J.K. Rowling |
HOLLYWOOD - Author J.K. Rowling's latest Harry Potter book has beaten the record of her lastfive boy wizard releases--by selling a staggering 6.9 million copies in America in just 24 hours.
The eagerly-awaited Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince novel has earned
more than $100 million in revenue by selling over 250,000 copies
per hour since its release on July 16.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was Rowling's most popular book
until last weekend, selling five million copies in America when it was
published in 2003.
But her latest book's figures have even beaten the combined U.S. box office
sales of popular movies The Wedding Crashers and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
American publisher Scholastic's spokeswoman Lisa Holton says, "When a book
beats out movies, we're in great shape. This is a cause for celebration, not just for Scholastic, but for book
lovers everywhere."
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