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Harry Potter continues to be a spectacular global success

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fromorbit · 27/06/2025 15:41

Some recent news articles on how JKR's bank balance is continuing to grow she will just have to find more charities to fund. This is before the potential huge profit from the TV series hits in 2026.

Harry Potter's 2024 Max Viewership Numbers Reveal How Many Users Still Stream The Movies
According to numbers provided by Digital-i, (via Deadline), "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was viewed over 40 million times on the Max streaming service last year. Though not widely regarded as the best "Harry Potter" movie by any means, being first clear counts for a lot. Digging deeper into the numbers, director Christopher Columbus' film reached nearly 20% of Warner Bros. Discovery's total subscriber base, which is pretty remarkable...
That's almost certainly why Warner Bros. Discovery is moving full-steam ahead on the "Harry Potter" TV show for HBO and Max, which is expected to premiere sometime in 2026...

For all of the controversy, the franchise, even beyond these streaming numbers, is evidently popular. "Hogwarts Legacy" was the best-selling video game of 2023, generating well over $1 billion in revenue for Warner Bros.
https://www.slashfilm.com/1813401/harry-potter-2024-viewership-numbers-max-users/

Harry Potter and the theatre owner’s record profit
https://www.cityam.com/record-profit-for-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-theatre-owner/

The group which owns the theatre behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has achieved a record profit for its latest financial year.

Nimax Theatres has posted a pre-tax profit of £10m for the 12 months to 29 September, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed.

Bloomsbury: Fiction sales boost Harry Potter publisher
However, in its trading update for the year ended February 2024, the firm reported that revenue rose 30 per cent year on year in 2024 to £342.7m, while pre-tax profit soared 57 per cent to £49m.

Sales of J. Maas’s fantasy fiction books rose 161 per cent last year, while J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books continue to drive sales 26 years after their first publication.
https://www.cityam.com/bloomsbury-fiction-sales-boost-harry-potter-publisher/

Two new Harry Potter shops opening in Tokyo this summer
https://blooloop.com/brands-ip/news/harry-potter-shops-tokyo-japan/

Harry Potter: The Exhibition Brings The Wizarding World To Abu Dhabi This July
Abu Dhabi is set to host its first-ever 'Harry Potter: The Exhibition' this July. Explore the details of the immersive experiences to come.
https://www.travelandleisureasia.com/hk/news/harry-potter-exhibition-abu-dhabi-2025-tickets-dates-and-more/

Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday in style with a free and unmissable birthday pop up in London
https://www.londondaily.news/celebrate-harry-potters-birthday-in-style-with-a-free-and-unmissable-birthday-pop-up-in-london/

Magical new Harry Potter-inspired family attraction to open in Leeds city centre
https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/magical-new-harry-potter-inspired-31944644

Pottermore enjoys 'record year' as revenues increase to £48.8m
Pottermore Publishing has had a record year for the year ending 31st March 2024, it was announced today.
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/pottermore-enjoys-record-year-as-revenues-increase-to-488m

Harry Potter's 2024 Max Viewership Numbers Reveal How Many Users Still Stream The Movies - SlashFilm

The Boy Who Lived is still extremely popular, as evidenced by the viewership numbers for the first Harry Potter movie on Max in 2024.

https://www.slashfilm.com/1813401/harry-potter-2024-viewership-numbers-max-users/

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LeftieRightsHoarder · 03/09/2025 13:48

Maddy70 · 19/08/2025 01:51

Don't be ridiculous. You can separate the art from a person ... I think she's a divisive horrible person but love her writings

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You’re right. A mention of JKR can instantly divide a group into misogynists and the rest of us. Magic really, like a sorting hat.

MistyGreenAndBlue · 03/09/2025 12:53

Was I really deleted for saying i don't like Harry Potter? Unbelievable.

MistyGreenAndBlue · 03/09/2025 12:35

Namelessnelly · 19/08/2025 07:45

Yes. I now boycott all Neil Gaiman works.

