Diary of a wimpy kid and twilight are pretty impressive in the number of books sold especially since theyre both from the later 00s. Amazons most sold charts rank books according to the number of copies sold and preordered through, amazon books stores, and books read through digital subscription programs once a customer has read a certain percentage roughly the length of a free reading sample. That same year, twilight was named one of publishers weeklys best childrens books of 2005. Publishers, in the interest of looking good, are more than likely going to supply the first number, since. The last book sold more 11 million copies in the us in about 24 hours. Jan 04, 2018 diary of a wimpy kid and twilight are pretty impressive in the number of books sold especially since theyre both from the later 00s. The series has also, however, become the butt of countless jokes and parodies, and has come under a great deal of fire for its weak, somewhat effectless protagonist and meyers tweaking of. Fifty shades of grey sales hit 100 million hollywood. Best known for her twilight series, the 4book collection has sold over 100 million copies globally. Nov 16, 2012 you can probably double that number when you include dvd sales, cable and television showings and the gobs of merchandise sold annually. Aug 05, 2008 twilight s publishers little, brown estimated it sold around 20,000 copies of breaking dawn yesterday, which it said was a fantastic number. On average, this means one in fifteen people in the world owns a harry potter book. The best selling young adult books of all time book riot. The total number of copies sold in the united states alone.
Interview with stephenie meyer on a seattle news station harry potter all 7 worldwide over 375 million copies sold. Twilight stylized as twilight is a 2005 young adult vampireromance novel by author stephenie meyer. Isabella swans move to forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. Released annually from 2005 through 2008, the four books chart the later teen years of isabella bella swan, a girl who moves to forks, washington, and falls in love with a 104yearold vampire named edward cullen. The fourth installment of the twilight series, breaking dawn, was released with an initial print run of 3. Global box office gross for twilight, the first film in the series.
The number of hunger games series books sold in the united states in 2011amore than double the number sold in 2010. Pattersons ebooks are posting respectable numbers, too. Jamess fifty shades of grey sold in selected countries worldwide as of february 2014. This reading list shares the bestselling books of alltime and breaks down the top selling books by ranking. The second and third books, fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed, are also selling fast, with uk. Falling sales cloud book industry meeting the new york times. Meyer was the bestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in the us, having sold over 29 million books in 2008, and 26. With 160 million copies of the twilight saga sold worldwide, this addictive love story between a teenage girl and a vampire redefined romance for a generation. The number of books sold in the united states just since the trailer was released on november 14, 2011. First, harry potter sold 450 million copies as a series, not as a single book.
Twilight author stephenie meyer says shes over the franchise. The twilight novels have sold over 100 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. This is the official website of author stephenie meyer. Jan 21, 2006 even if it were, there are two sales numbers that can be used. The book has remained in the top slot in the uk bestseller lists for the 16th week running. Feb 27, 2014 the statistic presents the number of copies e. Nov 19, 2009 total number of books by stephenie meyer sold worldwide. May, 2008 twilight saga first 3 books worldwide over 3. Additional novels in the series are new moon, eclipse, and breaking dawn. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any. Statement of ownership, management, and circulation in book states that the average number of copies sold each month in the preceding year was 244,886.
Twilights publishers little, brown estimated it sold around 20,000 copies of breaking dawn yesterday, which it said was a fantastic number. Feb 29, 2016 the best selling young adult books of all time kelly jensen feb 29, 2016 its hard to put a number down for what average sales for a book are, since a lot of factors come into play. Twilight was published in 2005 with a print run of 75,000 copies. It is the first book in the twilight series, and introduces seventeenyearold isabella bella swan, who moves from phoenix, arizona to forks, washington. The series has also, however, become the butt of countless jokes and parodies, and has come under a great deal of fire for its weak, somewhat. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any language. How many copies of each book in the twilight saga sold. To date, twilight has sold over 17 million copies throughout the world.
Amazons most read charts rank titles by the average. Because religious texts are often translated into many foreign languages and distributed widely by churches, however, precise figures are hard to come by. Stephenie meyer, bestselling author of twilight novels, is born. New moon book two is released new moon is released and is in the number 1 spot on the new york times bestseller list. The bestselling author talks about romance, fantasy and. Apr 10, 2010 wuthering heights, before the first twilight books came out in 2005 sold 8,551 a year in britain. Debut slot on the billboard chart for the second soundtrack album. The best selling young adult books of all time kelly jensen feb 29, 2016 its hard to put a number down for what average sales for a book are, since a lot of factors come into play. Twilight is a series of four vampirethemed fantasy romance novels by american author stephenie meyer. She is endangered after falling in love with edward cullen, a vampire. This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime.
Aug 14, 20 the twilight franchise is a long way from being a failure. The novel was also the biggest selling book of 2008 and, to date, has sold 17 million copies worldwide, spent over 91 weeks on the new york times best seller list, and been translated into 37 different languages. Twilight publisher sees film boosting book sales reuters. Total twilight franchise sales revenue statistic brain. The last four books of the series have set a record as the fastestselling books ever. This was as part of the nyts combined print and e book fiction list. This 450 million competes with dc comics iconic series as.
According to bookscan, 91,000 copies of the red pyramid sold in the first week following the books may 4 publication, and 322,000 copies overall. Excluding the bible, business insider did a great chart on this as of 2012 thats unfortunately not quite right, but well get to that in a moment. To break things down, one piece has sold about 380 million copies in japan with 70 million more being sold abroad. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. All best selling book series have this in common the. Both have sold in unusually high numbers, attracted a huge. Isabella swans move to forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in washington, could have been the. Nov 21, 2008 for the past three years weve been steadily getting more fans, so when breaking dawn came out in august it sold 1. Twilight book one is released twilight reaches number 5 in the new york times best seller list within weeks and is named best book of the year by publishers weekly. Twilight vamp book launches harry potterstyle the guardian. Even if it were, there are two sales numbers that can be used. You can probably double that number when you include dvd sales, cable and television showings and the gobs of merchandise sold annually.
