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DECEMBER 15, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: Various
Once again Harry Potter hits a record. In fact, according to Scholastic and the Guinness World Record keepers and Twitter the last decade has been a great one for J.K. Rolwing, the books and movies and a certain young actress.
Accord to the Guinness World Record keepers for the last decade, the record
for the 'Highest Earnings for a Children's Author' is held by the one and only J.K. Rowling. According to the web site:
With each book in the series proving progressively more successful than the last, and with each inspiring a highly successful movie in its turn, Rowling has become, by some margin, the most successful author of children’s books.
Also, Ms. Emma Watson holds the record for 'The Highest Grossing Actress in the 2000s':
As of June 2008, Emma Watson (UK) has starred in six movies and grossed an average of $753,700,000 (£554,880,000) per movie – the highest average box-office gross for an actress.
In addition to that news, Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter series just released the news that the last decade (2000-2009) was definitely the decade for Potter:
Some of the achievements include:
July 8, 2000 -- 3.8 million – the record-breaking initial print-run of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
June 21, 2003 -- 6.8 million – the record-breaking initial print-run of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
July 16, 2005 --10.8 million – the record-breaking initial print-run of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
July 17, 2005 --6.9 million – copies sold in the first 24 hours following the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, breaking all publishing records.
August 1 & 2, 2006 -- 2 sold-out nights of Harry, Carrie & Garp. J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving read and answered questions for fans at Radio City Music Hall, benefiting Doctors without Borders and The Haven Foundation.
July 21, 2007 --12 million – the record-breaking initial print-run of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
July 22, 2007 --8.3 million – copies sold in the first 24 hours following the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, breaking all industry records.
August 2, 2007 -- 11.5 million – copies sold in the first 10 days following the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
October 15-19, 2007 -- 2,000 – books signed by J.K. Rowling at each of four free events on the Open Book Tour, where J.K. Rowling read, from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and answered questions at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, the New Orleans Convention Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
September 20, 2009 -- 228 weeks Harry Potter spent on The New York Times bestseller list.
And finally, the Harry Potter movies was in the number one spot on Twitter’s top Trending Topics. Filling out the top 10 were: New Moon, District 9, Paranormal Activity, Star Trek, True Blood, Transformers 2, Watchmen, Slumdog Millionaire and finally G.I. Joe
UPDATE: Thanks to TLC and SS for letting us know that Total Film designated the Potter movies as the 'Franchise of the Decade' in their special year end issue. The special issue will feature 10 different versions of their cover, with Harry Potter on the eight cover. The magazine will also feature Rupert Grint dressed as Napoleon Dynamite, one of his favorite film characters.
Expect additional lists to pop up as we end 2009.
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I Am Queen of My Castle
Points: 3911
Hecate3fold says:
That is almost un-comprehendable.
And did I read that right?
Emma's average per movie is 753 million? Another un-comprehntion. It boggles the mind. She would not have to ever work another day in her life, but only time will tell what she does with it after college. That will be a book in itself.
Blessings! Hecate3fold!
Posted Dec 16, 2009 at 1:07 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1596
the_girl_who_lived89 says:
I am overrwelmd that's for sure! July 22, 2007 --8.3 million – copies sold in the first 24 hours following the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, breaking all industry records i must been a part of that, he, he.
Posted Dec 16, 2009 at 8:53 AM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 9051
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
Pretty impressive statistics. Have to wonder how many awards will be won for the series, the movies and the actors. Finally, can the records ever really be broken?
Posted Dec 16, 2009 at 10:20 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 470
Dragon_ Lady says:
That was not what Emma made$$wise for the films....it
is what the films she was in ...not counting "Ballet Shoes" I guess??? or the cartoon film.... made...with the help
of A LOT of people ....not just Emma...other
actors....directors....crew ....all the people who worked on the film (s).I sure didn't go see these films to see Emma...sorry.
Posted Dec 16, 2009 at 3:42 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2181
HermioneLunaGinny says:
That's awesome! Congratulations to Jo and Emma. They both definitely deserve it. Emma's a fantastic actress, and also a just a good person in general. And Jo has inspired so many. :) Hats off to them!!!
HLG
Posted Dec 16, 2009 at 5:59 PM EST
Witch
Points: 897
HpRwHgfan says:
Whoa! That is a lot of numbers we have there! l.o.l!
Posted Dec 16, 2009 at 10:02 PM EST
Silly Squib
Points: 3772
Mat Madcat says:
8.3 million copies of D.H sold in 24 hours?!! I can't even begin to wrap my brain around that figure `shakes his head at the very idea` Quite staggering really, and all this from an idea that was first laid down on a napkin.
Posted Dec 17, 2009 at 12:14 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 814
916_Prince says:
Holy crap Emma Watson is a billionair!? Suddenly she seems even hotter... Hahaha!
Posted Dec 17, 2009 at 3:27 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 97
Merlin's beard! says:
Why am I not surprised... I'm sure I helped somehow :P
Holy moly! Emma Watson is practically rolling in money! Maybe I should become an actress... hmm...
Posted Dec 19, 2009 at 12:00 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2218
Feelin' Felix Felicis says:
That is truly amazing! I hope we see more of Emma Watson after Harry Potter is done. As for JK Rowling, I hope she continues to write but nothing will ever be as big as our Harry. Congrats to both of them!
Posted Dec 21, 2009 at 1:47 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1815
hufflepuff_babe says:
Those are amazing numbers. Emma does get paid a lot, but she has an amazing amount of potential. It will be interesting to see what she does after school.
Posted Jan 3, 2010 at 2:12 AM EST