The Harry Potter franchise is one of the biggest and most successful, as well as one of the best to ever grace film and to dig its claws into the fabric of pop-culture. The fantastic novels spawned fantastic films that are beloved by fans and critics alike and are a staple of a generation as well as being one of just the biggest properties of all time.
The 8 Potter films alongside the 2 lesser Fantastic Beasts films were box office monsters and among the highest-grossing films of all time. With its dedicated fandom and films which are made with such skill to attract those who did not know the books to the films, helping make them immensely successful. So, here are all the Harry Potter films ranked by their gross, according to Box Office Mojo, note that change accounts for any figures adding up to being a dollar off.
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD (2018) - $653,755,901 WORLDWIDE
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the latest cinematic venture into the magical universe and follows Albus Dumbledore enlisting the help of Newt Scamander to stop Grindelwald and his plans of having pure-blood wizards to rule both the magical and non-magical world. The film was met with fairly negative reviews with 37% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.6 on IMDb.
The film, from its $200,000,000 budget grossed $62,163,104 in its domestic opening weekend on its way to a $159,555,901 domestic total which, with its $494,200,000 international gross brings it to a worldwide total of $653,755,901.
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) - $796,093,802 WORLDWIDE
The third entry in the Harry Potter franchise is a brilliant one. Prisoners Of Azkaban follows Harry and co’s third year at Hogwarts with serial killer Sirius Black on the loose and supposedly after Harry, time travel, secrets, and twists all bring about the narrative in the only main Potter film to not involve Voldemort. The film was met with great acclaim critically and with fans, with a 7.9 on IMDb and 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film had a $93,687,367 domestic opening weekend from a $130,000,000 budget, going on to make $249,975,996 domestically and $546,117,805 internationally for its worldwide gross of $796,093,802 which was helped by various re-releases.
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (2014) - $814,037,575 WORLDWIDE
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them was the first film in the magical world that was not a Potter film and was quite successful. In 1926 New York, both magical and no-maj forces threaten the city and caught up in it all is an author and magizoologist Newt Scamander who was only there for a stopover until some of his magical creatures get loose. The film got a 7.3 on IMDb and 74% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film’s $234,037,575 domestic total kicked off with a $74,403,387 domestic opening weekend, this combined with its $580,000,000 international gross makes its worldwide total $814,037,575 from a $180,000,000 budget.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002) - $879,465,594 WORLDWIDE
The second installment of the Potter films, Chamber of Secrets, sees a house-elf named Dobby warn Harry not return to school, he ignores him and when he gets there, the Hogwarts students getting petrified with dark magic and mystery surround it all as our three heroes try to figure it out. The film earned a 7.4 on IMDb and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film had a $100,000,000 budget and earned $88,357,488 in its domestic opening weekend on its way to a $262,450,136 domestic total which combines with its $617,015,457 international total to make its worldwide gross $879,465,594 which comes from both original theater run and re-releases.
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2005) - $896,346,229 WORLDWIDE
The Harry Potter franchise continued its darker tone in Goblet Of Fire which sees Harry forced to take part in the famous Tri-Wizard Tournament after someone illegally put his name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry goes through some tumultuous times as the tournament progresses and the return of Voldemort is imminent. The film scored a 7.7 on IMDb and 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In its domestic opening weekend, the film earned $102,685,961 on its way to a domestic gross of $290,417,905, which combined with its $605,928,323 take its worldwide total between its original run and re-releases to $896,346,229 from a $150,000,000 budget.
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (2009) - $934,326,396 WORLDWIDE
The sixth entry into the franchise, The Half-Blood Prince, sees Draco given a task by the dark lord and Harry is set a task by Dumbledore to retrieve a memory which is key to defeating Voldemort. In the end up, Horcruxes are introduced to the films and are the secret to Voldemort’s defeat and Snape heartbreakingly completes the task that was set for Draco. The film scored a 7.6 on IMDb and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film had a budget of $250,000,000 and earned $77,835,727 in its opening weekend domestically, which helped it to a $302,305,431 domestic total which added together with its $632,020,964 international total making its gross total $934,326,396, from its original release and re-releases.
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007) - $938,580,405 WORLDWIDE
Order Of The Phoenix sees Harry branded a liar by most people for his revelation that Voldemort is back, it also introduces fans to the Order of the Phoenix which is a secret order who are built for defeating Voldemort, the film sees Hogwarts go through some Ministry interference and Voldemort seek something from Harry. It got a 7.5 on IMDb and 78% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film opened domestically at $77,108,414 on its way to a $292,353,413 domestic total, it also earned $646,226,991 internationally, which between its original release and various re-releases.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (2010) - $960,666,490 WORLDWIDE
The first of 2 parts of an epic conclusion to the Potter franchise, Deathly Hallows: Part 1 sees Harry, Ron, and Hermione hide from Voldemort while seeking the other Horcruxes as the Ministry of Magic is overthrown by Voldemort’s men and Hogwarts deals with the same fate. The film earned 7.7 on IMDb and 77% on Rotten Tomatoes
The movie had a $250,000,000 budget (shared with Part 2) and earned $125,017,372 its opening weekend domestically, helping its domestic gross come in at $296,347,721 with its international gross totaling at $664,318,768 making its worldwide total, from both original run and re-releases, a big $960,666,490.
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE (2001) - $978,087,613 WORLDWIDE
The film that kicked it all off and introduced the boy who lives under the stairs to the big screen, The Sorcerer’s Stone follows Harry Potter being enrolled in Hogwarts and goes through his first year of Hogwarts, encountering evil and meeting his best friends in the kickoff of his journey. The film earned 7.6 on IMDb and 81% on Rotten Tomatoes
This film had half the budget of Deathly Hallows at $125,000,000 and earned less in its opening weekend with $90,294,621 going on to gross $318,087,620 domestically and $659,999,992 internationally taking its worldwide total to $978,087613 between original release and re-releases.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (2011) - $1,341,932,398 WORLDWIDE
The final film in the franchise is an epic one, Deathly Hallows: Part 2 shows Harry and co. go back to Hogwarts to find the last of the Horcruxes and end Voldemort once and for all with the Battle of Hogwarts commencing and various secrets and revelations coming to life about the characters in the film. This franchise finale earned 8.1 on IMDb and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film had a $250,000,000 budget (shared with Part 1) and earned the franchises highest domestic opening weekend at $169,189,427 on its way to a domestic total of $381,409,310, with its international total of $960,523,087 helping bring the worldwide gross to $1,341,932,398 between its original run and re-releases.
