She is best known for her vampire romance series twilight, which has sold. The five films in the twilight saga twilight, twilight new moon, eclipse, and breaking dawn parts 1 and 2 from summit entertainment. Jun 22, 2015 the fifty shades trilogy has sold over 125 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most successful publications in history. As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80 languages, 10 placing harry potter among historys most translated literary works. 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 four twilight books have been sold in more than 25 million copies worldwide and 20 million of them have been sold in the usa alone. How many copies of the twilight books have been sold. Because religious texts are often translated into many foreign languages and distributed widely by churches, however, precise figures are hard to come by. The twilight books, which have been turned into a series of hit films starring robert pattinson and kristen stewart, have broken waterstones sales records. They then adapted into highbudget films that were released in theaters by the lions gate studio in 2008. 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.
To date, twilight has sold over 17 million copies throughout the world. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Aug 04, 2009 the twilight books, which the publisher says have sold 70 million copies worldwide, are the basis for a movie series from summit entertainment. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. Twilight prequel book coming, written from vampire edwards.
How many copies of each book in the twilight saga sold. Midnight sun, the new sequel to twilight book series. 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. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each book, rather than the number of books printed. Meyer was the bestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in the u. This reading list shares the bestselling books of alltime and breaks down the top selling books by ranking. Stephenie meyer announces new twilight series novel time. Meyers original four twilight books sold more than 100 million copies. The first book in the franchise holds the title of alltime best.
The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. 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. Naturally, twilight fans are palpitating at the prospect of another book from meyer. May 04, 2020 her twilight series has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a blockbuster film franchise that starred robert pattinson as edward and kristen stewart as bella swan, the. She is best known for her vampire romance series twilight, which has sold over 100 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. We can now reveal that, since that moment, half a billion harry potter books have now been sold. Jul 18, 2007 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. This is the official website of author stephenie meyer. 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. On average, this means one in fifteen people in the world owns a harry potter book. After the release of eclipse, the first three twilight books spent a combined 143 weeks on the. As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80. Twilight publisher sees film boosting book sales reuters.
Stephenie meyer meets fans and signs copies of her book at waterstones piccadilly on march 5, 20 in london, england. Debut slot on the billboard chart for the second soundtrack album. Nov 19, 2009 total number of books by stephenie meyer sold worldwide. Twenty years ago, readers around the world first discovered the magical story of harry potter, created by j. The books in the fifty shades of grey trilogy, which was inspired by twilight, have collectively sold 35 million copies since they were released in the early 2010s. Stephenie meyer announces new twilight book midnight sun. 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.
Twilight was published in 2005 with a print run of 75,000 copies. Fifty shades of grey sales hit 100 million hollywood reporter. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. Isabella swans move to forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. Best known for her twilight series, stephenie meyers fourbook collection has sold over 100 million copies globally in over 50 countries, with translations in 37 different languages. Around 100 million of copies of the book have been sold making it the best alltime seller novel and stephenie meyer a popular novelist. Interview with the vampire came out in 1976 and has been followed up by, well, probably a dozen sequels. Everything we know about stephenie meyers new book midnight. Best known for her twilight series, the 4book collection has sold over 100 million copies globally. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each book, rather than the number of books printed or. Feb 26, 2014 the first book, fifty shades of grey, was released in march 2012 based on a selfpublished piece of twilight fan fiction. Combined uk sales for the trilogy are in excess of 12m copies, with rights to the book sold. Meyer was originally set to publish the book in 2008 but put plans on. Apr 27, 2009 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.
Global box office gross for twilight, the first film in the series. She is best known for her vampire romance series twilight, which has sold over 100 million copies. For bella swan, there is one thing more important than life itself. May 04, 2020 meyers original four twilight books sold more than 100 million copies. May, 2008 twilight saga first 3 books worldwide over 3. How many copies of twilight have been sold answers. Is this the twilight of stephenie meyers book sales.
This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime. The twilight saga which is written by stephenie meyer actually sold millions of copies already since the very first book was released in 2005. Twilight author stephenie meyer says shes over the franchise. Over the years, the films have helped create a large fan base of love stories between a vampire and a man. First, harry potter sold 450 million copies as a series, not as a single book. Guinness world records estimates that over five billion copies of the bible have been sold, making it the bestselling book of all time. Is fifty shades of grey really the uks bestselling book. Foreign rights to the novel were sold to over 26 countries. Twilight author stephanie meyer sends fans into frenzy with. They were adapted into a blockbuster film series released by lions gate entertainment corp starting in 2008 that starred. 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 fourth and final book in the twilight saga, breaking dawn, was published on august 2, 2008, with a first printing of 3.
May 05, 2020 the twilight series has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. How many copies of each book in the twilight saga sold answers. Twilight is a fonomalon movie and there is not no end. Interview with stephenie meyer on a seattle news station harry potter all 7 worldwide over 375 million copies sold. They were adapted into a blockbuster film series released by lions gate entertainment corp starting in 2008 that. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring edward. Aug 14, 20 the twilight franchise is a long way from being a failure. The twilight books, which the publisher says have sold 70 million copies worldwide, are the basis for a movie series from summit. 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. Meyers first four twilight books sold more than 100 million copies. May 04, 2020 the twilight series has sold 100 million copies worldwide.
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