At least for movies business, Harry Potter proves to be a real magician as Warner Bros Pictures announced that the five Harry Potter films to date have totaled $4.47 billion.

"This worldwide box office record once again proves that the appeal of the Harry Potter movies knows no border, no age limit, and no language barrier," said Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, Warner Bros Pictures president of international distribution. "Each of the five films has captured the hearts and sparked the imagination of audiences everywhere."

According to Warner Bros Pictures Harry Potter movies have surpassed the box office of all 22 James Bond films and the six Star Wars movies.

Until Harry Potter phenomenon, the James Bond franchise was the holder of the record with $4.4 billion, while Star Wars movies have totaled $4.23 billion in worldwide box office sales.

The last movie inspired by the adventures of the boy wizard, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” has earned so far $923.7 million.

The first movie inspired by the JK Rowling’s books, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone“, was released in 2001 and it was followed by  “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” in 2002. After two years, in 2004 “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” hit the screens and 2005 was the year of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”.

There are two more movies scheduled for release in the next three years,”Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” in 2008 and the movie based on the last books from the series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” in 2010.

Still it’s very possible that the James Bond franchise will regain its supremacy as a new  movie, “Bond 22” is set to be released in 2008.