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2025 will be a great start to the year forHarry Potterfans who want to relive the magic the movies hold for them as the Wizarding World is set to make its return to theaters nationwide in 2025. Becoming one of the most beloved and famous fantasy franchises of all time, the world ofHarry Potterbegan all the way back in 2001 withHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,which grossed $974 million at the worldwide box office during its initial run. Since then,Harry Potterhas accumulated a huge following who fell in love with its charming and fairytale-like innocence as it follows the lives of a young wizard (aptly named Harry) and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, who all attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
However, if it wasn’t for a secretary at film producer David Heyman’s office in 1997 who discovered the book and fell in love with it after it had been placed on a low-priority bookshelf, theHarry Pottermoviesmight never have happened. Even though Heyman couldn’t get to grips with the title at first, his love of J.K. Rowling’s words eventually pushed the film rights for the first fourHarry Potterbooks to Warner Bros. for a staggering £1 million. Now, years later, Fathom Events, alongside Warner Bros, is leading its re-release, which will celebrate the 20th anniversary ofHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
First Four Harry Potter Movies Are Returning To Theaters
According toComicBook,Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,andHarry Potter and the Goblet of Firewill be making their way to cinemas nationwide. Beginning withSorcerer’s Stoneon Jul 30, 2025, the rest of the movies will be shown sequentially over three weekends, which will run from Thursdays through until Sundays. This remarkable experience for fans will not only mark a fantastic opportunity to capture the magic of the films again, but it will also signify the 20thanniversary ofHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which premiered in 2005.
Harry Potter Movies Theater Release Dates
The best part about the firstHarry Pottermovies coming back to the cinema is that the re-release will come with a never-seen-before added surprise. Fans will be able to watch the movies for the first time in 3D and 4DX at participating theaters, which will include AMC, Regal, Showcase Cinemas, Cinemark, or Megaplex. As fans will be aware, the excitement doesn’t end there ascasting is already in process for the upcomingHarry PotterTV series, which will adapt J.K. Rowling’s books and is planned to run for 10 consecutive years.
To add even more enthusiasm for the HBO series, the current rumor circulating is that the iconic character of Hagrid will be played byTed Lasso’s Brett Goldstein, as well as the reboot possibly finding its actor forProfessor Severus Snape in the form of Paapa Essiedu. However, at present, none of the actors have been confirmed, so it seems as though it’s a waiting game for who will pick up the gauntlet once more.
