british american fantasy film directed distributed second cinematic parts based novel film eighth final instalment harry potter film series written produced sequel story continues follow quest find destroy lord order stop film stars alongside harry best friends principal photography began february completed june taking place december years filming started instalment series released cinemas worldwide july film released film financial success best reviewed films film received praised visual effects cinematography musical score action sequences direction performances especially box office claimed worldwide opening weekend record earning million setting opening day opening weekend records countries film eighth highest grossing film time highest grossing film highest grossing film harry potter series ninth film gross billion blu ray dvd sets released november united_states december united_kingdom film released harry potter complete film collection box set dvd blu ray included films new special features released combo pack dvd blu ray november canada film won awards nominated including nominations plot lord grave burying asks help ron break vault agrees exchange tells harry taken belonged changed allegiance harry vault harry discovers cup sword trio leaving security release dragon guardian flee harry sees vision killing including learns aware theft harry realises connected trio reluctantly instructs portrait deceased younger sister leads trio secret hears harry return warns staff students punishment aiding harry harry confronts flees challenges duel community battle insistence harry speaks ghost reveals performed dark magic mother room requirement ron destroy cup room requirement attack harry finds ron intervene casts curse unable control flames harry friends save harry stabs ron kicks room requirement destroyed army attacks harry seeing mind realises snake final entering trio witness incorrectly telling serve dies killed owner orders kill dying tells harry memories chaos fred killed harry learns memories loved harry late mother lily despised father james bullied following death worked secretly protect harry love lily harry learns death hands planned saw woods led sword harry discovers originally failed kill harry die destroy piece soul harry casts harry finds spirit meets explains harry killed curse harry returns body determined defeat announces harry apparent death demands surrender gives defiant response draws sword harry reveals alive harry confronts duel castle leaving mortal kills great hall harry fight ends battle harry explains ron elder recognised true master disarmed earlier disarmed previous owner instead claiming elder harry breaks nineteen years later harry ron watch children leave king cross station cast harry best friends harry best friends cousin murderer harry half giant friend staff master head house employee death son lord twisted evil power hungry powerful wizard founder supreme leader late abducted father death ghost harry late godfather teacher new teacher head house member teacher casting roles minor characters recast replaced film example assumed role brother head inn book significant number characters appeared earlier novels defend large final battle director said want referring desire bring actors appeared franchise possible climactic battle sequence film reprise roles earlier films briefly battle scene final scene film set nineteen years film main story actors playing main characters look older use makeup special effects twice second characters aged photos leaked internet production filmed february june epilogue scene taking place december director shot film director photography described colourful fantasy oriented big opera huge battles idea splitting final book films came creative suggested executive producer initially responded negatively asked david going reading book discussing agreed division sets interview architectural digest production designer remarked creating sets said banking hall like marble big marble columns great strength fact counter helps feeling big proportions fun set exaggerated size exaggerated weight exaggerated shine marble treasure bank noted literally thousands pieces vacuum shiny gold silver special effects supervisor floor capable rising different levels kind physical swelling treasure spoke saying great challenge destruction sun rising smoke massive remains destroyed walls entrance hall entrance great hall roof great hall completely gone yeah big challenge enjoyable maybe helped guys art department sort prepare end demolished strike completely asked scene near end film said experimented lot honestly mean protracted process experiment sense burnt kind white experimented floors experimented different kind white covering white paint white fabric involved expose series camera tests got great deal preparation research visual effects supervisor said major job stage different stages production shots complex linking camera moves wide flying windows interior spaces took end started rebuilding school digitally double negative went taken years getting renders building constructing interiors windows building destruction version school design shots knowledge brilliant digital miniature practical shot summer tied instead finds flow structure able handle new concepts ideas quality film told los_angeles_times think good actually think people going pleased know little nervous days work shots visual effects results good think going impressed actually producer spoke sfx magazine conversion saying way david approaching trying approach character story point view trying use sense isolation separation gives appropriate moments approaching storytelling way visual effects film nominated oscar film won bafta award best special visual effects bafta awards music confirmed composer set return interview stated scoring great challenge lot expectations fulfill great deal work ahead separate interview note themes present film soundtrack film nominated 54th annual grammy awards distribution marketing march preview released revealing new footage new interviews starring cast united_states poster released march ends referring international release date april theatrical trailer released trailer revealed range new old footage trailer film released screenings pirates caribbean stranger tides june presented sneak film theatrical release april test screening film held chicago director producers editor attendance film world premiere july london united_states premiere held new_york_city july filmed film converted post production released film originally scheduled