Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie Details:
Based on | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling |
Countries | United Kingdom United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy, Adventure |
Release date | November 6, 2005 (Odeon Leicester Square) November 18, 2005 (United Kingdom and United States) |
Running time | 2hr 37min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Robbie Coltrane Ralph Fiennes Michael Gambon Brendan Gleeson Jason Isaacs Gary Oldman Alan Rickman Maggie Smith |
Directed by | Mike Newell |
Screenplay by | Steve Kloves |
Produced by | David Heyman |
Cinematography by | Roger Pratt |
Edited by | Mick Audsley |
Music by | Patrick Doyle |
Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures Heyday Films |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie Cast & Characters:
- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, a 14-year-old British wizard famous for surviving his parents’ murder at the hands of the evil dark wizard Lord Voldemort as an infant, who now enters his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Harry’s best friend at Hogwarts and a younger member of the Weasley wizarding family.
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Harry’s other best friend and the trio’s brains.
- Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, the gamekeeper, and Care of Magical Creatures teacher at Hogwarts.
- Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard intent on conquering the Wizarding World and the leader of the Death Eaters.
- Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts and one of the greatest wizards of all time.
- Brendan Gleeson as Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody, a famous ex-Auror appointed by Dumbledore as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.
- Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy, Draco’s father and a former Hogwarts pupil of Slytherin House. He is also a member of the Death Eaters.
- Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather, who had escaped from Azkaban after being wrongly imprisoned for twelve years and is now a fugitive.
- Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, The Potions teacher at Hogwarts and head of Slytherin.
- Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts, and head of Gryffindor.
- Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew / Wormtail, The Death Eater who betrayed Harry’s parents to Voldemort.
Storyline:
Harry Potter enters his fourth year at Hogwarts and Voldemort threatens to return. From the Quidditch World Cup to the Triwizard Tournament, Harry faces some tough battles – but none tougher than the strain it will put on his relationship with those closest to him.
About Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a fantasy adventure film, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and the fourth installment in the Harry Potter film series.
The film was directed by Mike Newell from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry’s best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger respectively.
Work on the script began in April 2003. Principal photography officially began on May 4, 2004, although shooting with the main cast did not start until June 25, 2004, at Leavesden Studios in England. Filming wrapped in March 2005.
Mike Newell received only $1 million to direct, whereas Chris Columbus received $10 million plus a percentage of the gross for directing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001).
An exclusive first look was shown on ABC during the television premiere of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on May 7, 2005. The first trailer was made available online on May 8, 2005, and the international trailer debuted online on August 23, 2005.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released worldwide on November 18, 2005, and received positive reviews. The film was successfully run at the box office, grossing $896 million worldwide, the highest-grossing film of 2005 and the sixth-highest-grossing film in the series. The first Harry Potter film to gross over $100 million domestically in its opening weekend.
This is the first Harry Potter movie to receive a “PG-13” rating (or its international equivalent) for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images. It is the preceding movies that were rated “PG” or equivalent.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design. Goblet of Fire was the second film in the series to be released in IMAX. It was followed by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2007.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | $150 million |
Domestic Opening | $102 million |
Domestic Collection | $290 million |
International Collection | $606 million |
Worldwide Collection | $897.5 million |