Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)

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Template:Portalpar {{Infobox Film | name = Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | image = harrypotterandthegobletoffireposter.jpg | caption = Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Official Poster | imdb_rating = Image:4 out of 5.png 7.7/10 (39,368 votes)
As of April 10, 2006 | producer = David Heyman | director = Mike Newell | distributor = Warner Brothers | released = November 18 2005 | runtime = 157 min. | language = English | music = Patrick Doyle | cinematography = Roger Pratt | budget = $150 million | preceded_by = Prisoner of Azkaban | followed_by = Order of the Phoenix | writer = J.K. Rowling (novel)
Steve Kloves (screenplay) | starring = Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Emma Watson | imdb_id = 0330373 |}} Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth film in the popular Harry Potter series based on the books by J.K. Rowling. It was directed by Mike Newell and was released on November 18, 2005. It is rated PG-13 in the United States, 12A in the UK and Ireland and M in Australia. Three days after its release, the film had grossed approximately $102 million at the North American box office, the highest first-week tally for a Harry Potter film. The film was nominated for an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction, but lost to Memoirs of a Geisha.

Taglines:

  • "Difficult times lie ahead, Harry."
  • Everything is about to change
  • Dark And Difficult Times Lie Ahead.
  • On November 18 Everything Will Change.

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Synopsis

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The movie starts with an enormous snake (Voldemort's pet snake Nagini) slithering past a derelict graveyard beside an abandoned manor (The Riddle House) and after a while the view begins to ascend up the death statue and the words 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' are seen. Frank Bryce, the caretaker, is boiling water for tea when he sees a light shining in the Riddle house ("Bloody kids!" he says). Frank then goes to the house and enters. He goes up the stairs and hears three men talking in a room. Frank goes nearer to have a closer look, and we see Wormtail and an unknown man (who is later revealed as Barty Crouch Jr) talking to an unseen Voldemort sitting on an armchair. Nagini then slithers past Frank, comes in and tells her master (speaking in Parseltongue) in the chair that the Muggle caretaker is outside the room. Voldemort says, "Step aside Wormtail so I can give our guest a proper greeting." and blasts away Frank with the Avada Kedavra curse killing him.

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Miles away, Harry Potter awakens at Ron Weasley's house and is greeted by Hermione Granger. The Weasleys (Mr Weasley, Ron, Ginny, Fred and George), Harry and Hermione rendezvous with the Diggorys (Amos Diggory and his son, Cedric) at dawn to attend the Quidditch World Cup. The group arrive on top of a hill and find and old boot, which turns out to be a Portkey, which transports them to the moor where the World Cup is to be held. Upon arrival, we see a multitude of cultures attending the event (i.e. a flag of Italy is seen, as well as African men in tribal clothes). The arena is a huge stadium that seems to be dug out in a hill beside the moor. The Quidditch World Cup is brief, since we only see the introduction of the two teams (Ireland and Bulgaria), most prominently, the Bulgarian Team Seeker, Viktor Krum.

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After the World Cup, a riot suddenly erupts at the campsite. Masked wizards (The Death Eaters) carrying torches ambush the area and burn the tents. Harry gets separated from his friends and gets knocked unconscious by the fleeing crowd. Later, when the campsite is entirely burned down, Barty Crouch Jr, arrives and conjures the Dark Mark ("Morsmordre!"). Harry wakes up and sees the man, but Barty Jr runs away after hearing Ron and Hermione's voices. Ron and Hermione find Harry and they almost got stunned by spells by the Ministry, who Apparated on the scene. Afterwards, Harry and his friends take the Hogwarts Express back to the new school term. Hermione advises Harry to write to Sirius Black about the mysterious events happening, and Harry sends a letter via Hedwig.

When the students arrive at the castle, they are suddenly amazed by the arrival of two magical modes of transport: a pristine carriage driven by seven white flying winged horses, and a majestic galleon rising up beneath the Black Lake. Dumbledore then explains that Hogwarts has been chosen to play host to a legendary event... The Triwizard Tournament, a centuries old magical contest created to promote inter-school friendship and international magical cooperation between the three prestigious magic schools of Europe. Dumbledore then introduces the two visiting schools: the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic (presented in the film as an all-girls school) with their Headmistress, the towering yet elegant Madame Maxime together with the beautiful Fleur Delacour; and the Durmstrang Institute for Magical Study (portrayed in the movie as a military-style academy) headed by their Headmaster, Igor Karkaroff, and to the surprise of Ron, Viktor Krum. After the introduction, the Goblet of Fire is presented to the entire student body.

