Talk:Harry Potter (film series)

Nomination of Music of the Harry Potter films for deletion
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Reception
The Harry Potter films have been top-rank box office hits, with all eight releases on the list of highest-grossing films worldwide. Philosopher's Stone was the highest-grossing Harry Potter film up until the release of the final instalment of the series, Deathly Hallows Part 2, while Prisoner of Azkaban grossed the least. As well as being a financial success, the film series has also been a success among film critics. '''Opinions of the films are generally divided among fans, with one group preferring the more faithful approach of the first two films, and another group preferring the more stylised character-driven approach of the later films. Rowling has been consistently supportive of all the films and evaluated Deathly Hallows as her "favourite one" in the series.'''

Critical response
All the films have been a success financially and critically, making the franchise one of the major Hollywood "tent-poles" akin to James Bond, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Pirates of the Caribbean. The series is noted by audiences for growing visually darker and more mature as each film was released. However, opinions of the films generally divide book fans, with some preferring the more faithful approach of the first two films and others preferring the more stylised character-driven approach of the later films.

Some have also felt the series has a "disjointed" feel due to the changes in directors, as well as Michael Gambon's portrayal of Albus Dumbledore differing from that of Richard Harris. Author J. K. Rowling has been consistently supportive of the films, and evaluated Deathly Hallows as her favourite one in the series. She wrote on her website of the changes in the book-to-film transition, "It is simply impossible to incorporate every one of my storylines into a film that has to be kept under four hours long. Obviously films have restrictions – novels do not have constraints of time and budget; I can create dazzling effects relying on nothing but the interaction of my own and my readers' imaginations." Tengu99 (talk) 13:17, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

The original movie title
The original movie hereby entitled " Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone" should be "Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone". 2600:1700:BD20:51D0:A53F:FB1B:B269:7C72 (talk) 07:27, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
 * No, the film premiered in the UK first, on 4 November 2001 at Odeon, Leicester Square, London, and released in the UK first, where it was titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   07:40, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Streaming rights
As of April 12, 2024, the films are not exclusive to Max as the article currently suggests. They are also found on Peacock. 2601:18C:8C00:E7D0:B095:1BB4:77A2:4E4F (talk) 10:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Deb Kumar
Deb Kumar Roy   2409:4060:2EC9:4D3B:0:0:560A:A402 (talk) 19:59, 15 July 2024 (UTC)