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The Harry Potter series is far and away the highest-selling series of novels ever. Written by British author J.K. Rowling, the series has sold at least 500 million copies, 150 million more than the next-highest selling series. The highest-selling book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, sold 120 million copies alone.1 Even more impressive than the series’ sales dominance is the relatively few number of novels in the series—there are only seven Harry Potter books. The Goosebumps series, in comparison, includes 62 main installments.
The Top Selling Book Series of All Time
Save for the unusually low-grossing installment (Prisoner of Azkaban) and the unusually high-grossing chapter (Deathly Hallows part 2), the Harry Potter series was remarkably consistent over its 9.5-year lifespan. Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 earned between $879 million and $961 million worldwide, a range of just 10%. They all earned a total of $7.73 billion global on a combined budget of $1.155 billion, giving them an average rate-of-return of 6.7x, which is still pretty damn high for a top-tier franchise blockbuster. Some of that is merely due to the franchise consistently earning over/under $900 million global back when $150 million was a huge budget for a big movie.
Every ‘Harry Potter’ Movie Ranked By Worldwide Box Office
If only I had the patience to sit down and write fantasy nonsense for kids, I'd be a billionaire by now.
