First Four Harry Potter Films Coming Back to Movie Theatres in The U.S. Beginning This Week
Published by on Feb 11, 2025 10:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST FOUR HARRY POTTER FILMS COMING BACK TO MOVIE THEATRES IN THE U.S. BEGINNING THIS WEEK
4DX SCREENINGS AVAILABLE PLUS HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE (UK VERSION) SCREENED IN 3D
IN THE US FOR THE FIRST TIME
FIRST “FATHOM FAN FAVORITES” THEATRICAL RELEASE
FATHOM FAN FAVORITES – HARRY POTTER TEASER
DENVER (February 11, 2025) – Tickets are on sale now for the first four movies in the quintessential fan favorite Harry Potter film series as part of its nationwide theatrical return to the big screen beginning this week.
Fathom Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery have partnered to bring back to theatres the iconic films for Harry Potter fans and movie-lovers alike, the first-ever title in the Fathom Fan Favorites collection, with more planned for 2025 later this year. Fathom Fan Favorites is a new theatrical series that will feature films from iconic franchises and be screened in movie theatres nationwide throughout the year.
The Harry Potter film series theatrical return of the first four films will include the franchise’s first 4DX theatrical screenings in 4DX motion seats (beginning February 27) in more than 5 years, plus the U.S. theatrical premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (UK version) in 3D.
Screenings will include exclusive introductions by cinema legend Leonard Maltin, sharing unique insights for each of the Harry Potter films.
Tickets for the Fathom Fan Favorite Harry Potter film series can be purchased online at Fathom’s Harry Potter page, or at participating theater box offices. The complete schedule for the “Fathom Fan Favorites: Harry Potter” series:
Link to trailer for Fathom Fan Favorite: Harry Potter film series
Link to clip of “behind the scenes” footage from Fathom Fan Favorite: Harry Potter film series, “Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson discuss their love of the Harry Potter books in this interview from 2001.”
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
February 13, February 20; February 27 (4DX)
Based on the first of J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s novels about Harry Potter, the live-action family adventure film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone tells the story of a boy who learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. Invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. At Hogwarts, he finds the home and the family he has never had.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (UK version) in 3D
February 13, February 20; February 27 (4DX)
Based on the first of J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s novels about Harry Potter, the live-action family adventure film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone tells the story of a boy who learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. Invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. At Hogwarts, he finds the home and the family he has never had.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
February 14, February 21; February 28 (4DX)
Harry Potter’s adventures continue…
After a long summer with the horrid Dursleys, Harry Potter is thwarted in his attempts to board the train to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. Harry’s only transportation option is a magical flying car, but, unfortunately, it crashes into a valuable (and clearly vexed) Whomping Willow.
Still, all this seems like a day in the park compared to what awaits Harry that fall within the haunted halls of Hogwarts. Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it’s not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at the school. The mysteriously gleaming foot-high words on the wall proclaim: “The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware.” But what exactly does it all mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible–including risking their own lives–to solve this 50-year-old, potentially deadly mystery.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
February 15, February 22; March 1 (4DX)
Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban … and he’s coming for Harry Potter!
Harry, Ron, and Hermione return as teenagers for a third term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But Harry’s fate, and that of the entire community of wizards, looks bleak when the infamous Sirius Black–convicted of abetting evil Lord Voldemort by killing 13 people with a single curse–escapes from prison. The only clue to where Sirius is headed: The Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep “He’s at Hogwarts … He’s at Hogwarts.”
Now, even within the walls of his magical school, Harry may not be safe from a convicted killer in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 20th Anniversary
February 16, February 23; March 2 (4DX)
It’s Harry Potter’s fourth term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
Harry, Ron, and Hermione look forward to the international Quidditch finals. Harry dreams of spending time with the alluring Cho Chang. He wants to be a normal 14-year-old wizard . . . But Harry is not normal–even by wizarding standards.
This term, for the first time in hundreds of years, a competition will be held between three schools of wizardry, and contestants will be magically chosen for the very dangerous event. Now, as Harry’s lightning scar burns, indicating the evil presence of Lord Voldemort, the Goblet of Fire makes its final selection for the competition–Harry Potter.
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About Fathom Entertainment
Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of live and pre-recorded content to theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements, including performing arts, movies, episodic content, and other special event programming across various genres and formats. Fathom offers content creators a worldwide cinema distribution network by operating in 45 countries and boasts a live digital broadcast network of more than 1,100 locations. Fathom is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, visit FathomEntertainment.com.
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