Another movie franchise list! To some, Harry Potter movies may seem like a series for children, but the budgets and wages sure aren’t childish! Ms. Joanne (J.K.) Rowling can be proud.
These are all Harry Potter movies in order of release date, including some basic information and original movie posters.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
- Also known as: Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
- Film budget: $125,000,000
- Daniel Radcliffe’s salary: $380,000
- Fun fact: Harry Potter 1 was the second worldwide highest world grossing movie after Titanic
- Pre-release codename: ?
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Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
- Film budget: $100,000,000
- Daniel Radcliffe’s salary: $4,500,000
- Fun fact: Tickets for the film went on sale in the UK more than a month before the film was due to open.
- Pre-release codename: Incident on 57th Street
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Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
- Film budget: $130,000,000
- Daniel Radcliffe’s salary: $5,100,000
- Fun fact: To prevent the child actors to be subject to any foul language, movie director Alfonso Cuaron’s contract had a clause that forbade him from swearing in their presence.
- Pre-release codename: Radiator Blues
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Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
- Film budget: $150,000,000
- Daniel Radcliffe’s salary: $16,700,000
- Fun fact: In the scene where contestants enter the arena for the third task, girls are seen dancing the Macarena in the audience.
- Pre-release codename: Happy Days
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Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
- Film budget: $150,000,000
- Daniel Radcliffe’s salary: $21,300,000
- Fun fact: In the scene where the students eat breakfast in the Great Hall, there are boxes of cereal named Cheeri-Owls and Pixie-Puffs that have similar color schemes as Cheerios and Sugar Puffs.
- Pre-release codename: “The Raven” and “Tip-Top”
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Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
- Film budget: $250,000,000
- Daniel Radcliffe’s salary: $25,000,000
- Fun fact: It’s good to have friends: Emma Watson successfully recommended Jessie Cave for the role of Lavender Brown, even though she was not among the other 7,000 auditioning girls.
- Pre-release codename/working title: “Champion” and “Candlelit”
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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows: Part 1 (2010)
- Directed by: Chris Columbus
- Film budget: $125,000,000
- Daniel Radcliffe’s salary: $19,500,000 ($39 million combo deal for Parts 1 and 2)
- Fun fact: At the last moment the original 3D release was scrapped because there were technical difficulties to convert the film in to the right 3D format.
- Pre-release codename/working title: ?
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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows: Part 2 (2011)
- Directed by: David Yates
- Film budget: $225,000,000
- Daniel Radcliffe’s salary: $19,500,000 ($39 million combo deal for Parts 1 and 2)
- Fun fact: The Harry Potter movies received a total of twelve oscar nominations, but none was awarded.
- Pre-release codename/working title: Extra Time
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