Tag Archives: Harry Potter

Top Box Office Grossers: Fourth Week of July

Yet another new week, yet another new release, and yet another new number one. This week, however, it isn't a genre film, but a faux-gay comedy that beats off the young wizard's run (although the release of his seventh book may have been part of what kept them away in droves)... Read more [...]

More Potter Numbers

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold more than 2.5 million copies in its first day in the UK, an increase of... Read more [...]

Deathly Hallows sells more than 5000 copies a minute

J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, sold more than 8 million copies in its first 24 hours on the stands... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Third Week of July

Yet another new week, yet another new release, and yet another new number one. It's wizards by a mile, with robots falling behind. And remarkable enough, the web spinner climbed a bit this week... Read more [...]

Harry Potter Place opens with festivities and fun

Harry Potter Place is now open in New York City, on Mercer Street between Prince and Spring Streets. The festivities there will run through tonight's midnight release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: Second Week of July

A new week, a new release, and a new number one. Robots took the top spot this week, but expect them to give way to a wizard next week. And the web spinner is still in the top 25 after more than two months of crawling... Read more [...]

Harry Potter sales: they’re not just for books and movies

The Nielsen Company has compiled a large report on the Harry Potter series's impact on the entertainment industry, breaking it down by category and country. We've excerpted the 11-page report here, and provide a link to the complete document... Read more [...]

More than 600,000 Deathly Hallows audiobooks in first printing

Listening Library is printing 635,000 copies of the unabridged audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, most CDs but some cassettes. The suggested retail price is $79.95, but its already available for pre-order for $49.97... Read more [...]

How Much Less Can Amazon Charge for Harry?

In addition to selling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for just over half of cover price, Amazon.com is now offering pre-ordering customers a $5 gift certificate... Read more [...]

“Harry Potter Place” coming to New York City

To kick off the actual publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Scholastic is hosting a street fair at their New York City headquarters on 20 July. "Harry Potter Place" will feature entertainment, magicians, wand-making... Read more [...]

Harry Potter Necrology Contest

SFScope is running its first contest, a Harry Potter Necrology Contest. In the description, there are minor spoilers about the series of books (news that author J.K. Rowling has already released). The deadline is fast approaching, so read the rules to see how you can enter... Read more [...]

J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour to Bring Harry Potter Author to US

J.K. Rowling will visit three US cities in October, doing three reading/talk events for schoolchildren, and a fourth for any Harry Potter fan who wins a sweepstakes sponsored by Scholastic... Read more [...]

NBC TV Gets Exclusive J.K. Rowling Interview

NBC says they'll have J.K. Rowling's only television interview following the release of the last Harry Potter novel. The interview will air... Read more [...]

Harry Potter’s Godfather Discovers Tunnels

Barry Cunningham, the editor who discovered Harry Potter, has now found what he thinks is the heir to that mantle: Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. Tunnels features... Read more [...]

Harry Potter: The Theme Park. Coming in 2009.

Author J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Universal Orlando Resort have jointly announced that they'll be opening "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" in... Read more [...]