{"id":1859954,"date":"2023-02-25T11:21:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T16:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1859954"},"modified":"2023-02-25T11:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T16:24:46","slug":"boycott-failed-in-less-than-two-weeks-hogwarts-legacy-made-just-as-much-as-black-panther-wakanda-forevers-entire-theatrical-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boycott-failed-in-less-than-two-weeks-hogwarts-legacy-made-just-as-much-as-black-panther-wakanda-forevers-entire-theatrical-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Boycott Failed: In Less Than Two Weeks \u201cHogwarts Legacy\u201d Made Just as Much as \u201cBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever\u2019s\u201d Entire Theatrical Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboycott-failed-in-less-than-two-weeks-hogwarts-legacy-made-just-as-much-as-black-panther-wakanda-forevers-entire-theatrical-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1859954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Warner Bros. David Zaslav, Discovery CEO recently revealed that Hogwarts Legacy had generated $850 million in its initial gross revenue. That&#8217;s almost the same amount as Warner Bros. <em>Wakanda Forever: Black Panther<\/em> The entire theatrical run. These numbers show that those who tried to boycott the game were completely unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198473\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.13-04.35-boundingintocomics-63ea66dd673ef.png\" alt=\"The player narrowly dodges a dragon's fiery breath via Hogwarts Legacy (2022), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.13-04.35-boundingintocomics-63ea66dd673ef.png 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.13-04.35-boundingintocomics-63ea66dd673ef-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.13-04.35-boundingintocomics-63ea66dd673ef-768x410-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.13-04.35-boundingintocomics-63ea66dd673ef-750x400-1.png 750w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The player narrowly avoids a dragon&#8217;s fiery breathe via Hogwarts Heritage (2022), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/23\/brianna-wu-joins-calls-for-hogwarts-legacy-boycott-claims-whether-you-join-boycott-is-a-character-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brianna Wu Joins Calls For \u2018Hogwarts Legacy&#8217; Boycott, Claims Whether You Join Boycott Is A &#8220;Character Test&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Numerous people demanded a boycott of this game, including Brianna Wu (a failed candidate for political office), who tweeted back in January. &#8220;My position on Hogwarts Legacy is clear. I&#8217;m boycotting it. I think if you care about trans people you should too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But, in what should not be a surprise to anyone, most gamers don&#8217;t care about trans dignity enough to sacrifice for them. Bay all accounts it will sell very well,&#8221; Wu also added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195978\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195978\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.01.23-05.14-boundingintocomics-63cec072c0326.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.01.23-05.14-boundingintocomics-63cec072c0326.png 603w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.01.23-05.14-boundingintocomics-63cec072c0326-300x220-1.png 300w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.23-05.14-boundingintocomics-63cec072c0326-80x60.png 80w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Wu Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wu wrote the following day: &#8220;Hogwarts Legacy isn&#8217;t a game. It&#8217;s a character test. And a a lot of people are about fail it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.01.23-02.47-boundingintocomics-63ce9e0e28353.png\" alt=\"Archive Link Brianna Wu insists Hogwarts Legacy is a \" character test \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Wu Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/02\/06\/former-universal-studios-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-actress-calls-for-hogwarts-legacy-boycott-claims-j-k-rowling-is-harming-people\/\">Former Universal Studios \u2018Wizarding World Of Harry Potter&#8217; Actress Calls For \u2018Hogwarts Legacy&#8217; Boycott, Claims J.K. Rowling Is &#8220;Harming People&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Daniels, an ex-actress in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter called for a boycott of that game.<\/p>\n<p>She tweeted &#8220;From someone who was literally a poster child for the Hogwarts School Choir at Universal Studios\u2026 if I can not buy Hogwarts Legacy, so can you. It really is that easy. This was one of the best, most memorable parts of my life, but JKR is harming people I care about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_197772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197772\" class=\"size-full wp-image-197772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.06-03.35-boundingintocomics-63e11e2ae0d74.png\" alt=\"Sarah Daniels begs others to not buy Hogwarts Legacy, showing she was a former Wizarding World of Harry Potter actress at Universal Studios\" width=\"731\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.06-03.35-boundingintocomics-63e11e2ae0d74.png 731w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.06-03.35-boundingintocomics-63e11e2ae0d74-298x300-1.png 298w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.06-03.35-boundingintocomics-63e11e2ae0d74-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.06-03.35-boundingintocomics-63e11e2ae0d74-125x125.png 125w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-197772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Daniels Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Warner Bros. Zaslav stated that Discovery&#8217;s Q4 2022 Earnings calls were included in this call. &#8220;As the only studio scaled in gaming, we see it as a meaningful differentiator with substantial opportunity. With the successful launch of Hogwarts Legacy two weeks ago, we reimagined one of the biggest global franchises in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/02\/13\/hogwarts-legacy-mocap-technician-says-he-wont-buy-the-game-because-it-is-the-least-i-can-do-as-an-ally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Hogwarts Legacy&#8217; Mocap Technician Says He Won&#8217;t Buy The Game Because &#8220;It Is The Least I Can Do As An Ally&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The game was one of the most highly anticipated of 2023,&#8221; Zaslav continued. &#8220;And consistent with our overall commitment