Potter Sinks Titanic (1 Viewer)

[Peter Kline]

May 12, 2002

Harry Potter Becomes Fastest Selling British Video

By REUTERS

Filed at 4:15 p.m. ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Boy wizard Harry Potter may have weaved a little magic over the weekend to ensure the video and DVD release of ``Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' broke British industry sales records.

Warner Home Video said on Sunday over 1.25 million copies of the big screen hit, known as ``Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' in the United States, sold on its first day of release, breaking the previous record set by ``Titanic'' of 1.1 million copies.

The British record is for the number of units sold in a 24-hour period.

 

[Julian Lalor]

Well, given that Titanic was released in 1999, when DVD player ownership was a fraction of what it is today, I'd hardly say Potter "sunk" Titanic.

 

[Peter Kline]

These sales include VIDEO as well as DVD. The fact is that Potter did outsell Titanic in the same time frame.

 

[John_McKittrick]

well gee....Titanic didn't even come out on DVD the same time it did on VHS. We had to wait a whole friekin year and didn't even get an amorphic transfer. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

John

 

[Peter Kline]

Boy, are you Titanic fans showing your sour grapes or what? In the end its only a movie (or two) so calm down have a nice week and be happy.

 

[Jeff Kleist]

Star Wars will regain it's proper number 1 place in 2006, don't you worry.

 

[Julian Lalor]

Boy, are you Titanic fans showing your sour grapes or what?

Pardon? I care for neither movie and was just pointing out that the comparison between the sales for both movies was somewhat specious.