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How Do Early Sales Of 'The Cursed Child' Stack Up Against The Harry Potter Series?
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 8:48am | 397Read More...Harry Potter is back and he may be better than ever in the latest book, "The Cursed Child Parts One And Two." The latest Harry Potter novel, a script-book based on the famed play by Jack Thorne, began selling at 12:01 a.m. on July 31, 2016. Retailer reports estimate that the publisher...
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Potential Top-Selling Book Of The Year? The New 'Harry Potter' Screenplay
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 11:30am | 374Read More...It is quite likely that for the first time ever, the largest publishing event of the summer is a script for a play. According to a report by CNBC, the script of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" ranks as top desired pre-ordered item on both Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Barnes & Noble,...
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Social Data Suggests Harry Potter World May Be Gaining Popularity
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 6:47am | 313Read More...The latest data from TickerTags suggests that Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)’s Harry Potter theme parks seem to be gaining momentum on social media. TickerTags monitors social media sites to identify trends by searching for words and phrases that appear together in social media...
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Barnes & Noble Says 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Is Its Most Pre-Ordered Book Since 2007
Monday, July 25, 2016 - 11:36am | 277Read More...Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) disclosed that "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," i.e. Parts I & II, is its most pre-ordered book after 2007. The previously most pre-ordered book was also Harry Potter for his the Deathly Hallows in 2007. According to the company, the new...
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Warner Bros. Kicks Off Stronger 2016 Slate With Rom-Com 'How To Be Single'
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 9:49am | 386Read More...After two rocky years at the box office that had more rises and falls than a roller coaster, Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s Warner Bros. is confident this is the year it returns to glory. Between the debut of its DC connected universe and the return of J.K. Rowling's characters to the big screen,...
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A New Harry Potter Script Is Coming In July
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 12:40pm | 220Read More...According to Pottermore, J.K. Rowling's website, Harry Potter and his wizard friends will return in two stage plays called "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II." A print and digital edition of the stage play will be published after the play's world premier this...
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The Top 10 Best-Selling Products In History
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 2:29pm | 586Read More...With some Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) enthusiasts arguing that the Apple Watch will end up as one of the most successful products of all time, here's a look at the kind of competition the watch is up against, according to 24/7 Wall St. Below is a list of the 10 best-selling products of all...
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Stocks Mixed Despite Better Than Expected GDP
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 4:43pm | 2929Read More...U.S. stocks were mixed as the Fed continued to wind down its monthly asset purchase program by another $10 billion. The Fed noted that the economy rebounded in the second quarter despite significant under-utilization remaining in the labor market. As such, the Fed noted, it will maintain a...
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6 Companies That Could Acquire AMC Networks
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 4:39pm | 1036Read More...Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA) stunned investors Wednesday when it was revealed that the company offered to acquire Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) for $80 billion. The deal (which valued Time Warner at $85 per share) was ultimately rejected, but that didn't stop investors from buying the...
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Comcast CEO Talks Q1, From Cable To Theme Parks
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 11:41am | 500Read More...Brian Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) appeared on CNBC Squawk Box Wednesday morning to talk about the company's impressive first quarter. "It was a really strong quarter across the board, I think, on a lot of metrics, on most metrics and we've been...
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Poor 'Hunger Games' Sales Costs Scholastic
Friday, March 22, 2013 - 6:59am | 519Read More...In March 2012, the release of the movie based on the first book in The Hunger Games trilogy, published by Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), bolstered sales of the books. Since then, no more movies have been released, resulting in slower book sales. The Wall Street Journal reported that Catching Fire,...
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The Next Harry Potter Could Save Barnes & Noble
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 1:08pm | 1110Read More...Instead of selling off its publishing division, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) should use it to hunt for the next Harry Potter. Harry Potter was more than a book franchise; it was an event – an event that consumers lined up for in endless anticipation. From afar, onlookers might have thought that...
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Star Wars Killed Twilight, Harry Potter and Transformers 3 in What Category?
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 3:17pm | 1100Read More...It seems that most consumers are stuck on a galaxy far, far away. In the category of movie searches, you would think that the latest Twilight film, Breaking Dawn, would be a contender for the most-searched film of the year. And it was a contender – but, despite the mountain of hype, the cornucopia...
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Steve Jobs Biography a Smash in China, Sells 250K Copies to Devoted Fans
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 11:24am | 245Read More...In America, the only time people line up for a book is when Harry Potter or Twilight has a new entry. In China, they are willing to line up for books with a bit more substance. At least, that was the case this week when the Steve Jobs biography arrived on Chinese store shelves. MICGadget (via...
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Harry Potter Proves the American Middle Class Doesn't Matter Anymore
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 10:43am | 466Read More...You might have heard the news that the final Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2", had the biggest second-weekend decline of all time by a blockbuster movie. When you take a closer look at the numbers, it's easy to see that Harry and his fellow wizards are laughing...