The next day, Harry and his friends learn about the Unforgivable Curses from Mad-Eye Moody, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Image:Thechampionselection.jpg Soon after, the Champion selection is about to commence. The Goblet of Fire has chosen Viktor Krum for Durmstrang, Fleur Delacour for Beauxbatons, and Hogwarts Hufflepuff Cedric Diggory. When everyone thinks the selection is over, the Goblet edmits angry red fire which spits out Harry's name, causing an uproar between the three school heads. Suspicion that Harry put his name in the Goblet or had an older student do it for him are quickly dispelled when Mad-Eye Moody states (after Maxime says Harry is lying and he responding, "The Hell he is!") that it would take an extremely powerful spell to trick the Goblet of Fire. In the end, Barty Crouch states that the rules of the Tournament are absolute, and that, "Mr. Potter has no choice, after tonight, he is a Triwizard's Champion."

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After this, Dumbledore (looking over his Pensieve), McGonagall, Snape, and Moody discuss about the happenings. Dumbledore later agrees with Snape to just, "Let events unfold." leaving McGonagall quite upset who thinks that Harry is just to young to be in such a dangerous tournament. Harry gets into an argument with Ron later on in the Gryffindor Boys Dormitory. Having always harbored a slight envy of Harry's fame and fortune, Harry's selection as a Triwizard Champion transforms Ron's envy into jealousy. Afterwards, the champions meet Rita Skeeter who interviews Harry in a Broom Cupboard ("It's a Broom Cupboard," says Harry, "Then you should feel right at home then," responed Rita offending him) and repeatedly says that he is twelve. She asks him if he put his name in the goblet and Harry says no, "Everyone loves a rebel Harry," she says, "Scratch that last one." she commands the Quick-Quill Notes. Harry overlooks at the notepad and says, "My eyes aren't glistering with the ghost of my past!" Harry later is contacted by Sirius Black via Owl, who warns Harry to be careful and to meet him in the Gryffindor Common Room; "People die in this tournament," he says in their conversation through fire.

Harry is later told shown the dragons by Hagrid who takes Madame Maxime with him, "Hagrid, you combed your hair!" exclaims Harry. He tells Cedric later about the dragons (Moody watching through his Magical Eye) after being harrassed by 'Potter Stinks' badge wearing students saying he stinks. Harry meets up with ron and says, "You're a right foul dick you know that." Ron says, "Think so?" Harry responds, "Yeah and keep away from me!" Ron then walks away. Malfoy next tells Harry that his father bets he won't last ten minutes the the tournament and that he (Malfoy) thought not even five. "I don't give a damn about what your father thinks Malfoy. His vile and cruel and you're as pathetic!" yells Harry. Draco enraged. points his wand at Harry. "Oh no you don't Lasie!" yells Moody and transforms him into a white ferret. McGonagall transforms Draco back and tells everyone to go to class. Moody brings Harry to his office to discuss about waht Harry is doing for the First Task. "I'm a fair flyer but we're not allowed a broom, Harry says. "You're allowed a wand."

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In the First Task, the four Champions are to retrieve a golden egg from a dragon, which contains a clue to the next task, which is to be held in February. Harry faces the Hungarian Horntail Dragon dogging hits from the Horntail's tail, summons his broom, and flies away with the Horntail chasing him breaking free from the chain around it's neck. They fly over the landscape and over Hogwarts. The dragon hits Harry who lands on top of the tower connected to the Great Hall(the dragon perches atop Dumbledore's Tower). Harry retrieves his Firebolt missing a hit from the Horntail. They fly throughout Hogwarts yet again until Harry and the Dragon hit the stone bridge (the one that connects the Great hall to the rest of Hogwarts) and both are seen falling, disapearing in fog. The audience see Harry coming back safely to the Dragon Arena who then finally grabs the Golden Egg, (appearantly, the dragon was either killed in the impact of severely injured).

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In Christmas, the traditional Yule Ball is held, which causes some hormonal adolescent tension on the students, particularly Harry, Ron, and Hermione. the Great Hall is decorated appearing as a winter wonderland. Later, it is revealed that the egg is a clue to the Second Task: a song which can only be heard underwater.

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The Second Task turns out to be an underwater rescue taking place in the Black Lake with a special person assigned to each Champion: Ron for Harry, Hermione for Krum, Cho Chang for Cedric, and Fleur's younger sister, Gabrielle. Fleur failed to save her sister due to the attacks of the Grindylows, leaving Harry the task of saving both Ron and Gabrielle Delacour. Shortly afterwards, the Grindylows attack Harry. Ron and Grabrielle emerge from the lake safely but Harry is left injured in the lake. He yells "Ascendio" and is pulled upwards out of the lake and onto of the platforms. Despite finishing last, Harry was awarded second place (tied for first in the book) for his "moral fiber".

