Does JK Rowling make money from Universal Studios ticket sales?


Does JK Rowling make money from Universal Studios ticket sales? Rowling receives low double-digit millions from a share of ticket, merchandise, sponsorship and food and beverage revenue. Wizarding World has been a massive boon for Universal Studios since the first one opened in 2010 at the Islands of Adventure park in Florida.


How much debt is Universal Studios in?

Universal has a total shareholder equity of $1.4B and total debt of $918.5M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 64.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $2.9B and $1.4B respectively. Universal's EBIT is $198.9M making its interest coverage ratio 3.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $99.7M.


How much does Universal make from their theme parks?

For the full fiscal year, the theme parks generated $7.5 billion in revenue, a 49.3% increase over the prior year. Universal attributed the strong performance to higher attendance and visitors spending at its parks in Orlando, Hollywood and Osaka, Japan.


Is Disney attendance declining?

According to InsideTheMagic.com, “Disney's attendance has dropped substantially,” with some attendees reporting impacts at Disneyland and other parks, with Disney World appearing more like a “ghost town” than a thriving tourist destination.


Does JK Rowling make money off theme parks?

However, JK Rowling has enormous leverage to get better payment and is believed to make tens of millions of dollars per year just on royalties, including theme park activities, merch sales, book sales, movie sales, and probably game sales.