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Harry Potter is a film series based on the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.The series was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
Principal photography began in early 2004, and the film premiered worldwide on 18 November 2005. Five days following release, it had earned over US$102 million at the North American box office, the third-highest first-weekend tally for a Harry Potter film behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2.
With a worldwide gross of $960 million, Part 1 became the third-highest-grossing film of 2010, [13] the tenth highest-grossing film of all time at the time and the third-highest-grossing Harry Potter film in terms of worldwide totals. [14] The film was nominated for many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and Best Visual ...
The "Harry Potter" films spanned from 2001 to 2011 and launched many of its actors into stardom.. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint all found continued acting success as adults. Well ...
Ralph Fiennes, the actor who played Harry Potter villain Voldemort in most of the films, has spoken, and he likes the idea of Oppenheimer Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy playing the character in HBO's ...
Ralph Fiennes is remembering legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith.. Fiennes, who played Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, recently honored Smith following her death at age 89 in ...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Michael Goldenberg. It is based on the 2003 novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series.
John Hurt took on the supporting role of expert wandmaker Garrick Ollivander in the first and final two "Harry Potter" movies. In 2017, the actor died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 77.