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‘Order of the Phoenix’ naapektuhan ng ‘Deathly Hallows’ Wendy, showgirl sa ‘Margarita’
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‘Order of the Phoenix’ naapektuhan ng ‘Deathly Hallows’ (Associated Press) Nakabenta ang nobelang Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ng 8.3 milyong kopya sa unang 24 oras ng pagbebenta nito sa Amerika, ayon sa Scholastic Inc. Ang average na nabenta nito kada oras ay 300,000 kopya, at ang average kada minuto ay mahigit 5,000 kopya. Di hamak na mas malaki ang hinamig ng nobelang ito kesa sa opening weekend ng pelikulang Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. "The excitement, anticipation, and just plain hysteria that came over the entire country this weekend was a bit like the Beatles’ first visit to the U.S.," pahayag ng presidente ng Scholastic na si Lisa Holton noong Linggo. "This weekend kids and adults alike are sitting on buses, in the park, on airplanes and in restaurants reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. "The conversations the readers have been waiting to have for 10 years have just begun." Ayon sa superstore na Borders Group Inc., nakabenta sila ng 1.2 milyong kopya ng Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sa unang araw. Sinira nito ang record sa kanila ng nobelang Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) na nakabenta ng 850,000 kopya sa unang araw. Inihayag ng Amazon.com at Barnes & Noble na lumampas sa isang milyon ang pre-orders para sa Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Sa sobrang popularidad ng Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, inamin ng Hollywood studio na Warner Bros. na naapektuhan ang pelikulang Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Masyado kasing abala ang Potter fans. "They wanted to get that book Saturday, lock themselves in the house and read it, because they didn’t want their other friends by Monday telling them who made it and who didn’t," pahayag ni Dan Fellman, pinuno ng distribution ng Warner Bros. Positibo ang halos lahat ng rebyu sa Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ni J.K. Rowling. "The book was fascinating, and I think I’ll have to read it through at least once more before I get the full scope of it -- but I thought it had some of her best, most action-packed, funniest moments in it," sabi ni Melissa Anelli, webmaster ng isang Potter fan website. "When I closed the book I was overjoyed and devastated -- overjoyed at the story, and the way it had played out, but devastated that the tale was complete. "It did feel like a bereavement, like it was saying farewell to a long-trusted friend." Pahayag ng 20 y/o Potter fan na si Anna Todd, na isang film student sa State University of New York’s Purchase, "J.K. Rowling does not disappoint; I thought she did brilliantly. It was terrifying; sometimes I was scared to keep reading on. I cried buckets." Ang report na ito ay hinalaw sa AP . |
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