After the Second Task, Harry discovers the dead body of Barty Crouch lying on the forest floor (Hagrid, Ron, and Hermione singing the Hogwarts School Song heading another direction) . He goes to Dumbledore's office to inform the headmaster but he overhears a heated conversation between Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic. Moody sees Harry and the conversation ends. Dumbledore asks Harry to wait in his office while he attends to the Minister. It is here that Harry stumbles upon the Pensieve (after being attacked by Licorice Leeches), allowing Harry to witness an event that Dumbledore experienced years ago: the Ministry trial exposing Barty Crouch's son to be a traitor. He is then pulled out of the pensieve by Dumbledore saying, "Curiosity is not a sin Harry, though you should exercise caution." and explaning to Harry about his frustrations to find out an answer to the strange happenings. Harry later leaves the office and over hears a discussion with Snape and Karkaroff who exposes his Mark Dark brand. Seeing Harry, he puts down his sleeve and storms away. Snape threatens Harry to sip some Veritaserum into his morning punpkin juice thinking Harry has been stealing ingredients for brewing Polyjuice Potion.

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Finally, the Third Task is a race inside a vast maze which fills up an entire valley near by Hogwarts castle. The objective is getting to the Triwizard Cup hidden deep within the maze. Cedric and Harry go first, followed by Krum, then Fleur. Inside, the hedges try to smash Cedric who escapes. Paranoid Fleur becomes victim to Krum who was cursed by the Imperius Curse, and is engulfed by the magical hedges. Harry manages to find and save Fleur by conjuring red sparks where the hedges swallowed her yelling, "Periculum!". He is next chased by the magical hedges who finds himself right in the passage leading to the Triwizard Cup. Cedric suddlenly yells at Harry to get down from Harry's right while Krum shoots a spell at Cedric from Harry's left. Cedric tries to curse Krum but Harry tells him no and both begin to race to him the Triwizard Cup again pulling and pushing each other. They finaly come upon the Triwizard Cup Passage both race to the visible blue Triwizard Cup. Whiel running Cedric is trip and began to be engulfed by the roots. He yells for Harry who stops, facing a hard decision; continue to run, grab the Triwizard Cup, and win the Tournament or to go back and help Cedric. He points his wand at the roots and shouts, "Reducto!" which immediately release Cedric who says, "I thought you were gonna let them get me.", and Harry responces,"For a minute there I thought so, too." They run to the cup seeing the smashing hedges approching, agree to put aside competition, and reach for the cup together before they are engulfed by the hedges.

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Instead of arriving back at the entrance to the maze, Harry and Cedric are transported to the graveyard of the Riddle family. Cedric is killed by Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail) using Avada Kedavra, who then bewitches the winged Death statue to seize Harry with its staff. Wormtail drops Voldemorts weakend body in the Cauldron, adds Voldemort's father's bone, cuts of his own right hand. He approches Harry, cuts him, and uses his blood as one of the ingredients for a ritual to revive his weakened master, Lord Voldemort. The cauldron is engulfed in fire and then transforms into black fog surrounding Voldemort's forming body. Voldemort is finally resurrected and calls forth his Death Eaters. His followers Apparate on the scene, and one by one, Voldemort painfully unmasks them and decries their meager efforts to force his return. Harry discovers Lucius Malfoy is a Death Eater, along with familiar names (Macnair and Crabbe, and one woman can be seen in the crowd). Voldemort then attempts to destroy Harry in a direct wizard's duel, torturing him with the Cruciatus and tells him what awaits him. Taking the opportunity, Harry hides behind the a tombstone, builds up his courage, and faces Voldemort. Both yell, their spells at the same time and their wands connect (both are struggling to maintain hold of their wands). A field is formed around them and thene echoes of those killed by Voldemort begin to erupt from Voldemort's wand tip. Harry's mother and father tell him to get to the Triwizard Cup after he breaks the connection. Harry breaks the connection (the spirits distract Voldemort)and he grabs Cedric's body, summons the Triwizard Cup (accio!), and arrives back at Hogwarts.

