Rings Movie Premiere - Seems Better than HP

[banjo_ken]

One thing that has been bothering me for a while is the fact that 
everybody seems to think that LotR and HP are in direct competition. 
Yes, they're both fantasy films based on popular books, but there's 
no reason for them to be opposed. I'm a great fan of both series, 
have seen HP several times, will most likely see LotR several times. 
I'm willing to bet there are many people out there who will do the 
same. So why the competition?

Ken