"Lord" hotter than "Potter" in Blighty
Thu Aug 8, 3:04 AM ET

LONDON (Variety) - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring has sneaked past Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to set a record for the highest first-day video sales ever in the U.K.

Lord of the Rings sold 1.27 million units on Tuesday, compared with the 1.25 million sales racked up by Harry Potter in its first 24 hours of release.

The figure for Peter Jackson's movie, which includes VHS and DVD sales, is all the more impressive because the video was released on a Tuesday, whereas Harry Potter went on sale on a Saturday.

Reuters/Variety

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