to great storytelling, we delayed the launch to get it right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He declared then, &#8220;And the response from consumers has been overwhelmingly positive. We&#8217;ve already seen more than $850 million in retail sales. And we still have more platforms launching over the next few months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198270\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-12.18-boundingintocomics-63e636304c423.png\" alt=\"A student pulls a baby mandrake from its pot, cause it to unleash a devastating scream via Hogwarts Legacy (2022), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\" width=\"1236\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-12.18-boundingintocomics-63e636304c423.png 1236w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-12.18-boundingintocomics-63e636304c423-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.10-12.18-boundingintocomics-63e636304c423-768x429-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student takes a baby mandrake out of its pot and it unleashes a terrible scream via Hogwarts Legacy (2022), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a comparison: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/movie\/Black-Panther-Wakanda-Forever-(2022)#tab=summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wakanda Forever: Black Panther\u00a0<\/em>Only $854.8 Million was earned globally<\/a> Throughout its entire theatrical run.<\/p>\n<p>The film earned $453.7million domestically and $41.1 million internationally. The film was heavily frontloaded, with $181.3 Million of its domestic gross coming from its opening weekend.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_188539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188539\" class=\"size-full wp-image-188539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.11.09-03.50-boundingintocomics-636bcc5b83b99.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.11.09-03.50-boundingintocomics-636bcc5b83b99.png 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.09-03.50-boundingintocomics-636bcc5b83b99-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.11.09-03.50-boundingintocomics-636bcc5b83b99-768x410-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2022.11.09-03.50-boundingintocomics-636bcc5b83b99-750x400-1.png 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letitia Wright plays Shuri in Marvel Studios&#8217; Black Panther, Wakanda Forever. Marvel Studios. Photo by courtesy. \u00a9 2022 MARVEL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/02\/10\/transgender-montana-house-rep-voices-approval-for-hogwarts-legacy-twitch-tracking-list-its-bad-to-pay-for-a-game-based-on-an-ip-that-directly-funds-a-terf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transgender Montana State Legislator Voices Approval For \u2018Hogwarts Legacy&#8217; Twitch Tracking List: &#8220;It&#8217;s Bad To Pay For A Game Based On An IP That Directly Funds a TERF&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In contrast, <em>Hogwarts Legacy <\/em>grosses might actually have an enormous tail given the game only released\u00a0 on PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S, and PC on February 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Zaslav pointed out that the product has yet to be released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on April 4, 2023 and then on Nintendo Switch, July 25, 2023.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_197952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197952\" class=\"size-full wp-image-197952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b15b6f4d8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b15b6f4d8.png 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b15b6f4d8-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b15b6f4d8-768x410-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b15b6f4d8-750x400-1.png 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-197952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warner Bros. Games. Hogwarts&#8217; Legacy (2023).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vgchartz.com\/article\/456379\/ps5-vs-xbox-series-xs-vs-switch-2023-sales-comparison-charts-through-january-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VG Chartz notes<\/a> As of January 2023, there were 31.7 million PlayStation 5&#8217;s and 20.6 millions Xbox X|S units. Over the life of the console, there were 117 million PlayStation 4s and 51.2 millions Xbox Ones. The Nintendo Switch has also been sold 121.8 million times.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible. <em>Hogwarts Legacy<\/em> This could lead to a significant increase in revenue, both for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as well as the launch of Nintendo Switch in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_197953\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197953\" class=\"size-full wp-image-197953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b16cae625.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1416\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b16cae625.png 1416w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b16cae625-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b16cae625-1340x644-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.07-08.15-boundingintocomics-63e2b16cae625-768x369-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-197953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warner Bros. Games. Hogwarts&#8217; Legacy (2023), Warner Bros. Games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What are you going to do with this enormous revenue figure? <em>Hogwarts Legacy<\/em> After the game was only available for two weeks and being exclusive to PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S, and PC?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/02\/13\/former-hogwarts-legacy-producer-troy-leavitt-says-reaction-to-his-exit-was-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-for-marketing-team-speculates-they-changed-strategies-to-avoid-a-biased-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former \u2018Hogwarts Legacy&#8217; Producer Troy Leavitt Says Reaction To His Exit Was The &#8220;Canary In The Coal Mine&#8221; Marketing Team: They Redesigned Strategies to Avoid A &#8220;Biased Press&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Bros. David Zaslav, Discovery CEO recently revealed that Hogwarts Legacy had generated $850 million in its initial gross revenue. That&#8217;s almost the same amount as Warner Bros. Wakanda Forever: Black Panther The entire theatrical run. These numbers show that those who tried to boycott the game were completely unsuccessful. 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