EXCLUSIVE: JK Rowling has pocketed an £8.25M ($10.5M) paycheck after stage show Harry Potter And The Cursed Child proved to be a post-pandemic crowd pleaser.
HPTP Holdings, the parent company for Rowling’s theatrical interests, paid out the dividend as productions of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child reopened doors to audiences.
The company said ticket sales had returned to pre-pandemic levels in London, where the Sonia Friedman Productions and Playground Entertainment co-production plays at the Palace Theatre.
The Broadway version of the show, staged at the Lyric Theatre, has moved into profit, according to HPTP Holdings earnings filed at UK Companies House.
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