Harry Potter Mania

Have you ever think why Harry Potter movies and everything considering him is so popular? There are a lot of reasons, some of them are respective ones and some are really disgusting. So, I do want to believe that Harry Potter is so famous because of: interesting plot, picturesque scenes in movies, talented actors and so on. And I don’t want to hear, that Harry Potter’s success is just a perfectly thought-over marketing strategy. Press release, advertisements, extensive news-paper coverage… Namely these all made Harry Potter a star and gave him millions of fans worldwide… As it turned out, if compare worldwide box-office takings from James Bond movies (there were 22 of them) and Harry Potter (I mean 5 parts) Harry is an undoubted leader.

And now, please, don’t think, that I am pulling your leg, Potter’s box office takings are US$4.47 billion and James Bond - US$4.44 billion. And there will be 2 more parts about Harry Potter adventures. Harry Potter is even more popular than 6 episodes of Star Wars. But, I am still in disbelief, let’s take for example James Bond, he used to be the hero of millions of people, even the icon of the whole generation, it survived a lot of political affairs and conflicts and finally, there were 22 movies about him!!! But Harry has overcome him. May be the problem is in inflation? But, it is not the end, the record is going to be achieved in 2010 with the release of the 6th movie!