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In August 1999, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone topped the New York Times list of best-selling fiction [39] and stayed near the top of the list for much of 1999 and 2000, until the New York Times split its list into children's and adult sections under pressure from other publishers who were eager to see their books given higher placings.
The franchise has grossed more than $21 billion. Here are 11 words that even ordinary muggles have adopted into common parlance.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 1997 novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Nominated [4] 2004 Work for Young Readers: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Won [4] Hugo Award: 2000 Novel: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Nominated [4] 2001 Novel: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Won [4] Locus Award: 1999 First Novel: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ...
The track is named for Harry Potter's pet owl, Hedwig. Since being featured in The Philosopher's Stone soundtrack , the piece's main theme was further developed by Williams for The Chamber of Secrets and The Prisoner of Azkaban , and by Patrick Doyle , Nicholas Hooper , and Alexandre Desplat for the remaining five Harry Potter films.
The book, which is up for auction London's Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts in November, is expected to bring in more than $33,000!Matthew Haley, Head of Books and Manuscripts at Bonham's, is ...
The Ministry of Magic is the government of the British wizarding community in the fictional universe of Harry Potter for Britain and Ireland. It is led by an official called the Minister for Magic, and is first mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. [8] Gerald Villoria of GameSpot praised the developers' efforts for the PlayStation version, in re-creating the Hogwarts castle and different-looking characters, but said the game's graphics look like "extremely jagged polygons."