Harry Potter

Monday, April 07, 2008 -- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Warner Bros. Pictures' thrilling tale of adolescent wizardry, featuring wizards-in-training Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), airs as the "ABC Saturday Movie of the Week," APRIL 26 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. The feature, nominated for an Academy Award and winner of a British Academy of Film and Television Award (BAFTA) and of the "Favorite Movie" at the Kids' Choice Awards in 2006, will be broadcast in HDTV format with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio.    » read more »

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," Warner Bros. Pictures' soaring whirlwind tale of adolescent wizardry, featuring wizards-in-training Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), airs as the "ABC Saturday Movie of the Week"

Monday, March 31, 2008 -- APRIL 19 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network (rebroadcast; OAD 10/28/06). The feature, nominated for two Academy Awards and three British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) in 2005 and winner of the BAFTA Children's Award in 2004, will be broadcast in HDTV format with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.    » read more »

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01 November 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- J.K. Rowling has completed her first book not to feature the teenaged wizard Harry Potter - but don't look for it on the best-seller chart.

The British author says only seven copies of 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' are being printed. One will be auctioned in December to raise money for a children's charity, while the others have been given away as gifts.    » read more »

12 October 2007 -- An Indian court is allowing organizers of a Hindu festival to build a replica of the imaginary school depicted in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.

A judge ruled Friday that the community group in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata will not have to pay compensation to Rowling.

Festival organizers argued the celebrations are for the public interest and not for profit.    » read more »

October 08, 2007 -- With the overwhelming popularity of the Harry Potter franchise, Warner Home Video (WHV) will step out of the realm of conventional DVDs with a new foray that will allow fans to experience the magic and adventure of the world of Harry Potter like never before. With the release of the Harry Potter Interactive DVD game, fans can experience in a whole new way the challenges that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has to offer.    » read more »

Washington, 30 July 2007 (By Ray McDonald) -- A yellow man with bulging eyes and an insatiable appetite for donuts rules the U.S. box office. Homer Simpson and his cartoon clan pulled in $71.9 million over the weekend, propelling The Simpsons Movie to number one.

The Simpsons Movie sent last week's champ I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry sinking to second place at $19 million, a 44 percent drop.    » read more »

03 July 2007 -- The seventh and final book in J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series has become Amazon.com's most popular pre-ordered product.

The Internet retailer claims customers have ordered nearly 1.6 million copies ahead of the book's release on July 21. Amazon said on July 2 that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows surpassed the previous record of 1.5 million orders set by its predecessor, Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince.

The retailer predicted that orders would continue to rise by "many more hundreds of thousands of copies."    » read more »

31 May 2007 -- Harry Potter, the fictional young wizard who is the hero of best-selling books and movies, is getting his own theme park in Florida.

The Warner Brothers movie company, which has sold billions of dollars worth of tickets to various Harry Potter films, is teaming up with Universal's Orlando, Florida resort in a deal they hope will enchant visitors.

The park is supposed to look like the castle, magical town, and creepy (frightening) woods featured in the movies.    » read more »