<P> As of 3 June 2011, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had sold over 3.4 million copies in hardcover or ebook formats, and 15 million copies altogether, in the United States . </P> <P> Wiley published a collection of essays, edited by Eric Bronson, titled The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy (2011). </P> <Ul> <Li> The Swedish film production company Yellow Bird created film versions of the first three Millennium books, all three films released in 2009, beginning with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, directed by Danish filmmaker Niels Arden Oplev . The protagonists were played by Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace . </Li> <Li> A Hollywood film adaptation of the book, directed by David Fincher, was released in December 2011 . The main characters were portrayed by Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara . </Li> <Li> Millennium, a Swedish six - part television miniseries based on the film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's series of the same name, was broadcast on SVT1 from 20 March 2010 to 24 April 2010 . The series was produced by Yellow Bird in cooperation with several production companies, including SVT, Nordisk Film, Film i Västm, and ZDF Enterprises . </Li> <Li> Dragon Tattoo Trilogy: Extended Edition is the title of the TV miniseries release on DVD, Blu - ray, and video on demand in the US . This version of the miniseries comprises nine hours of story content, including over two hours of additional footage not seen in the theatrical versions of the original Swedish films . The four - disc set includes: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO--EXTENDED EDITION, THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE--EXTENDED EDITION, THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST--EXTENDED EDITION, and a BONUS DISC including two hours of special features . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Swedish film production company Yellow Bird created film versions of the first three Millennium books, all three films released in 2009, beginning with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, directed by Danish filmmaker Niels Arden Oplev . The protagonists were played by Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace . </Li>

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