Harry Potter’s wizarding world is an authoritarian dystopia Opinion Secret police, slavery and mass indoctrination of children – Harry Potter’s wizarding world is a greatest hits of repressive regimes, says Sam Fowles Here’s a fun Christmas party game: name your favourite fictional authoritarian state. Is it George Orwell’s “Airstrip 1”? Margaret Atwood’s New England? Or perhaps (whisper it) JK Rowling’s “wizarding world”? It’s better [...]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child maker remains in the red amid West End troubles News The company behind the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play remains in the red amid falling sales and show closures, it has been revealed. The joint venture which produces the show across the world has reported a turnover of £41.3m for the year to 31 March, 2024, down from the £45.2m it achieved [...]
Oh! Darling: Harry Potter star Rupert Grint owes taxman £1.8m thanks to Beatles clause Legal Harry Potter star Rupert Grint's appeal against HMRC imposing a £1.8m tax bill on him was dismissed, after a Tribunal upheld a Beatles clause
Harry Potter keeps flying off shelves as Bloomsbury breaks records October 24, 2024 Sarah J. Maas and the still-popular JK Rowling Harry Potter books are set to help publisher Bloomsbury beat expectations, it was announced this morning. In its results for the six months to 31 August, the publishing house told markets consumer revenue was up 47 per cent to £131.3m for the half year, up from £89.4m, [...]
The Making of Harry Potter studio tour magics up £100m profit October 4, 2024 Profit at Warner Bros’ Harry Potter studio tour near London passed £100m as it created more than 100 jobs to cope with the rising demand for the attraction. The business behind Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, achieved a pre-tax profit of £100.8m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with [...]
Rare copy of JK Rowling’s debut novel, Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone, set to go under the hammer June 26, 2024 The book is one of only 200 ever printed and has drawn attention due to its spelling mistake on the front cover.
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child theatre owner stages sales success June 18, 2024 Nimax Theatres, the West End operator behind iconic London venues including The Palace, Garrick and Apollo Theatres, is celebrating another year of profit as sales outstrip their pre-pandemic levels for the second year in a row.
‘Idea sex’ — Fanbytes founder Timothy Armoo on magicians, Harry Potter and self-made millionaires June 4, 2024 In the debut episode of Ambition A.M’s Founder Favourites podcast, co-hosts Jennifer Sieg and Emmanuel Nwosu sit down with Timothy Armoo, the co-founder of social media advertising firm Fanbytes by Brainlabs, to see how he started, scaled and sold his first business for an eight-figure sum within six years by the time he was 27.
Bloomsbury reckons new acquisition will be ‘game-changing’ for Harry Potter publisher May 29, 2024 The publisher behind Harry Potter books has boosted its academic publishing arm with the $83 (65m) acquisition of Rowman & Littlefield.
J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter author close to reaching billionaire status May 17, 2024 J.K Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, is close to reaching billionaire status, according to The Sunday Times rich list.