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Luckily for me, I had already decided Gaiman's stuff was a bit too juvenile for me a few years ago - although I used to like it. But I now can't read Philip Pullman since he outed himself as a diabolical hypocrite. The man wrote a whole series about basically blocking puberty and how bad this is and then comes down on the side if Gender Ideology. I can't get past it

MistyGreenAndBlue · 03/09/2025 12:23

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SharonEllis · 03/09/2025 06:46

fromorbit · 03/09/2025 00:06

J.K. Rowling

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Today I found out that audio pre-orders for #TheHallmarkedMan have been the highest in Hachette’s history. Thank you, Strike and Robin fans ❤️ 😭

My book should be arriving today!

borntobequiet · 03/09/2025 05:53

Maddy70 · 18/08/2025 14:19

I love harry potter ... Not so keen on JK Rowling ...
You can separate the two!

You can indeed. I don’t think much of HP, but have the greatest admiration for its author as the most dedicated and effective champion of the sex based rights of women and girls we currently have.

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fromorbit · 03/09/2025 00:06

J.K. Rowling

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Today I found out that audio pre-orders for #TheHallmarkedMan have been the highest in Hachette’s history. Thank you, Strike and Robin fans ❤️ 😭

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JohnnyRememberMe · 28/08/2025 20:32

Fantastic news

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fromorbit · 28/08/2025 20:14

Bump - JKR just seems to be more and more popular:

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' to become third-longest-running Broadway play in history
The stage sequel to J. K. Rowling's book and film series has performed at the Lyric Theatre since 2018, winning six Tony Awards including Best Play that year.

Talk about a golden trio. On September 1, 2025, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will play its 2,328th performance at the Lyric Theatre and become the third-longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history.

https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-to-become-third-longest-running-broadway-play

Measnwhile on the Westend

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Announces New Cast as Booking Extends to July 2026
Now in its ninth year, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been seen by over 2 million people in the West End and more than 11 million worldwide. It holds a record 60 major honours, including nine Laurence Olivier Awards and six Tony Awards.
https://theatreweekly.com/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-announces-new-cast-as-booking-extends-to-july-2026/

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' to become third-longest-running Broadway play in history | New York Theatre Guide

The stage sequel to J. K. Rowling's book and film series has performed at the Lyric Theatre since 2018, winning six Tony Awards including Best Play that year. Read more on New York Theatre Guide.

https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-to-become-third-longest-running-broadway-play

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itbemay1 · 20/08/2025 23:54

Having never read the books or seen the films I have just finished the first book and started the second. I’ve also downloaded the films ready for my hols!

WimbledonWhites · 20/08/2025 22:40

moderate · 20/08/2025 08:53

My suspicion is that there is a lot of “TRA in the streets, Potter in the sheets” going on.

That crowd is big on kink and I bet they get really turned on by the transgression.

Grin and 🤮

ThatBlackCat · 20/08/2025 22:29

Maddy70 · 19/08/2025 01:51

Don't be ridiculous. You can separate the art from a person ... I think she's a divisive horrible person but love her writings

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Imagine believing a woman who has fought tirelessly to get women out of Talibanic Afghanistan and funds a rape crisis centre all on her own with no government funding and accepts no donations is a 'horrible person'. You'd have to be one very messed up person to think that, or just really, truly hate women and rape survivors. To Meninists though, any feminist is a 'divisive' and 'horrible person' because to them women having any rights at all is 'divisive'.

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 20/08/2025 08:57

Dominoodles · 18/08/2025 22:51

You know what really sucks?

I love JKR and want to support her as a person, but I just can't stand any of the modern Potter stuff.

I was the biggest fan ever as a kid but the newer movies and games are just disappointing and make me not want to spend money on them, even though I like her.

Have you read the Cormoran Strike books?

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 20/08/2025 08:56

Maddy70 · 19/08/2025 01:51

Don't be ridiculous. You can separate the art from a person ... I think she's a divisive horrible person but love her writings

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Oh well, at least if you keep consuming Harry Potter content you are contributing in some small way to women's rights being upheld and women in Scotland getting the single sex rape crisis support they need and deserve.

moderate · 20/08/2025 08:53

My suspicion is that there is a lot of “TRA in the streets, Potter in the sheets” going on.