The crowd at first are happy thinking that they are fine and have won the tournament but are shocked as the lifeless body of Cedric Diggory is seen. Distraught, Harry is escorted out of the scene by Mad-Eye Moody back to the castle. After a few moments, the plot unravels as Moody is revealed to be Barty Crouch Jr, thanks to the intervention of Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape. Towards the end, a sort of funeral tribute is given in memory of Cedric Diggory with Dumbledore delivering a moving eulogy, and the entire student body in attendance. The film ends with the departure of the two visiting schools, with every student parting on good terms (i.e. Fleur and Gabrielle kissing Ron goodbye; Krum giving Hermione a piece of parchment with the promise that she write to him). As the students applaud the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students, Harry, Ron, and Hermione reminisce the past year ("Do you think we'll ever have a peaceful year at Hogwarts?" asked Ron) and look forward to their next school term as they watch the Durmstrang ship dive beneath the lake and the Beauxbatons carriage flying off into the sunset.

Cast

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Character Actor
Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe
Ron Weasley Rupert Grint
Hermione Granger Emma Watson
Lord Voldemort Ralph Fiennes
Albus Dumbledore Michael Gambon
Severus Snape Alan Rickman
Rubeus Hagrid Robbie Coltrane
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody Brendan Gleeson
Minerva McGonagall Dame Maggie Smith
Rita Skeeter Miranda Richardson
Sirius Black Gary Oldman
Cedric Diggory Robert Pattinson
Viktor Krum Stanislav Ianevski
Fleur Delacour Clémence Poésy
Cho Chang Katie Leung
Cornelius Fudge Robert Hardy
Parvati Patil Shefali Chowdhury
Padma Patil Afshan Azad
Ginny Weasley Bonnie Wright
Peter Pettigrew Timothy Spall
Draco Malfoy Tom Felton
Lucius Malfoy Jason Isaacs
Neville Longbottom Matthew Lewis
Olympe Maxime Frances de la Tour
Igor Karkaroff Predrag Bjelac
Karkaroff's Aide Tolga Safer
Arthur Weasley Mark Williams
Fred Weasley James Phelps
George Weasley Oliver Phelps
Barty Crouch Roger Lloyd-Pack
Barty Crouch Jr. David Tennant
Moaning Myrtle Shirley Henderson
Amos Diggory Jeff Rawle
Argus Filch David Bradley
James Potter Adrian Rawlins
Lily Potter Geraldine Somerville
Frank Bryce Eric Sykes
The Weird Sisters band
Lead Singer Jarvis Cocker
Drummer Phil Selway
Lead guitar Jonny Greenwood
Bass Guitar Steve Mackey
Rhythm Guitar Jason Buckle
Keyboards Steve Claydon

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Locations

The film was mainly shot in Leavesden Film Studios. Other locations used in filming are as follows:

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to this film was composed and scored by Patrick DoyleTemplate:Fn. The track listing is as follows:

  1. The Story Continues
  2. Frank Dies
  3. The Quidditch World Cup
  4. The Dark Mark
  5. Foreign Visitors Arrive
  6. The Goblet Of Fire
  7. Rita Skeeter
  8. Sirius Fires
  9. Harry Sees Dragons
  10. Golden Egg
  11. Neville's Waltz
  12. Harry in Winter
  13. Potter Waltz
  14. Underwater Secrets
  15. The Black Lake
  16. Hogwart's March
  17. The Maze
  18. Voldemort
  19. Death of Cedric
  20. Another Year Ends
  21. Hogwart's Hymn
  22. Do The Hippogriff Template:Fn
  23. This Is The Night Template:Fn
  24. Magic Works Template:Fn

Template:Fnb Original Harry Potter themes composed by John Williams.
Template:Fnb Tracks 22-24 Not composed by Patrick Doyle

