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Dave · 7th April 2002, 04:36 PM

USA Today reported that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is number one on the sales chart at Amazon.com, even though it won't even arrive on DVD or video until May 28, thus setting the stage for Potter to surpass The Lion King as the best-selling video in history. The Lion King, which has been king of the video and DVD jungle for more than seven years, has sold in excess of 30 million units.

Wal-Mart.com media manager Cynthia Lin told USA Today that it expects Potter to be "the biggest title we've ever had," while Zane Plsek, director of video for Wherehouse Music, said, "A number of our stores will be open at midnight the day Harry is released. Fans are known to line up at midnight to get the latest book, and we are sure it will happen for the video."

Plsek, however, added that, "with the rapid growth of the DVD market, it's very hard to imagine that any title will stay at number one for very long." He cited as evidence the August release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which will be followed in November by a Fellowship special edition.

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Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,429	DVD to break all sales records. USA Today reported that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is number one on the sales chart at Amazon.com, even though it won't even arrive on DVD or video until May 28, thus setting the stage for Potter to surpass The Lion King as the best-selling video in history. The Lion King, which has been king of the video and DVD jungle for more than seven years, has sold in excess of 30 million units. Wal-Mart.com media manager Cynthia Lin told USA Today that it expects Potter to be "the biggest title we've ever had," while Zane Plsek, director of video for Wherehouse Music, said, "A number of our stores will be open at midnight the day Harry is released. Fans are known to line up at midnight to get the latest book, and we are sure it will happen for the video." Plsek, however, added that, "with the rapid growth of the DVD market, it's very hard to imagine that any title will stay at number one for very long." He cited as evidence the August release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which will be followed in November by a Fellowship special edition.