The first book titled twilight was first published in 2005 and debuted at number 5 at new york times best seller list and later on claimed the number 1 spot. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, 9 making it one of the bestselling books of all time. Twilight zone 1962 1st series dellgold key comic books. Jun 26, 2010 according to bookscan, 91,000 copies of the red pyramid sold in the first week following the book s may 4 publication, and 322,000 copies overall. Will percy jackson author rick riordan ever reach j. Total number of books by stephenie meyer sold worldwide. All best selling book series have this in common the plot. The fourth and final book in the twilight saga, breaking dawn, was published on august 2, 2008, with a first printing of 3. Potter has hit a huge milestone this year, with more than 500 million books sold all over the world, in 80 languages.
Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. The book has remained in the top slot in the uk bestseller lists for the. Diary of a wimpy kid has 12 books though, compared to twilights 4 and potter with 7 but still, well done wimpy kid. Oct 05, 2005 that same year, twilight was named one of publishers weeklys best childrens books of 2005. Wuthering heights, before the first twilight books came out in 2005 sold 8,551 a year in britain. Twilight56,051 copies sold new moon55,544 copies sold eclipse62,154 copies sold breaking dawn 72,521 copies sold and the newest movie out to come is midnight moon. Best known for her twilight series, the 4 book collection has sold over 100 million copies globally. Feb 26, 2014 the first book, fifty shades of grey, was released in march 2012 based on a selfpublished piece of twilight fan fiction.
Da vinci code at number one, followed by the harry potter novels. However, the publishers harper collins reissued wuthering heights last year, with a cover inspired. The dvd edition of the vampire romancefantasy film twilight sold more than 3 million copies on the day of its release, making it one of the topfive bestselling firstday dvd releases in the last. Twilight is a fonomalon movie and there is not no end. The first book in the franchise holds the title of alltime best.
Fifty shades of grey sales hit 100 million hollywood reporter. The book sold more than one million copies in germany as. How many copies of the twilight books have been sold. Mar 06, 2019 to break things down, one piece has sold about 380 million copies in japan with 70 million more being sold abroad. Interview with the vampire came out in 1976 and has been followed up by, well, probably a dozen sequels. However, the publishers harper collins reissued wuthering heights last year, with a. I, alex cross alone has sold 160,000 units digitally.
A number of her books that have been published have been turned into movies, most notably the wildly popular twilight stories about a human teenage girls star crossed love affair with a vampire in washington state. For the past three years weve been steadily getting more fans, so when breaking dawn came out in august it sold 1. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold. Twenty years ago, readers around the world first discovered the magical story of harry potter, created by j. This was as part of the nyts combined print and ebook fiction list. Dracula has probably sold the most copies as a single book, but i have no doubt that anne rice is the biggest selling vampire novelist. If you factor in sales of the wii u update, twilight princess hd. Foreign rights to the novel were sold to over 26 countries. The first book, fifty shades of grey, was released in march 2012 based on a selfpublished piece of twilight fan fiction. It is interesting to note that by may of 20, the books had sold half a billion copies worldwide thus rising to be the bestselling book sequence. The twilight saga which is written by stephenie meyer actually sold millions of copies already since the very first book was released in 2005. The fifty shades trilogy has sold over 125 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most successful publications in history. Wuthering heights sales quadruple thanks to twilight effect. For more on twilight by the numbers, check out our slideshow.
That number exceeded all previous firstday sales records for the company, but it did. How to find the number of copies of a book sold in the. But the book version of eclipse sold 150,000 copies on its first day in 2007 with no film to tie to and before meyer had morphed from publishing phenomenon into cultural phenomenon, while. How many copies of twilight have been sold answers. Upon its release, it ranked number 1 on new york times best seller list. Guinness world records estimates that over five billion copies of the bible have been sold, making it the bestselling book of all time. Asked in the twilight saga how many pages does each twilight book have. We can now reveal that, since that moment, half a billion harry potter books have now been sold. Twilight was the bestselling book of 2008 in the us. The third book eclipse was next released on 2007 and had already sold 150,000 copies in just 24 hours.
This 450 million competes with dc comics iconic series as batman has sold 474. Twilight author stephenie meyer says shes over the. The publisher of twilight has now released the impressive final tally for firstday sales, and its a whopping 1. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as the bible, quran, and quotations from chairman mao are believed to. The series is told primarily from bellas point of view, with the epilogue of. It isnt known how many each individual books but it is known that as of 2008 the whole series at sold over 400 million copies. Jun 10, 2010 but the book version of eclipse sold 150,000 copies on its first day in 2007 with no film to tie to and before meyer had morphed from publishing phenomenon into cultural phenomenon, while. In the summer of 2008, meyer released a sciencefiction novel marketed to adults, titled the host, which like her earlier books became a best. Her novels have sold millions of copies world wide and she is one of the most read contemporary authors alive today. The twilight books, which have been turned into a series of hit films starring robert pattinson and kristen stewart, have broken waterstones sales records. I have submitted a paper to the univ of hyderabad on books that reflect the political and social changes and trust me, it was a tough. Is this the twilight of stephenie meyers book sales. The number of weeks 50 shades of grey was number one on the new york times bestsellers list.
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