Harry Potter is a British-American film series that is based on the Harry Potter novels that were written by J. K. Rowling. The series has been distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone that came out in 2001 and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 from 2011. A spin-off prequel series will consist of five films, starting with Fantastic Beats and Where To Find Them from 2016. The Fantastic Beasts films mark the beginning of a shared media franchise known as J. K. Rowling’s Wizarding World.

The series was mainly produced by David Heyman, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as the three leading characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermoine Granger. Four directors worked on the series: Chris Columbus, Alfonso Curaon, Mike Newell, and David Yates. The screenplays were written by Steve Kloves, with the exception of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was written by Michael Goldenberg. Production took over ten years to complete, with the main story arc following Harry Potter’s quest to overcome his arch-enemy, Lord Voldemort.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final novel in the series, was adapted into two feature-length films. Part 1 was released in November 2010 while Part 2 came out in July 2011.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the only film in the series not among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the highest-grossing film in the series and one of 30 films to gross over $1 billion, ranking at number eight. Without inflation adjustment, it is the second-highest grossing film of the series with $7.7 billion in worldwide receipts.