Harry Potter film series
Philosopher's Stone poster
Directed by	Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets: Chris Columbus Prisoner of Azkaban: Alfonso Cuarón Goblet of Fire: Mike Newell Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince: David Yates
Produced by	David Heyman
Written by	Novels: J. K. Rowling Screenplays: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 Steve Kloves 5 Michael Goldenberg
Starring	Trio cast: Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Other principal cast: (two or more films) Ralph Fiennes Michael Gambon Gary Oldman Maggie Smith Alan Rickman Robbie Coltrane Warwick Davis Bonnie Wright Matthew Lewis Tom Felton James Phelps Oliver Phelps
Music by	1, 2, 3 John Williams 4 Patrick Doyle 5, 6 Nicholas Hooper
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	2001 – TBA
Running time	150 min.
Country	United Kingdom  United States
Language	English
Budget	$655 million
Gross revenue	$4,480,956,067

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The five released to-date make up the highest grossing film series (not including inflation) of all time, with USD$4.48 billion in worldwide receipts.^[1] The series consists of five motion pictures with the latest installment, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, released to cinemas in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 12 July 2007^[2], and in Canada, Asia, Australia and the United States on 11 July 2007^[3]. In the United States, the revenues for the midnight opening were $12 million and first day revenues beat out Spider Man 2 ($40.4 million) for highest Wednesday opening at $44.2 million. The following is a non-definitive list of the all-time highest-grossing films. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name, by J. K. Rowling. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

Warner Brothers holds the film rights to produce adaptations of the two remaining novels, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.^[4] The former has a release date of November 21, 2008, and will be directed by David Yates.^[5] Film rights, like dramatic rights, these belong to the author, who may sell or option them to someone in the film industry - a producer or director, for example (or sometimes a specialist broker of such properties) - who will then try to gather the other professionals and secure the financial backing... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ... “HP7” redirects here. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... David Yates (born 1963 in St Helens, Merseyside) is an English film and television director. ...

Origins

In 1999, Rowling sold the film rights to the first four Harry Potter books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million (US$1,982,900).^[6] A demand Rowling made was that the principal cast be kept strictly British, nonetheless allowing for the inclusion of many Irish actors such as the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore, and for casting of French and Eastern European actors in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where characters from the book are specified as such.^[7] Rowling was hesitant to sell the rights because she "didn't want to give them control over the rest of the story" by selling the rights to the characters, which would have enabled WB to make non-author-written sequels.^[8] “WB” redirects here. ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. ...

Although Steven Spielberg initially negotiated to direct the film, he declined the offer.^[9] Spielberg wanted the adaptation to be an animated film, with American actor Haley Joel Osment to provide Harry Potter's voice.^[10] However, Spielberg contended that, in his opinion, there was every expectation of profit in making the film, and that making money would have been like "shooting ducks in a barrel. It's just a slam dunk. It's just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts. There's no challenge."^[11] In the Rubbish Bin section of her website, Rowling maintains that she has no role in choosing directors for the films, writing "Anyone who thinks I could (or would) have 'veto-ed' him [Spielberg] needs their Quick-Quotes Quill serviced."^[12] After Spielberg left, talks began with other directors, including: Chris Columbus, Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Demme, Mike Newell, Alan Parker, Wolfgang Petersen, Rob Reiner, Tim Robbins, Brad Silberling, and Peter Weir.^[13] Petersen and Reiner then both pulled out of the running in March 2000.^[14] It was then narrowed down to Silberling, Columbus, Parker and Gilliam.^[15] Rowling's first choice was Terry Gilliam.^[16] However on March 28, 2000 Columbus was appointed as director of the film, with Warner Bros. citing his work on other family films such as Home Alone and Mrs Doubtfire as influences for their decision.^[17] Steven Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... In the fictional Harry Potter series, many magical objects exist for the use of the characters. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ... Jonathan Demme (born February 22, 1944, in Baldwin, New York) is an American film director, producer and writer. ... Mike Newell can refer to: Mike Newell, film director Mike Newell, football player and manager Mike Newell, gentleman, scholar This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Alan Parker on the set of Pink Floyd The Wall Sir Alan Parker (born February 14, 1944) is a British film director, producer, writer, and actor. ... Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German film director. ... Robert Rob Reiner (born March 6, 1945) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, childrens advocate and political activist. ... Tim Robbins at Cannes, 2001 Height: 6 ft 4 in / 1. ... He is the husbad of actress Amy Brenneman, with whom that they have two kids . ... Peter Lindsay Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Home Alone is a 1990 comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. ... Robin Williams in character as Mrs. ...

Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay for the film. He described adapting the book as "tough", as it did not "lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books." Kloves was sent a "raft" of synopses of books proposed as film adaptations, with Harry Potter being the only one that jumped out at him. He went out and bought the book, and became an instant fan. When speaking to Warner Bros. he stated that the film had to be British, and had to be true to the characters.^[18] David Heyman was selected to produce the film.^[17] Rowling received a large amount of creative control for the film, being made an executive producer, an arrangement that Columbus did not mind.^[19] Steven Kloves (born March 18, 1960) is an American screenwriter mainly renowned for his adaptations of novels, especially for the Harry Potter film series and for Wonder Boys, whose screenplay was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. ... David Heyman is a British film producer born in London, England in 1961. ...

Warner Bros. had initially planned to release the film over the July 4, 2001 weekend, making for such a short production window that several proposed directors pulled themselves out of the running. However due to time constraints the date was put back to November 16, 2001.^[20] is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Production

Chris Columbus directed the first two films, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Alfonso Cuarón directed the third, and Mike Newell directed the fourth. The fifth, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was directed by David Yates, he will also direct the sixth, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.^[21] Columbus also worked as producer on the first three films. Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, known in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, is a 2001 fantasy/adventure film based on the novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second fantasy adventure film in the popular Harry Potter films series, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (born November 28, 1961 in Mexico City) is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer. ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ... Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942) is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for television. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film, based on J.K. Rowlings novel of the same name, and is the fourth film in the popular Harry Potter film series. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name, by J. K. Rowling. ... David Yates (born 1963 in St Helens, Merseyside) is an English film and television director. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2008 fantasy adventure, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ...

Rowling's first choice for director was originally Terry Gilliam, but Columbus' involvement as screenwriter on the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes encouraged Warner Bros. to select him in preference. It is similar to the Harry Potter series in that it includes three leads who bear a strong resemblance to the Harry, Ron and Hermione of Rowling's description (as does a character named Dudley to Draco Malfoy). They investigate a supernatural mystery in a Gothic boarding school, where staff include the Professor Flitwick-like Waxflatter, and sinister Rathe. Scenes from the film were used to cast the first Harry Potter film.^[22] Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ... Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus, depicts a young Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meeting and solving a mystery together at a boarding school. ... Filius Flitwick (born October 17, year unknown)[1] is a fictional character in the Harry Potter books. ...

In 2000, the virtually unknown British actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were selected from thousands of auditioning children to play the roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively.^[23] They have played their characters in the first five films, and on 23 March 2007, Warner Bros. confirmed that all three would return for the sixth and seventh.^[4] Other notable Potter character portrayals include Robbie Coltrane's Hagrid, Alan Rickman's Severus Snape, Tom Felton's Draco Malfoy, Maggie Smith's Minerva McGonagall, and Richard Harris and Michael Gambon's Albus Dumbledore (Gambon took over for the third film following Harris's death in 2002). Each reprised their characters for Order of the Phoenix, along with Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, and Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe[1] (born 23 July 1989) is a British film, television and stage actor. ... Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson[1] (born 15 April 1990) is an English film actress who rose to fame playing the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. ... Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint[1] (born August 24, 1988) is an English actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films. ... Harry James Potter is a fictional character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of fantasy books. ... Hermione Jean Granger (first name pronounced IPA: ) is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2008 fantasy adventure, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ... For the jazz saxophonist, see Ravi Coltrane. ... Rubeus Hagrid (born December 6, year ca. ... Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born February 21, 1946) is an acclaimed, award-winning English film, television and stage actor. ... Severus Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Thomas Andrew Felton[2] (born September 22, 1987))[1] is an English film and television actor. ... Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born 28 December 1934), better known as Dame Maggie Smith, is a two-time Academy Award, and Emmy-winning English film, stage, and television actress. ... Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... For other persons named Richard Harris, see Richard Harris (disambiguation). ... Sir Michael John Gambon, KBE (born October 19, 1940), is an acclaimed Irish-British actor who has worked in television, film and theatre. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor. ... Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character and antagonist in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Leonard Gary Oldman (born March 21, 1958) is a BAFTA and Saturn Award-winning English actor, writer and director, best known to film audiences for his portrayals of many memorable Hollywood villains[1], perhaps most notably his performance as Count Dracula in Francis Ford Coppolas romance-horror blockbuster Dracula... Sirius Black is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes, (IPA: ), born 22 December 1962) is a Tony Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated and Genie Award-nominated British actor. ... Lord Voldemort (IPA: [1][2]) is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the Harry Potter novel series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ...

The first four films were scripted by Steve Kloves with the direct assistance of Rowling, though she allowed Kloves what he described as "tremendous elbow room". Thus the plot and tone of each film and its corresponding book are virtually the same with some changes and omissions for purposes of cinematic style and time constraints. Rowling has asked Kloves to keep being faithful to the books.^[24] Steven Kloves (born March 18, 1960) is an American screenwriter mainly renowned for his adaptations of novels, especially for the Harry Potter film series and for Wonder Boys, whose screenplay was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. ...

The fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released by Warner Bros. on July 11, 2007, in English-speaking countries, except for the UK and Ireland which released the movie on July 12.^[25] Ironically, Order of the Phoenix is the shortest film in the series so far (at 138 mins.), whereas its book counterpart is the longest book in the series (at 257,045 word count^[26]). Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name, by J. K. Rowling. ... “WB” redirects here. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The sixth, Half-Blood Prince is scheduled for a worldwide release on the 21st of November, 2008.^[27] Production of Deathly Hallows is confirmed, but no date has been set. If the year-and-half gap between each of the movies is maintained, the movie will probably be released around mid-to-late 2010. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Response

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All the films in the series have been a tremendous financial success, causing the franchise to be seen as one of the major Hollywood tent-poles, akin with Star Wars, James Bond, Shrek, Spider Man, The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... This article is about the series. ... The official film logo of James Bond (007) The adventures of Ian Flemings fictional secret agent, James Bond, have become a successful film series, with twenty-one titles made by EON Productions as of 2007. ... It has been suggested that Shrek 4 be merged into this article or section. ... The Spider-Man film series currently consists of three superhero films based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, portrayed by Tobey Maguire. ... This article is about the Peter Jackson films. ... The Pirates of the Caribbean films are a trilogy of pirate adventure films directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. ...

However, opinions of the films generally divide book fans right down the middle, with one group preferring the more faithful approach of the first two films, and another group perferring the more stylised character-driven approach of the later films.

Some feel the series has a "disjointed" feel due to the changes in directors, as well as Michael Gambon's interpretation of Dumbledore differing from that of Richard Harris's^{[citation needed]}.

Chris Columbus's approach was extremely faithful to the source material, recreating the book as much as possible. A criticism is that his two films contain much action but little emotion, undeveloped characters, and an abundance of expository dialogue. Such a strict recreation of the book also results in a slow pace, and consequently, the films are accused of being too long.

Alfonso Cuaron's approach was more stylized and lively, using many handheld long takes and dark uses of colour. Unlike Columbus, his dislike of expository dialogue or explanation of backstory (most notably the Marauder's story) led to criticisms of his approach being "style over substance". His reimagining of Hogwarts and student attire caused some to feel the continuity of the series had been hurt, though some find it to be closer to the descriptions in the novels. Furthermore, his quickfire pacing led to a shorter film, leading some to call Cuaron "lazy".^{[citation needed]} However, the film is often perceived by critics to be the finest in the series.^[28]

Mike Newell's approach focused more on humour and character development. Newell delved more into interactions between the students and their relationships, creating the feeling of a British boarding school. A criticism is that Newell left in moments of slapstick, childish humour (such as Madame Maxime eating something out of Hagrid's beard) in favour of the book's subplots, resulting in a rushed, disjointed film.

David Yates took his movie in an entirely different direction. He focused more on the tone of the book, ensuring that the film was as dark as its counterpart. This has led to criticisms that the movie is missing the delight and "magic" that installments three and four had. However, it is unclear whether or not these "problems" should be attributed to Michael Goldenberg (the screenwriter, taking over for Steve Kloves) or rather to Yates himself. On the other hand, some have seen his direction thus far as an improvement; comparable to Cuaron's dark style.^{[citation needed]}

It is worth mentioning that perceptions of the films have changed over time. For instance, at the time of its release, Chamber of Secrets was almost universally praised as superior to the first film, due to the darker tone and improved acting of the leads. However, as later entries became even darker and the performances continued to improve, it became less praised and thought of simply as "more of Columbus doing the same thing as the first". Furthermore, both films were criticised for lacking character moments, but the repeated airings of "Extended TV Versions" on the ABC and ABC Family networks, which incorporate deleted scenes into the films, have been able to add a few character moments back in. Columbus's films have benefited the most from these "Extended" versions.^{[citation needed]}

Rowling has been constantly supportive of the films,^[29][30][31] and evaluated Order of the Phoenix as "the best one yet" in the series.^[32] She wrote on her web site of the changes in the book-to-film transition, "It is simply impossible to incorporate every one of my storylines into a film that has to be kept under four hours long. Obviously films have restrictions novels do not have, constraints of time and budget; I can create dazzling effects relying on nothing but the interaction of my own and my readers’ imaginations".^[33]

Films

• As of September 2007, The Harry Potter film franchise is the number one film franchise of all time with the five films released so far grossing $4.48 billion dollars worldwide, beating out all 21 Bond films and the six films in the Star Wars franchise without inflation.

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