Rowling’s first novel was released, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (known in North America as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) flew into cinemas across the globe, making $32.3 million on its opening day in the US and breaking the single day record previously held by Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. In November of 2001, the world was invited to a breathtaking new world of witchcraft and wizardy that has proven to be incomparable to its legions of fans ever since.Ĭoming four years after J.K.
