Before you see the final instalment of Harry Potter, opening this Friday, we’ve compiled some numbers that give you insight to just how whimsical this series really is:
– Altogether, the films have grossed a total of $6.4 billion, which makes it the highest grossing film series ever.
– During the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Daniel Radcliff wore a total of 650 pairs of glasses.
– The Harry Potter novels have been translated into 67 languages.
– The first movie (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) is still the most successful, grossing $974.7 million.
– To date, 400 million Harry Potter books have been sold worldwide.
– The longest Harry Potter movie was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, running 161 minutes
– The longest Harry Potter book was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, with 820 pages.
– Make-up artists had to paint Harry Potter’s scar on Daniel Radcliff’s forehead 5,800 times over the course of the series.
– There were 825 members on the visual effects team for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
– Despite being nominated for 5 Oscars, the film series has yet to win an Oscar.
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