'll learn just how much."
Posted Jun 13, 2004 at 1:19 AM EST
Mediwitch
Points: 2608
nickyole1 says:
She really does deserve everything that she gets. JK Rowling is super brilliant, and her books are so much fun to read.
Posted Jul 20, 2004 at 1:16 PM EST
Witch
Points: 704
Muggleborn22 says:
Whoa! Dang! I wish I had that much! I could have all the money I spent on me and my friend's tickets to see POA!
MB22
Posted Aug 1, 2004 at 10:13 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1247
Matt12 says:
She is definitly one very wealthy person. She deserves all of it though. As long as she keeps on writing the way she has been, she is priceless.
Posted Sep 12, 2004 at 2:11 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1247
Matt12 says:
I agree with Matt12, oh wait, that is me!! *laughs* I wonder how rich she will be by the time all the movies and all the books have been published and released. Harry Potter can only get more popular!!
Posted Sep 15, 2004 at 6:46 PM EST
Squib
Points: 191
Mina says:
I know she is the highest paid author ever, etc. etc. but only 5% from related merchandise and 1% from the movie!Thats nothing considering the entire idea and premise came from JKR...She should be paid much more I think, she deserves it, those books are really priceless.
Posted Oct 25, 2004 at 11:38 AM EST
Witch
Points: 809
~Hermione <3's Ron~ says:
JKR is so rich from her Potter books, also she is even richer than the Queen of England! And from someone who was really poor to become a millionaire (or billionaire by now) is truely incredible. I LOVE JKR!
mwa!
Posted Jan 31, 2005 at 11:05 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 418
shimmeraei says:
Bloody well knew to expect it. I've watched, firsthandedly, the huge surge in popularity. It was just obvious she was going to become a millionaire. Just think how millions of people might not even know about her books if they hadn't been published. It's a very worrisome thing to ponder. One I don't spend a great deal of time on, anyways.
Posted Feb 19, 2005 at 12:20 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 364
penguin animagus says:
Congratulations to her- she's earned it all herself from having next to nothing. A self-made Cinderella story if ever theere was one!
Posted Mar 4, 2005 at 7:34 AM EST
Witch
Points: 811
HermioneB says:
wow thats really great. I wonder if she can lend me some! hahaha
I wonder how many chocolate frogs you can buy with that? or how many books you could buy? Or even broomsticks? maybe I'll shut up now... :)
Posted Mar 5, 2005 at 12:12 PM EST
The Gryffindor Guy
Points: 2727
z Jamie Potter z says:
Honestly, this does not surprise me! She deserves it all, and she also decides to help others with her money.
Posted Mar 19, 2005 at 11:09 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2185
Potterfan5 says:
She deserves every cent of it,
I bet she will make twice as much as that with the release of the Half-Blood Prince!
Posted Jun 12, 2005 at 7:12 AM EST
The Chosen One
Points: 9942
Gryffindor Dude says:
She deserves every penny she earned and imagine how rich she is going to be when all the books are out and 10 years from then. Its insane.
Posted Jul 9, 2005 at 11:46 PM EST
Student
Points: 218
kara2009 says:
CONGRATS JK-well what can i say that the people before me havnt! you really deserve this one and by the end of this you should be the #1 most paid auther then you can by a plainticket and come to my home town and sighn my book....ok it will never happen but you no i can dream!
Posted Jul 11, 2005 at 11:19 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 67
spiritualwitch says:
She totally deserves that money! After all she's done for all us fans who wouldn't know what they were missing if she didn't write those books!
Posted Apr 10, 2006 at 5:54 PM EST
Squib
Points: 105
eddy2442 says:
Why do people always focus on how much money jo has she isnt doing it for money any more she is doing it for the good of the world.
Posted May 20, 2006 at 6:08 AM EST
Rickmaniac to the Core
Points: 2564
snaily says:
Oh she deserves every bit of it! Come to think of it, Harry Potter has changed our life in so many ways! Yay for HP and a double yay for Jo! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Posted Mar 28, 2008 at 9:56 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2424
bonniewrightrulz says:
Yeah well who else was going to be the highest earner?But i didnt know that 1% from the films revenue went to her,all the better for her.
Posted Jul 24, 2008 at 12:46 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2424
bonniewrightrulz says:
And she deserves every single penny.There is no one else in the world who can come up with a series like HP.And thank you J.K.R for the wonderful memories you gave us.I will never forget that.
Posted Aug 3, 2008 at 2:38 PM EST
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