While "The Casual Vacancy" sold 1.5 million copies, that pales in comparison with the last Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, " which sold 15 million copies in a single day when it was released in July 2007.

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Its Hollywood unit, Warner Bros, saw a 4% dip in revenues in the October-December period as the theatre releases of the Hobbit and Argo in the period failed to match the impact of the home release of the last Harry Potter film and the Batman Arkham City game a year ago.

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Even though the star is now earning huge bucks for the last few Harry Potter films, the movies do so well that it balances out.

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The first part of the last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, hits theaters November 19th.

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But also, for the last decade, Harry Potter fans have been disappointed by what plot points were left out of the movies and the inexplicable additions or director choices made when bringing the books to cinematic life.

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Ralph Fiennes may have dedicated a good part of the last decade to torturing Harry Potter, but he's also found the time, the energy and the clout to pull off his first film as director.

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The last movie adaptation -- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" -- will be in theaters next summer.

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She also appeared in last year's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, playing the Ministry of Magic's Mafalda Hopkirk.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 set five UK records last year - but Part 2 has broken four of them.

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Rowling, along with Potter movies cast members Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Rupert Grint (Ronald Weasley), came out for the grand opening last night.

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