| Gross: [11], One of the major challenges for Delbonnel was lighting the film. The film received positive reviews, with praise for Yates's direction, the performances, Delbonnel's cinematography, Nicholas Hooper's musical score, and "emotionally satisfying" story. In the US, it surpassed all of its predecessors by a wide margin, achieving the sixth-largest-ever five-day opening in that country. Filming took place from 5 pm to 5 am daily, and residents of the street were asked to black out their windows with dark blinds. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (or simply Fantastic Beasts) is the first prequel of a series of films based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, one of the companion books to J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. [103] [106] The Blu-ray and DVD released in India,[107] the Philippines, South Africa, Czech Republic and Israel on 16 November 2009, making them the first countries to get the Half Blood Prince DVD release before the UK and the US. [55][56], The opening scenes of the Death Eaters' attack on Diagon Alley and London was created by Double Negative, led by VFX Supervisor Paul Franklin. Double Negative spent six months surveying and documenting the environment around the River Thames and Trafalgar Square to create the swooping views of the city. [70] An international teaser was released on 26 October[71] and another teaser trailer was released. Daniel Radcliffe, Stars: [133] Todd McCarthy of the trade magazine Variety said that the film is "dazzlingly well made" and "less fanciful than the previous entries". Craig noted "Apart from the point at which Harry and Dumbledore first arrive and the island formation on which everything inside the cave happens, the set is entirely virtual, designed in the computer. $292.00M, PG The website's critical consensus reads, "Dark, thrilling, and occasionally quite funny, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is also visually stunning and emotionally satisfying. [3] It is based on J. K. Rowling's 2005 novel of the same name. Craig noted that the film used several CGI sets, noticeably the interior of the Cave where Harry and Dumbledore both go to hunt Horcruxes. [38], Following a week of rehearsals, principal photography began on 24 September 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. I thought it could be interesting and more dramatic if the light was floating, circling above the characters faces: sometimes lighting them, sometimes hiding them in a very random and unpredictable way. 474,203 How could I light them in a different way? Director: Harry uses his Liquid Luck potion to convince Slughorn to surrender the memory Dumbledore needs. | The stunning success of the first four Harry Potter books has led to the production of the first Harry Potter film in 2001 which was based on the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to forgo their final year at Hogwarts in order to track down the remaining Horcruxes. Paul Dergarabedian of Hollywood.com ranked the film with The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and called the film a "possible Oscar contender". Maggie Smith, Votes: The trio celebrate with mead Slughorn intended to gift to Dumbledore, but Ron is poisoned, forcing Harry to save his life. Also maintained were costume designer Jany Temime, visual effects supervisor Tim Burke, creature and make-up effects designer Nick Dudman, and special effects supervisor John Richardson from the third film. [117] As with Goblet of Fire, the Dursleys were cut, which Steve Kloves did to "break the pattern". Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Australian production starting again in Feb. 2021. 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The enduringly popular adventures of Harry, Ron, and Hermione have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. Director: Emma Watson, [61] Yates felt that they needed "an injection of jeopardy and danger" and that without it there was too much comedy and lightness. Eric Sykes, Votes: Fortunately David Yates, and the producers liked the idea." 152 min [35] Several new sets are introduced, including Tom Riddle's Orphanage, Astronomy Tower and the Cave. [57], The film's score was composed by Nicholas Hooper, who also composed the music for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Draco's mother Narcissa and aunt Bellatrix Lestrange seek out Severus Snape, who claims to be a mole within the Order of the Phoenix. [103] As if the school was a dark character. Pictures. [23] Jamie Campbell Bower, who appeared in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, previously noted that he had his "fingers crossed" he would be cast as a young Riddle. Yates didn't want to lose the "very European look" of the film, but after retouching the picture, he said, "It's not what you wanted, but we're happy with it." Harry Potter is a British film series based on the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling. Thomas James Longley was the original choice to take on the role but Riddle was ultimately played by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as a child and Frank Dillane as a teenager. It is the fifth-highest-grossing film in the franchise. Harry Potter fans have spent countless hours mulling over the books and film franchise and have devised some pretty spellbinding theories about the world of witchcraft and wizardry… Also included are deleted scenes comprising 8 scenes with a running length of 6 minutes and 31 seconds,[105] and a sneak peek of the