open indonesia july indonesian government levied new value added tax royalties foreign films february causing film studios including halt films including country film released cinemas recently enforced taxes films premiered kingdom august june month film release tickets went sale june received certificate note film contains moderate threat injury detail language film receive warning injury detail midnight july screened cinemas united_states played cinemas cinemas cinemas widest release film home media released november united_states formats disc standard dvd disc standard dvd special edition disc standard blu ray disc blu ray blu ray dvd digital copy united_kingdom ireland film released december formats disc standard dvd disc blu ray blu ray dvd digital copy disc blu ray combo pack blu ray blu ray dvd digital copy film set record fastest selling pre order dvd blu ray days pre order period sold million blu ray units million days friday sunday sold million dvd units million debut july sold million blu ray units million million dvd units million reception box office grossed united_states canada markets worldwide total worldwide earnings currently eighth highest grossing film highest grossing film highest grossing film harry potter franchise highest grossing children book adaptation set worldwide opening weekend record million set worldwide opening weekend record million worldwide earnings fastest film reach million days million days million days million days million days million days billion days tied avatar marvel july 19th day release ninth film cinematic history second surpass billion mark united_states canada north_america fifth highest grossing film highest grossing film highest grossing film highest grossing children book adaptation highest grossing fantasy live action film eleventh highest grossing film estimates film sold million tickets set new records advance ticket sales million midnight opening million midnight opening million grossed million opening friday setting friday gross record opening day records set opening weekend record million opening weekend record million opening weekend record film enhanced film earning potential opening gross came venues means million opening weekend originated second largest number time scored largest day day gross sixth highest grossing opening week friday thursday million seventh largest day gross fell second friday second weekend overall grossing million largest second weekend drop film opened million managed fastest grossing film franchise achieved second largest day gross time eighth weekend movie surpassed philosopher stone highest grossing film franchise north_america markets outside north_america highest grossing film highest grossing film highest grossing film highest grossing film opening day grossed million countries placing ahead higher half blood prince wednesday sunday day opening weekend set opening weekend record outside north_america earning million average share lower share dark moon stranger tides second weekend held spot fell million despite minor competition stranger tides second weekend million place box office outside north_america consecutive weekends united_kingdom ireland malta brought record million day opening weekend earned united_kingdom marking second largest opening weekend performance surpass prisoner opening weekend united_states dollars opening weekend time record million ahead order phoenix million film achieved largest single day gross saturday largest opening week million film total million million united_kingdom box office marking fifth highest grossing film highest grossing film highest grossing film set opening day records mexico million australia million france region million italy million sweden million norway million denmark million netherlands million belgium million czech_republic million argentina finland hong_kong established new harry potter opening day records japan million brazil million russia million spain million poland million set opening weekend records india million australia million new_zealand million brazil scandinavia million mexico million latin american european countries critical response review website rotten_tomatoes surveyed reviews concluded positive average score site describes film thrilling acted visually dazzling brings harry potter franchise satisfying suitably magical conclusion metacritic assigns rating based individual reviews film achieved average based reviews signifying universal acclaim film received score professional critics organisation highest rated film audiences surveyed gave film grade average daily telegraph commented monumental cinema gorgeous tones carrying ultimate message viewer young old darkness overcome expressed david book genuinely terrifying spectacle review released day evening standard rated film stated millions children parents know better won need reminding director let fact ways helps shortcomings final book remarked film showcases terrifying showdown easily equals lord rings star wars terms dramatic memorable battle good evil roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars said finale awe serve appropriate finale dramatic contrast relative innocence stone magical years ago bbc said film pretty solid ambitious adaptation complex book criticised post converted associated_press gave film stars said offers long promised answers pose eternal questions stay final chapter closed chicago_sun-times gave film rating said worthy final chapter best franchises film negative reviews described film deadly dull visual reviews criticised decision split novel cinematic parts daily_telegraph writing isn film half film going feel somewhat critics wrote film wrap said substantial flaw film people places objects barely fit minute running time gave film stars wrote end film stays left cinema accolades film garnered number accolades nominations nominated best art direction academy awards bafta awards film won best visual effects award nominated best production design best hair categories film nominated 54th annual grammy awards won screen actors guild award outstanding performance stunt ensemble motion picture film scored nominations annual saturn awards winning best fantasy film scream awards film received total nominations won best scream play best fantasy actor best holy scene year categories franchise expansion spin offs new trilogy set series currently development film fantastic find released november creator author harry potter book series closely involved new trilogy screenwriter film
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