Does JK Rowling make money off of Hogwarts Legacy?
Will JK Rowling profit from Hogwarts Legacy? According to Forbes, JK Rowling will indeed earn royalties from the Hogwarts Legacy game, despite not directly involved in its creation.
Anything you buy here, including Butterbeer, stickers, postage stamps, a Harry Potter-branded pen, will pay into JK Rowling and Warner Bros. ' coffers. JKR & WB also get an ANNUAL PAYMENT on July 1 every year through at least 2026, and they've already received 14 such payments. Thanks for the information.
In December, Rowling acknowledged calls for boycotts of Hogwarts Legacy after GameSpot writer Jessie Earl called support of the game “harmful.”
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy has sold more than 12 million units since its debut earlier this month, making it the biggest global launch ever for Warner Bros. Games. Hogwarts Legacy's sales numbers were revealed alongside Warner Bros. Discovery's earnings, which saw the company lose some $2.1 billion.
Hogwarts Legacy -- the new open-world video game by Avalanche and Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's parent company, will be released Friday, to much anticipation. The single-player game has been five years in the making — experts put its budget at $150 million.
Does J.K. Rowling earn money from Harry Potter world? Rowling has made most of her money from the Harry Potter franchise which includes book sales, movies, theme parks, and merchandise. She makes around $50 million to a $100 million each year and made $90 million between June 2018-June 2019.
Harry Potter
Written by British author J.K. Rowling, the series has sold at least 500 million copies, 150 million more than the next-highest selling series. The highest-selling book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, sold 120 million copies alone.
The Hogwarts Legacy video game, set a century before the story of Harry Potter, has sold more than 12 million copies in two weeks, Warner Bros. Games said on Thursday. The early sales figures for the role-playing game, which has generated about $850 million, come amid a revived debate over J.K.
The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
| Name | Year | Total cost with 2021 inflation (million US$) |
|---|---|---|
| Destiny | 2014 | 160 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2018 | 119–146 |
| Dead Space 2 | 2011 | 145 |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | 126+ |
How long did it take to make Hogwarts Legacy?
Hogwarts Legacy was in development for at least four and a half years, probably longer. This action RPG has you attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1899 and was officially announced in 2020. The reveal took place in September, as part of that month's PlayStation Showcase.
