The new Harry Potter book sold an unbelievable 6.9 million copies in its first 24 hours, breaking the record held by the previous Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
It's not only the richest opening in publishing history, but tops the combined estimated take for the weekend's top two movies, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "The Wedding Crashers." This says volumes about either Rowling's ridiculous level of popularity or the incredible slump in which the movie industry finds itself.
In an interesting sidenote, all 6.9 million purchasers of the book were outraged to learn that their newly acquired Potter books consisted entirely of the words: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" repeated endlessly throughout the book's 400 pages. One reader claimed "I'm disappointed, but I'll bet it was more entertaining than Wedding Crashers."
- New Potter Book Breaks Sales Records [AP]
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