Film: Harry Potter Franchise

Harry Potter Case Study

Key Facts:

- All 8 Films were funded and distributed by Warner brothers Pictuers

- All 8 films were produced by Heyday Films

- Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) , Rupert Grint ( Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) were the 3 main starts of all 8 films

- J.K Rowling is the author of all 7 Harry Potter books

- Steve Kolves wrote all 8 Screen Plays for the Harry Potter films

- David Hayman brought the rights to Harry Potter off J.K Rowling for 2 million pounds

- The Harry Potter franchise is the highest grossing franchise of all time grossing over 7.7 billion dollars

- All the actors in Harry Potter are either English or Irish

Film: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Director: Chris Columbus

Year it was released: 2001

Budget: Estimated at around $125,000,000

Grose Profit: $974,755,371

Film: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretes

Director: Chris Columbus

Year it was released: 2002

Budget: Estimated at around $100,000,000

Grose Profit: $878,979,634

Film: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Year it was released: 2004

Budget: Estimated at around $130,000,000

Grose Profit: $796,688,549

Film: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Director: Mike Newell

Year it was released: 2005

Budget: Estimated at around $150,000,000

Grose Profit: $896, 911,078

Film: Harry Potter and the Order of the phoenix

Director: David Yates

Year it was released: 2007

Budget: Estimated at around $150, 000, 000

Grose Profit: $939, 885, 929

Film: Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince

Director: David Yates

Year it was released: 2009

Budget: Estimated at around $250, 000, 000

Grose Profit: $934,416, 487

Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1

Director: David Yates

Year it was released: 2010

Budget: Estimated at around $150, 000, 000

Grose Profit: $955,417,476

Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Director: David Yates

Year it was released: 2011

Budget: Estimated at around $125, 000, 000

Grose Profit: $1,328,111,219

Interesting Facts:

- Michael Gambon plays Albus Dumbledore in this the third film as Richard Harris died on the 25th October 2002

- In every Harry Potter film there's a new Professor

- Just under 15hundred special effects were used in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince