Magical month for Harry Potter fans

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — Harry Potter fans around the globe are looking forward to a magical month of July, as the fifth film in the series premieres in London Tuesday while the final book will be released in three weeks.

Indeed, the only thing that is more eagerly anticipated than the release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in cinemas around the world may be the seventh part of JK Rowling's best-selling books, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Gallows," due out July 21.

The six books published thus far have sold 325 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 64 languages, while the four films have grossed 3.5 billion dollars (2.6 billion euros) worldwide.

They have even spawned a theme park in Florida -- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is...