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Article: Lord Of The Rings v. Harry Potter.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 20, 2001
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Last night the first British cinema audiences got the chance to see the blockbuster Lord Of the Rings. Now the titanic struggle begins to see whether the newcomer can oust Harry Potter from the hearts of the nation's young cinema-goers. Hundreds of millions of pounds are at stake. Our reporters were outside last night, to quiz audiences after the movie about their reactions to the big question: Does LOTR beat HP?
IN just a few years the Harry Potter books have mushroomed into a global phenomenon beloved of tens of millions of boys and girls across the world - whereas the Lord Of The Rings has traditionally appealed more to young teenage boys.
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