Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie Details:
| Based on | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, Adventure |
| Release dates | November 3, 2002 (Odeon Leicester Square) November 15, 2002 (United Kingdom and United States) |
| Running time | 2hr 41min |
| Age rating | PG |
| Starring | Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Kenneth Branagh John Cleese Robbie Coltrane Warwick Davis Richard Griffiths Richard Harris Jason Isaacs Alan Rickman |
| Directed by | Chris Columbus |
| Screenplay by | Steve Kloves |
| Produced by | David Heyman |
| Cinematography by | Roger Pratt |
| Edited by | Peter Honess |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures Heyday Films 1492 Pictures |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie Cast & Characters:
- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, a 12-year-old British wizard famous for surviving his parents’ murder at the hands of the evil wizard Lord Voldemort as an infant, who now enters his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Harry’s best friend at Hogwarts and one of the youngest members of the Weasley family.
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Harry’s other best friend and the trio’s brains.
- Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart, a celebrity author and the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.
- John Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick, the Ghost of Gryffindor House.
- Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant gamekeeper at Hogwarts who is framed for opening the Chamber of Secrets and is sent to Azkaban on Lucius Malfoy’s orders.
- Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick, the Charms teacher at Hogwarts and head of Ravenclaw House.
- Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley, Harry’s abusive Muggle uncle, who despises wizards and works as a drill company director.
- Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts and one of the greatest wizards of the age.
- Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Draco’s father and a former Hogwarts pupil of Slytherin House who now works as a school governor at Hogwarts.
- Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall, the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts and head of Gryffindor House.
- Gemma Jones as Madame Pomfrey, the Hogwarts nurse.
- Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, the Potions teacher at Hogwarts and head of Slytherin House.
- Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley, Harry’s Muggle aunt.
- Julie Walters as Molly Weasley, Ron’s mother.
Storyline:
This is the second installment of Harry Potter’s adventures in the wizarding world! Now in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry prepares for more mischief and magic. But after discovering a mysterious warning, Harry and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, take solving the mystery into their own hands.
About Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a fantasy adventure film, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film was directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman,
It is the second installment in the Harry Potter movie series and the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001). The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Jason Isaacs and others.
Daniel Radcliffe was initially offered £125,000 (approximately $181,500) for this movie. The actors’ union Equity intervened and negotiated new terms, increasing his salary to roughly £2 million ($3 million).
Principal photography for the film began on November 19, 2001, just three days after the wide release of the first film. Filming took place mainly at Leavesden Film Studios in Hertfordshire, as well as on the Isle of Man. Principal photography wrapped in July 2002. Footage from the film began appearing online in the summer of 2002, with a teaser trailer.
This was the final Harry Potter film to feature Richard Harris as Hogwarts Headmaster Professor Albus Dumbledore. Harris died of Hodgkin’s disease a few weeks before the movie’s American release. Both Chamber of Secrets and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), are dedicated to his memory.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on November 15, 2002, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Critics praised its darker plot, sets, performances (especially Branagh, Coltrane, and Isaacs), and story appropriate for a young audience.
The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing $878 million worldwide—$262 million domestically and $619 million internationally—making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2002.
This movie earned over $88 million in the U.S. in its opening weekend, which at the time placed it third in the list of all-time biggest openings, behind Spider-Man (2002) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001).
In the U.K., this became the first movie to achieve a million DVD sales in its first weekend.
The film was nominated for many awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects. It was followed by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
This is the first of only two films of the series not to receive any Academy Award nominations. The other was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $100 million |
| Domestic Opening | $88 million |
| Domestic Collection | $262 million |
| International Collection | $619 million |
| Worldwide Collection | $882.5 million |
