Harry Potter

The film series about the Boy Who Lived needs no introduction. Harry Potter not only dominated cinema but all of society during the entire first decade of this century. The film follows the adventures of Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they try to balance school, social drama, and the return of He Who Must Not Be Named. And while yes some films in the series are better than others, the best one commonly claimed to be Prisoner of Azkaban, they all maintain a decent level of quality throughout all eight connected movies which were unheard of that the time. This film series defined the childhood of thousands and has been one of the most successful franchises in film history.

Production

Directed by Chris Columbus (1–2), Alfonso Cuarón (3), Mike Newell (4), David Yates (5–8)

Produced by David Heyman, Chris Columbus (3), Mark Radcliffe (3), David Barron (5–8), J. K. Rowling (7–8)

Screenplay by Steve Kloves (1–4, 6–8), Michael Goldenberg (5)

Based on Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

Music by John Williams (1–3), Patrick Doyle (4), Nicholas Hooper (5–6), Alexandre Desplat (7–8)

Cinematography by John Seale (1), Roger Pratt (2, 4), Michael Seresin (3), Sławomir Idziak (5), Bruno Delbonnel (6), Eduardo Serra (7–8)

Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce (1), Peter Honess (2), Steven Weisberg (3),

Mick Audsley (4), Mark Day (5–8)

Production company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films, 1492 Pictures (1–3)

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: 2001–2011

Running time: 1179 minutes

Country: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Budget Total (8 films): $1.2 billion

Box office Total (8 films): $7.7 billion