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Potter Overtakes Bond and Han Solo
By Ryan 'The Rican with the Irish name' McLelland on September 11, 2007
Pat yourself on the back Harry. Who would have thought that you would be bigger than George Lazenby, Jabba the Hutt, the Millenium Falcon, martinis shaken not stirred, and Slave Girl Leia???More importantly, who would have ever thought that the most popular franchise in movie history would have a character named Hermione Granger??? In a fantastic press release Warner Bros. has announced that Harry Potter has become the top grossing franchise of all time. It now beats the six Star Wars films AND the total of 22 Bond films! It's an amazing feat and one that is well deserved for this amazing franchise, even if SPEW isn't in the films. From the press release: With the success of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter films have now become, worldwide, the top-grossing motion picture franchise in history. The announcement was made today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and Alan Horn, President & Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros. The combined worldwide box office gross for the five Harry Potter films to date is in excess of $4.47 billion, surpassing the box office totals of all 22 James Bond films and the six “Star Wars” movies. This impressive record comes even as “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” is still going strong in theatres around the globe, and with two more highly anticipated Harry Potter films—“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”—still in the offing. In addition to holding the franchise box office record, all five of the Harry Potter films have the distinction of being among the 20 top-grossing box office hits of all time. In making the announcement, Alan Horn said, “It would be an understatement to say we are proud of the success of the Harry Potter films. We also want to congratulate all of the extraordinary actors, filmmakers and artists who have shared this remarkable cinematic journey with us.” Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution, said, “It is a thrill to see the Harry Potter franchise reach this unparalleled mark, and, with two movies yet to come, it is amazing to think what heights the franchise could reach by the end of the decade. Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, Warner Bros. Pictures President of International Distribution, added, “This worldwide box office record once again proves that the appeal of the Harry Potter movies knows no border, no age limit, and no language barrier. Each of the five films has captured the hearts and sparked the imagination of audiences everywhere.”
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