Harry Potter Movies Are Returning to Theaters With an Added Bonus

2025 will be a great start to the year for Harry Potter fans who want to relive the magic the movies hold for them as the Wizarding World is set to make its return to theaters nationwide in 2025. Becoming one of the most beloved and famous fantasy franchises of all time, the world of Harry Potter began all the way back in 2001 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which grossed $974 million at the worldwide box office during its initial run. Since then, Harry Potter has accumulated a huge following who fell in love with its charming and fairytale-like innocence as it follows the lives of a young wizard (aptly named Harry) and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, who all attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

However, if it wasn’t for a secretary at film producer David Heyman’s office in 1997 who discovered the book and fell in love with it after it had been placed on a low-priority bookshelf, the Harry Potter movies might never have happened. Even though Heyman couldn’t get to grips with the title at first, his love of J.K. Rowling’s words eventually pushed the film rights for the first four Harry Potter books to Warner Bros. for a staggering £1 million. Now, years later, Fathom Events, alongside Warner Bros, is leading its re-release, which will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

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First Four Harry Potter Movies Are Returning To Theaters

According to ComicBook, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be making their way to cinemas nationwide. Beginning with Sorcerer’s Stone on February 13, 2025, the rest of the movies will be shown sequentially over three weekends, which will run from Thursdays through until Sundays. This remarkable experience for fans will not only mark a fantastic opportunity to capture the magic of the films again, but it will also signify the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which premiered in 2005.

Harry Potter Movies Theater Release Dates

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Thursdays – Feb. 13, 20, and 27
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Fridays – Feb. 14, 21, and 28
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Saturdays – Feb. 15, 22, and March 1
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Sundays – Feb. 16, 23, and March 2

The best part about the first Harry Potter movies coming back to the cinema is that the re-release will come with a never-seen-before added surprise. Fans will be able to watch the movies for the first time in 3D and 4DX at participating theaters, which will include AMC, Regal, Showcase Cinemas, Cinemark, or Megaplex. As fans will be aware, the excitement doesn’t end there as casting is already in process for the upcoming Harry Potter TV series, which will adapt J.K. Rowling’s books and is planned to run for 10 consecutive years.

To add even more enthusiasm for the HBO series, the current rumor circulating is that the iconic character of Hagrid will be played by Ted Lasso‘s Brett Goldstein, as well as the reboot possibly finding its actor for Professor Severus Snape in the form of Paapa Essiedu. However, at present, none of the actors have been confirmed, so it seems as though it’s a waiting game for who will pick up the gauntlet once more.

The Harry Potter reboot is expected to premiere in early 2027.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Release Date

November 16, 2001

Director

Chris Columbus

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe , Rupert Grint , Emma Watson , Richard Harris , Tom Felton , Alan Rickman , Robbie Coltrane , Maggie Smith , Richard Griffiths , Ian Hart , Fiona Shaw , John Hurt , David Bradley , Matthew Lewis , Sean Biggerstaff , Warwick Davis , Harry Melling , James Phelps , Oliver Phelps , John Cleese , Chris Rankin , Alfred Enoch , Devon Murray , Jamie Waylett , Josh Herdman

Runtime

152 minutes

Character(s)

Harry Potter , Ron Weasley , Hermione Granger , Dumbledore , Draco Malfoy , Severus Snape , Rubeus Hagrid , Minerva McGonagall , Vernon Dursley , Quirinus Quirrell , Petunia Dursley , Mr. Ollivander , Argus Filch , Neville Longbottom , Oliver Wood , Goblin Bank Teller / Filius Flitwick / Griphook (voice) , Dudley Dursley , Fred Weasley , George Weasley , Nearly Headless Nick , Percy Weasley , Dean Thomas , Seamus Finnigan , Vincent Crabbe , Gregory Goyle

Producers

David Heyman , Duncan Henderson , Mark Radcliffe

Writers

Steve Kloves

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Source: ComicBook