That crowd is big on kink and I bet they get really turned on by the transgression.

moderate · 20/08/2025 08:50

Maddy70 · 19/08/2025 01:51

Don't be ridiculous. You can separate the art from a person ... I think she's a divisive horrible person but love her writings

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Can you come up with an example of something she has written which is more divisive than what you have written here?

MagicSexEssence · 20/08/2025 08:45

I also picked up a Harry potter Krispy Kreme donut today. We got the sorting hat one and it was very tasty.

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fromorbit · 20/08/2025 08:35

fromorbit · 18/08/2025 14:15

Updating this thread for reasons. Remember most of the world loves JKR and her creations.

Harry Potter fans can now buy Hogwarts-themed Krispy Kreme doughnuts and drinks
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/harry-potter-fans-can-now-32285123

More Harry Potter lego:
https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-harry-potter-back-hogwarts-gwp-images/

Harry Potter | Take a look inside Harry Potter Shop Harajuku, opening in Tokyo this week

Lumos celebrates its 20th anniversary year
Lumos has to date helped enable more than 280,000 children to thrive in safe and loving families, but there is still more to achieve.
https://www.jkrowling.com/lumos-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary-year/

I posted about Krispy Kreme doughnuts upthread. It is difficult to keep track with all the positive stuff happening.

Love the new JKR tweet about theme parks. It is crazy how much stuff there is:

38 of the best Harry Potter experiences around the world
https://www.vacationstravel.com/harry-potter-experiences/

38 of the best Harry Potter experiences around the world

The Wizarding World continues to delight and inspire fans, and these are some of the best Harry Potter experiences around the world.

https://www.vacationstravel.com/harry-potter-experiences/

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Mollyollydolly · 19/08/2025 22:46

It's going to explode next year, it'll be everywhere. I'm loving the drip, drip, drip of the actors on social media. I can't wait for the HBO series. TRAs will be moaning more than Myrtle.

Illegally18 · 19/08/2025 22:42

EsmeWeatherwaxHatpin · 19/08/2025 06:50

I’m with @Maddy70 in the sense that you can absolutely separate art from artist. If I applied a moral stance to all the authors I read based on their personal views I’d lose loads from the bookshelf.

I happen to agree with JKR in her feminism and love the worlds she has created. But even if I didn’t agree with her I'd be able to enjoy her work.

You may disagree with my take but I think it’s a common one and there is no need to be disparaging. Maddy didn’t sound jealous at all, she said she loves JK writings.

Agree.

TempestTost · 19/08/2025 22:32

Dominoodles · 18/08/2025 22:51

You know what really sucks?

I love JKR and want to support her as a person, but I just can't stand any of the modern Potter stuff.

I was the biggest fan ever as a kid but the newer movies and games are just disappointing and make me not want to spend money on them, even though I like her.

Don't worry, I didn't really even enjoy the originals, but I still admire her as a principled person. I

You are right though, most of the spin off stuff is a bit stinky. In line with other current film "franchises" really. Hollywood is really screwed up right now.

EsmeWeatherwaxHatpin · 19/08/2025 22:14

buffyajp · 19/08/2025 18:10

To a point you can but not when you repeatedly call the author names and accuse her of things she hasn’t done all of which Maddy has done on other threads. That, to me, makes someone a huge hypocrite. What really annoys me though is when people who hate her but like Harry Potter try and get her removed from further association with it especially when she allows some of those people to control use names she created for their website.

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Ah. I haven’t searched Maddy’s other posts. And I agree with about the extremes too. I will stand corrected, especially in light of the deletion!

HermioneWeasley · 19/08/2025 18:33

I love her response

Harry Potter continues to be a spectacular global success
Imperativvv · 19/08/2025 18:21

turkeyboots · 19/08/2025 18:17

DH brought home some Harry Potter themed Krispy Kreme today. It must be a fairly new partnership as I haven't seen them before. I hope it's a lucrative partnership for JKR. And clearly not the kiss of death for Krispy Kreme.

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Must look out for those, the DC would love them!

turkeyboots · 19/08/2025 18:17

DH brought home some Harry Potter themed Krispy Kreme today. It must be a fairly new partnership as I haven't seen them before. I hope it's a lucrative partnership for JKR. And clearly not the kiss of death for Krispy Kreme.

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