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Potter script sells more than 2 million copies in 2 days

NEW YORK - Not even "Hamilton" can keep up with these numbers.

The script to the London stage production "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two" sold more than 2 million print copies in North America in its first two days of publication, Scholastic announced Wednesday.

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That's well below the 8.3 million copies sold in 2007 for the first day of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," J.K. Rowling's then-presumed finale for her fantasy series. But it's still among the fastest-selling works in history and a remarkable number for the script to a play. A text edition of "Hamilton" has also been a best-seller this year.

Reviews for the "Cursed Child" book have been mixed, but the new Potter has topped the best-seller lists of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com and brought in readers nationwide over the weekend for midnight parties celebrating the release.

Several previous Rowling books also reached high on the Amazon and Barnes & Noble lists in recent days.

Sales for the e-edition for "Cursed Child," released through Rowling's Pottermore website, have not been announced. The script is based on a Rowling story and co-written by Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.

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