This year, Hogwarts is hosting the Tri Wizard festival, and there may be a plot afoot to off Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) during the proceedings. Hermione (Emma Watson) finds a man worthy of her in competing Russian Quidditch champion Viktor Krum (Stanislav Ivaneski), to the chagrin of Ron Weaselly (Rupert Grint) who, though .. Read more
| Starring | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane |
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| Director | Mike Newell |
| Genres | Children, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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A falconer who supplied birds of prey for the Harry Potter franchise has been put behind bars after pleading guilty to neglect. Kenneth Lea was jailed for 12 weeks on 17 charges of neglect involving over 51 specialist birds at his farm in Bradford, England. The 50-year-old came to the attention of the courts after the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals RSPCA were tipped off about the "filthy" conditions. The birds, including owls, falcons and hawks were emaciated and... Read more
The estate of a penniless writer is suing the publishers behind J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, insisting they snubbed him and then used his idea as the basis for the boy wizard franchise. Adrian Jacobs approached Bloomsbury Publishing bosses in 1987, ten years before his death, and attempted to sell them his Willy The Wizard stories, but the publishers were far from impressed. Now, Jacobs' estate has issued proceedings in the English High Court, claiming copyright infringement. Family... Read more
The latest installment of Harry Potter, Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire, has taken more than $600 million, taking it to fifth in the all time international rankings of highest grossing films. Based on the fourth installment of J K Rowling's equally popular novels, the film joins Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone ($657 million) and Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets ($616 million) in the top five and which sit third and fourth respectively. The chart ranks international takings... Read more
Opening US sales for Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire have gone through the roof, without the aid of a broomstick, Associated Press has reported. The latest adventure in JK Rowling's fantasy series scored a sales figure of five million on its first day of release. The high figures could mean the film is on the way to beating Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban's 10.2 million copies. The figure includes all sales of the film's four-disc gift pack, two-disc special edition and single-disc Read more
The Transformers sequel has become a surefire success at the box office a day before the film is released in the U.S. - it's already among the top 25 pre-sellers of all time. Top cinema booking site MovieTickets.com reports more than 600 performances of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen have already sold out, including 274 midnight showings. The film, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, currently accounts for 93 per cent of ticket sales at the website, and has bumped the original 2007... Read more