A little perspective

On the one hand

The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

    #9 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality > Atheism

    #68 in Books > Science & Math > History & Philosophy

As of January 2010, the English version of The God Delusion had sold over 2 million copies. It was ranked No.2 on the Amazon.com bestsellers' list in November 2006. In early December 2006, it reached No.4 in the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Seller list after nine weeks on the list. It remained on the list for 51 weeks until 30 September 2007. The German version, entitled Der Gotteswahn, had sold over 260,000 copies as of 28 January 2010.

On the other hand

Twilight

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

    #8 in Movies & TV > DVD > Romance

    #11 in Movies & TV > DVD > Fantasy

    #27 in Movies & TV > DVD > Action & Adventure

Twilight was theatrically released on November 21, 2008, grossing over US$392 million worldwide. It was released on DVD March 21, 2009, and became the most purchased DVD of the year.

Twilight grossed over $7 million in ticket sales from midnight showings alone on November 21, 2008. The film is fifth overall on online ticket service Fandango's list of top advance ticket sales, outranked only by its sequel the following year, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009). It grossed $35.7 million on its opening day. For its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, Twilight accumulated $69.6 million from 3,419 theaters at an average of $20,368 per theater. The film grossed $192,769,854 in the United States and Canada, and $199,846,771 in international territories for a total of $392,616,625. Its opening weekend gross was the highest ever of a female-directed film, surpassing that of Deep Impact (1998).