How Much Money Did the Widely Successful Harry Potter Video Game Franchise Make?

The Harry Potter universe is a golden setting for a video game, filled to the brim with breathtaking locations, a diversity of characters, and astounding spells. Not to forget, the adrenaline-infused Quidditch matches have been a mainstay of the franchise and even had 2003’s Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup title devoted to the sport.

Given the allure of the world of Harry Potter, it’s no wonder that the Harry Potter video games have been a successful franchise, making for a lucrative source of revenue in the process. With as many as 16 releases across various platforms over the years, it begs the question: just how much money have the games made?

The astounding sales of the Harry Potter Games

The HP franchise saw its first gaming release in 2001 with the mainline entry Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Lego Creator: Harry Potter. Both the titles were based on the 2001 film of the same name. These games were released across multiple platforms like the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

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The games launched to positive fan reception; subsequently, fans have seen a HP title every year since, until 2013. In total, the game franchise had grossed up to $1.5 billion by 2014, according to Harold L. Vogel’s book ‘Entertainment Industry Economics’. This made for 7.5% of the $20 billion Warner Bros. garnered from retail sales from the Harry Potter franchise.

Notably, this figure becomes more impressive once we realize that the later entries in the franchise, like Deathly Hallows, opened to waning reviews; the Lego games are faring better in that regard.

In 2017, WB set up Portkey Games, a label dedicated to creating mobile gaming experiences surrounding the wizarding universe; you might have heard about Hogwarts Mystery and Wizards Unite. Additionally, they released Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells for Android and iOS.

These “free to play” games have been a massive source of revenue, owing to in-app purchases.

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Hogwarts Mystery is the golden hen of the franchise, having accrued over £271.2 million in revenue, as per the report from PG.biz. Sitting with over 77.8 million downloads, it’s set a high bar for the other entries to reach. The next title, Wizards Unite, doesn’t even come close.

Surprisingly, Puzzles and Spells outshines the title. Wizards Unite garnered over $12.3 million in its first month of release, while Puzzles and Spells gathered only $6.2 million. However, it’s rocketed past with $39.7 million in gross revenues since its release in 2020.

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