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 Harry Potter is a British-American based on the novels by author. The series is distributed by and consists of eight, beginning with (2001) and culminating with (2011). A series that will consist of five films started with (2016), marking the beginning of the shared media franchise. The series was mainly produced by, and stars,, and as the three leading characters:,,.

Four directors worked on the series:,,,. Wrote the screenplay for (2007), while the remaining films had their screenplays written.

Production took place over ten years, with the main following Harry Potter's quest to overcome his arch-enemy., the seventh and final novel in the series, was adapted into two feature-length parts. Was released in November 2010, and was released in July 2011. Five of the series' eight films are among the, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 the highest-grossing film in the series and one of 36 films to gross over $1 billion, ranking at number ten. Without inflation adjustment, it is with $7.7 billion in worldwide receipts.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Origins Late in 1997, film producer David Heyman's London offices received a copy of the first book in what would become Rowling's series of seven Harry Potter novels. The book,, was relegated to a low-priority bookshelf, where it was discovered by a secretary who read it and gave it to Heyman with a positive review. Consequently, Heyman, who had originally disliked 'the rubbish title', read the book himself. Highly impressed by Rowling's work, he began the process that led to one of the most successful cinematic franchises of all time.

Heyman's enthusiasm led to Rowling's 1999 sale of the film rights for the first four Harry Potter books to Warner Bros. For a reported 1 million (US$2,000,000). A demand Rowling made was that the principal cast be kept strictly British, allowing nevertheless for the inclusion of many Irish actors, such as as Dumbledore, and for casting of French and Eastern European actors in where characters from the book are specified as such.

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 Warner Bros. To make non-author-written sequels. Although initially negotiated to direct the first film, he declined the offer.

Spielberg wanted the adaptation to be an, with American actor providing Harry Potter's voice. [ ] Spielberg contended that, in his opinion, there was every expectation of profit in making the film. He claims that making money would have been like 'shooting ducks in a barrel. It's just a slam dunk.

Oct 11, 2014 - The series is distributed by Warner Bros. And consists of eight fantasy films beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and ending. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) is the only film in the series not among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the highest-grossing film in the series and one of 28 films to gross over $1 billion, ranking at number 8.

It's just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts. Vetryanaya meljnica 2 klass tehnologiya prezentaciya. There's no challenge'. In the 'Rubbish Bin' section of her website, Rowling maintains that she had no role in choosing directors for the films, writing 'Anyone who thinks I could (or would) have 'veto-ed' him [Spielberg] needs their serviced.' After Spielberg left, conversations began with other directors, including,,,,,,,,,. Petersen and Reiner both pulled out of the running in March 2000. It was then narrowed down to Columbus, Gilliam, Parker, and Silberling.

Rowling's first choice was Terry Gilliam. However, on 28 March 2000 Columbus was appointed as director of the film, with Warner Bros.

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Citing his work on other family films such as and as influences for their decision. Harry Potter is the kind of timeless literary achievement that comes around once in a lifetime. Since the books have generated such a passionate following across the world, it was important to us to find a director that has an affinity for both children and magic. I can't think of anyone more ideally suited for this job than Chris [Columbus]. —, was selected to write the screenplay for the first film. He described adapting the book as 'tough' since 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, becoming an instant fan. When speaking to Warner Bros. He stated that the film had to be British and true to the characters. David Heyman was confirmed to produce the film. Rowling received a large amount of creative control for the film, an arrangement that Columbus did not mind. Had initially planned to release the first film over the 4 July 2001 weekend, making for such a short production window that several of the originally proposed directors had withdrawn themselves from contention. Eventually, due to time constraints, the date was put back to 16 November 2001.