next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010). "[16], In an interview with Dark Horizons, Yates said that "I was still working on Order of the Phoenix when they asked me to do Half-Blood Prince. [110], On 14 June 2011, an Ultimate Edition was released simultaneously with the Ultimate Edition of the Order of the Phoenix film on both Blu-ray and DVD, containing new bonus features, documentaries and collectables. Bill Nighy, Votes: [40][41], On the weekend of 6 October 2007, the crew shot scenes involving the Hogwarts Express in the misty and dewy environment of Fort William, Scotland. [24] (Bower was, however, later cast as the teenage Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.) Since the whole fire scene was very time-consuming, computer graphics artist Chris Horvath spent eight months finding a faster way to conjure flames. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the only film in the series not among the 50 highest-grossing films, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the highest-grossing film in the series and one of 26 films to gross over $1 billion, ranking at number 8. [130], The first review of the film came three weeks before the official release. My favorite film in the franchise, Deathly Hallows Part 1 is a serious shift in tone for the Potter movies. [123] As with all of the previous films in the franchise, Half-Blood Prince proved to be extremely successful globally with an estimated non-US total gross of $632.5 million, totalling approximately $934.4 million worldwide,[3] making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2009, behind Avatar. They travel to a cave where Harry aids Dumbledore in drinking a potion that hides another Horcrux, Slytherin's locket. 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Bellatrix and Greyback attack the Burrow, and Harry saves Ginny before the Order arrives and fights off the Death Eaters. A weakened Dumbledore defends them from Inferi and apparates back to Hogwarts, where Bellatrix, Greyback, and other Death Eaters enter through the Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirement, which Draco connected to the one in Knockturn Alley. [128], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 84% based on 280 reviews, with an average rating of 7.10/10. Michael Gambon, Votes: He also noted that Inferi are skinnier than zombies, waterlogged and grey. "[90] Dan Fellman, WB head of distribution, said that the studio had considered the date change for three to four weeks prior to the announcement, but gave it serious consideration a week before they came to their final decision. 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Horn noted that the move was meant "to guarantee the studio a major summer blockbuster in 2009," with other films being delayed due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. The magical place where Hagrid took Harry to get all his supplies for his first year at school in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is called Diagon Alley.The interior parts of the alley were filmed in sets created at Leavesden Film Studios, like many assorted set pieces. A PC version was also produced but was immediately withdrawn due to DRM issues, and the PC version was reissued on 28 November. [116] It earned an additional $46 million overseas for a worldwide total of $104 million, breaking the record for highest single-day worldwide gross, previously held by The Dark Knight. [38] A series of night scenes were filmed in the village of Lacock and the cloisters at Lacock Abbey for three nights starting 25 October 2007. Therefore, the IMAX 3D version of the film was released on 29 July 2009 there. [58], The album debuted at number twenty-nine on the Billboard 200 chart, thus making it the highest-charting soundtrack among all the six movie soundtracks released. [139], David Stratton, of Margaret and David at the Movies, gave the film a 2.5 out of a possible 5 stars, remarking, "For non-readers [of the Harry Potter series] the films are now borderline incomprehensible", and that the film was "a little tedious" and "generally less interesting visually than its predecessors." [95], The sixth film was simultaneously released in regular cinemas and IMAX 3D everywhere but the United States, due to a conflicting agreement in which Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was given a four-week window by itself in IMAX in that country. Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiered in London on 7 July 2009[6] and was released theatrically worldwide on 15 July. Emma Watson, Voldemort is well and truly dead. Alfonso Cuarón 510,612 $290.01M, PG-13 Votes: [141], The film was nominated for BAFTA Awards in Production Design and Visual Effects,[12] and was in the longlists for five other categories, including Best Supporting Actor for Alan Rickman. [63] Radcliffe was critical of his own performance in the film, stating in an interview in 2014 that he was "just not very good in it", and calling it "hard to watch". Harry consoles Hermione, admitting to his own feelings for Ron's younger sister, Ginny. [89] An unnamed rival studio executive told Entertainment Weekly that the move was to "stop next year's profits from looking seriously underwhelming after the phenomenal success of The Dark Knight," as "they don't need the money this year anymore. Viewing the memory with Dumbledore, Harry learns Voldemort wanted information about Horcruxes, magical objects containing pieces of a wizard's soul as a form of immortality. 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