|
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.
Reader Comments (72)
click to read...
Your Thoughts
click to write...
Copyright © 2002-2009 HPANA. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 
HPANA is an unofficial fan site, in no way affiliated with J.K. Rowling,
Scholastic Books, Bloomsbury Publishing or Warner Bros. Entertainment. All
trademarks and copyrighted material are the property of their respective owners.
About HPANA | Movie 6 | Send a news tip | Contact us | Privacy policy
Professor
Points: 1068
Penumbra says:
Wow!! That's a lot of money and a lot to come! She deserves it and the good thing is that JK is really into social service and donations. Way to go! Hey! When is the 6th book going to be out?
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 9:26 PM EST
Animagus
Points: 19544
Sirius-Ella says:
Awesome! Lucky of a duck J.k...
-sirius-ella-
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 9:50 PM EST
Witch
Points: 552
Gir Vasquez says:
No wonder she can afford to give to so many charities! So this means all I have to do to become a billionair is write a best selling book that becomes a cult classic overnight and is loved by people all ages around the world, so that it can years later, while the series is still going be made into several movies so that I can become even richer... Sure peace of cake! Btw, JK looks beautiful in that pix.
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 9:50 PM EST
Transfiguration Professor
Points: 2990
Choralee says:
I am so pleased every time I read another article detailing the generousity of one of my favourite authors! JKR is so wonderful with her uses of money - charities and excellent causes - I wish her all the money in the world!
I am still confused as to why her dad did what he did. Strange situation. Must be a strange person...
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 9:53 PM EST
Werewolf
(Moderator)
Points: 5479
MoonyDawn says:
Wow that girl is set for life!!! And she will just keep getting richer with the next two books and all the movies.
She can do whatever she wants with her money, she earned it but we all know she does great things with it.
She deserves every cent she gets!!
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 10:05 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1092
quidditch_queen says:
AwEsOmE!! That's all that i've to say. A lot of money...VERY lucky, huh?
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 10:06 PM EST
Veela
Points: 3399
*venus* says:
WOW!! Way to go J.K.!! That's so awesome. She totally deserves it. She's given the world so much with her fabulous creativity and she has worked so hard to get where she is.
I remember seeing her on some sort of show, like Dateline or something, and she had struggled so hard to raise her daughter and she had no money. Sometimes she wouldn't eat at all to make sure that her daughter was fed. She would even write down her ideas etc. for HP on napkins while sitting in a coffee shop. She is definitely a success story that people love to love ;)
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 10:19 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2034
Professor Snape says:
Wow, i know she made a lot of money from the potter series but i had no idea it was that much. thats what happens when you do a great job. its also very great that she gives to charities with some of it too. setting a good example.
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 10:20 PM EST
Professional Beater
Points: 20891
feltonluver says:
Honestly, this does not surprise me! She deserves it all, and she also decides to help others with her money.
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 10:25 PM EST
Witch
Points: 523
ProfessorMaffioli says:
I wonder if her contract requires she write the last two books. Just think, she has made enough money to never work another day in her life. If she wanted to she doesn't even have to write the last two books. Of course she would never disappoint Harry's fans like that.
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 10:28 PM EST
Seer
Points: 15207
Brittany Radcliffe says:
Wahoo!! lots of green for JK!! she deserves every bit of it for that great work she does and gives to us all!! its sooo worth it that she gets the money for what she does AND she puts it to good use!!
Posted Dec 28, 2003 at 10:55 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2229
Ms.MikhailBlack says:
is it any wonder? I gave her at least $500 american...
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 12:26 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2391
HPN4eveRon says:
Its crazy how rich she is! Oh my goodness!
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 12:32 AM EST
Witch
Points: 606
~*~Marauderette~*~ says:
Of course she deserves all that money. I think she even deserves more! How come she only gets 5% of the books? I mean that's a lot but shouldn't she get more? and only 1% of the movies?! she created the thing! *sigh* could anyone explain this to me?
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 12:49 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 361
Dracofan1987 says:
She's filthy rich! Too much money is not always a good thing though.
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 12:53 AM EST
Head of Gryffindor House
Points: 3725
Professor McGonagall says:
Damn, her children grand-children and her next generation are set for life !!
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 12:59 AM EST
Pesky Pixie Presidente
Points: 4359
Firebolt_909 says:
Cograts JKR! i think that she deserves every drop of money taht she earns, and we can tell she's putting it to good use! go girl!
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 2:27 AM EST
The Girl Who Lived
Points: 4219
Tacha says:
JK deserves it. I also think that 5% and 1% is a bit low considering the time and effort she put into her ideas and into her books.
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 5:10 AM EST
Gryffindor Chaser
Points: 3637
Angelina Johnson says:
Well that's not suprising, with the sales and the success she has, of course she deserves it and what's best of all, she makes donations with some of her money. Go JK!
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 7:54 AM EST
Points: 832
Heather Rose says:
Wow.
Thats soo cool, if anyone deserves to be that filthy rich its her!
She definitly earned it though its not like she didnt work for it so im happy for her =)
As long as she gets to work on #6...
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 8:09 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1152
Dorcas Meadows says:
Go JK, you deserve every penny.
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 9:30 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1503
liLchogurL says:
Hehe! I want to have some! That is sooo much money!! Lucky.....
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 9:47 AM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 8934
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
Truly amazing how she keeps earning so much. It is a true measure of just how much people are interested in the books and the phenomem that is Harry Potter.
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 10:06 AM EST
Marauder
Points: 3954
jade says:
That is so cool she deserves it i mean with these books she has given people all over the world so much joy by reading these. Plus she like Snape says she does give some of it away to charity. She is BRILLIANT.
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 11:02 AM EST
Points: 790
M. Sebastian says:
There is not much to add to all the comments so far. Except, even with all that money, I do not doubt that she will finished the HP series and then continue to write in perhaps a different way. Its just something she has to do. The urge to be creative in however you can be is just in some people and they cannot be happy -- even with more money than they will ever need -- without fulfilling that urge.
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 11:18 AM EST
Heir of Slytherin
Points: 5499
Spazzingduck says:
Wow, that is a LOT of money! "Highest paid author in history..." wow, that is pretty cool!
Posted Dec 29, 2003 at 1:09 PM EST
Back to top of page