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Harry Potter Soundtrack: Sorcerer's Stone
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Stone, known in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a 2001 fantasy/adventure film based on the novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling. Directed by Chris Columbus, it is the first in the popular Harry Potter films series. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, a boy who discovers he is a wizard on his eleventh birthday. features Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively. The adult cast features Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman and Ian Hart.
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Audio titles of the Harry Potter series were ... very popular, with total sales of more than 1.34 million audio copies in the U.S. (818,000) and the UK (525,000) to date. In the UK, audio releases of Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone have sold the most volume to date (128,280 units). Since 2001, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (452,000 units) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (349,000 units) are the best-selling audio books in the U.S.. Total Sales of Harry Potter Books by Country Country Volume Sales UK 22,547,594 U.S. (since 2001) 27,676,957 ** Australia 4,584,576 Ireland 327,435 South Africa 151,798 China 2,005,660 Source: Nielsen BookScan's Retail Panels; Chinese data supplied by OpenBook NOTE: 2007 data comprises of 23 weeks sales up to 16th June ** U.S. Data includes sales occurring from 1/1/2001 through 6/16/07 and ONLY includes books published after 1/1/2001. U.S. Data includes English version of titles only. Top Selling Books in the U.S. Since 2001 Sales Rank Publish Since Title Author Date Format 1/1/2001 1 The Da Vinci Code BROWN, DAN 3/1/2003 Hardcover 8,504,466 2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ROWLING, J.K. 6/1/2003 Hardcover 8,434,516 3 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince ROWLING, J. K. 7/1/2005 Hardcover 7,194,873 4 The South Beach Diet AGATSTON, ARTHUR 1/1/2003 Hardcover 5,167,516 5 The Purpose Driven Life WARREN, RICK 10/1/2002 Hardcover 4,911,202 6 The Five People You Meet in Heaven ALBOM, MITCH 1/1/2003 Hardcover 4,348,131 7 Angels & Demons BROWN, DAN 7/1/2001 MM 4,333,277 Paperback 8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ROWLING, J. K. 9/1/2001 Trade 3,396,770 Paperback 9 The Secret Life of Bees KIDD, SUE MONK 1/1/2003 Trade 3,313,701 Paperback 10 The Kite HOSSEINI, Runner KHALED 1/1/2003 Trade 3,016,249 Paperback Source: Nielsen BookScan Top Selling Books in the UK Since 1998 Rank Title Author Publish Format Sales Since Date 1 Jan 1998 1 The Da Brown, Dan 1 Mar Paperback 4,470,081 Vinci Code 2004 2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J.K.
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Book Advertising in U.S. - Since 1998, when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone first appeared in the U.S., the publisher has spent a total of $344,787 to promote the book. That amount is a long way off from the advertising peak for the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which since 2002 has totaled $942,049. Additionally, $184,700 was spent in 2001 to advertise Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages, two books published by J.K. Rowling and Scholastic, whose proceeds benefit needy children. In total, $3.6 million in the U.S. has been spent to date for the Harry Potter books (1-7), Harry Potter Fantasy Beast/Quidditch books and the Harry Potter Deluxe Box Sets, with the majority of the ad spend going towards the first seven books ($2.8 million).
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