In the first three days went by, the successor to the Harry Potter series, more than 680,000 copies over the counter. Thus the magician record defeated Fifty Shades of Grey , which sold 664 478 books in the first week of 2012.

In the United States and Canada, the book, which is based the script for the same play in the West End, a great success. In the first two days after launch were there for two million copies of Harry Potter and the cursed child sold.

The book is on its way to defeat multiple global records such as those of most of the books in a week. The current record is held by author J. K. Rowling, namely Harry Potter and the deathly hallows . Thereof sold 1.8 million books in 2007 in the first week.

The cinematic spinoff of Harry Potter expects great success. The first film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them only comes out in November, but the sequel has already been announced for 2018