Alterations from the book

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Trivia

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was the top grossing film worldwide of 2005, making $892.2 Million to date [1], making it the eighth top grossing movie of all time worldwide [2].
  • The producers first talked about filming the movie in to two parts with a six month separation between them such as The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions . This idea was later ovethrown as the first part would be ended in the middle of the excitement.
  • Characters cut from the movie include Ludo Bagman, Vernon Dursley, Petunia Dursley, Dudley Dursley, Bertha Jorkins, Dobby, Winky, Narcissa Malfoy, Bill Weasley, Molly Weasley, Charlie Weasley and Percy Weasley.
  • This film is the first Harry Potter film to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA. It was rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images due mainly to the semi-disturbing images of Voldemort's return and the violence in the Triwizard Tasks. It was also the first Harry Potter movie to be rated 12A by the BBFC, due to reasons such as lots of spiders, Fleur being pulled underground by plant roots in the third task, and the instance in which Ron says "piss off" and Harry saying damn. In the Netherlands, it is the same: 12, violence and fear. However, in the Philippines, the movie was rated G (General Patronage). In Australia, the film was rated M - for mature audiences (recommended for Mature Audiences, similar to the "PG-13" rating in the U.S. and the "12A" rating in the U.K.), and PG (General admission, but "parental guidance advised") in Canada. In the provience of Quebec however, it was rated G because the provience has its own rating system.
  • Fake Mad-Eye Moody and Barty Crouch Jr. always lick their lips. This is a hint of that they are the same people. In one scene, after fake Moody licked his lips, Barty Crouch Sr. realised that he is his son and stared at him, so Barty Crouch Jr. killed him shortly after his discovery.
  • Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway of Radiohead along with Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, bass player Steve Mackey, as well as Jason Buckle(Of All Seeing I) and Steve Claydon(of Add N to (X)) appear in the movie as members of the band called The Weird Sisters
  • According to rumours that circulated the Internet in 2004, both Rowan Atkinson and John Malkovich were considered for the role of Lord Voldemort. Neither rumour turned out to be substantiated.
  • An official picture released by Warner Bros. featuring Harry standing in front of the Riddle's tombstone shows Voldemort's father named as "Tom Marvolo Riddle," which is The Dark Lord's real name, and both his birth and death years inaccurate. According to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Marvolo Gaunt was Voldemort's maternal grandfather, so it's a highly unlikely occurrence that the Dark Lord's Muggle father could have had the very same name as his middle name, which additionally was Voldemort's. Plus, Voldemort was born in 1926, which makes 1915, as shown in the picture, an unlikely birth year for his father. However a picture has been released that shows the misinformation digitally altered so that it is now accurate.
  • The "spider" Mad-Eye Moody demonstrates the curses on is a Tailless Whip Scorpion.
  • British contortionist Richard Rosson was hired to play the Death Eater named Avery. He shot scenes in which Avery suffers torture, but they were cut from the final cinematic edit.
  • The song Hermione and Hagrid sing as Harry finds Crouch's body is the Hogwarts school song.
  • The names on the graves in the graveyard scene are of the crew of the movie, in order to avoid legal issues with other names.
  • In the original posters for the movie, the tagline on the posters read Difficult times lie ahead Harry, which lacks a comma. After a few months, the newer posters corrected this mistake to read Difficult times lie ahead, Harry.
  • Before being offered this film, Mike Newell was set to direct The Constant Gardener. Coincidentally, that film also stars Ralph Fiennes.
  • Mike Newell is the first British director the film series has had.
  • Gary Oldman and Ralph Fiennes have both played villains in the Hannibal Lecter films. Oldman played Mason Verger in Hannibal, and Fiennes played Francis Dolarhyde in Red Dragon.
  • The band playing in the Maze grandstand scenes is composed of young musicians from the Aylesbury Music Centre in the UK. However, the music itself is dubbed, as the band were playing "magical" instruments.
  • At the end of the credits you can read the sentence "No dragons were harmed in the making of this movie".
  • To play Voldemort, a large majority of Ralph Fiennes' facial features (more often than not his rather prominent nose) were digitally altered in post production. To help the visual effects team, Fiennes had colored dots painted onto his face during principal photography.
  • When Harry and the others are at the Quidditch World Cup, when Amos and Cedric Diggory split from Mr. Weasley and the others, Amos Diggory tells Mr. Weasley that it is the parting of the ways, the title of chapter thirty-six in the book.
  • During the graveyard scene, a death-Eater can be seen clapping in the background.

Weird Sisters Lawsuit

In the runup to the movie, a Canadian folk group called the Wyrd Sisters filed a US$40-million lawsuit against Warner Brothers, the North American distributor of the film, Jarvis Cocker from Pulp and Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway of Radiohead for the use of their group's name. In the book, the band is called the "Weird Sisters" after the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth but was reportedly renamed the "Wyrd Sisters" for the film. Before the film was released, however, Warner Brothers removed all references to either name for the band. Nevertheless, the Wyrd Sisters moved for an injunction in a Canadian court to prevent distribution of the film in Canada. This motion was dismissed by an Ontario judge.

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Reaction

The film was received very positively by critics, garnering an 89% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The film was praised for being smarter and much wittier than its predecessors, and the actors were credited with some of the most human performances in all of the movies so far. Ralph Fiennes in particular was greeted enthusiastically for his sinister and quietly evil portrayal of Lord Voldemort, Harry's arch-nemesis. Brendan Gleeson was also much-loved as the slightly off-kilter Mad-Eye Moody, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and Miranda Richardson was praised for her comedic stint as journalist Rita Skeeter.

However, there were some complaints. The movie was deemed to be too clunky and jerky in its making by some (in the lack of build up for the Third Task, for example). While most greeted Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort with applause, some believed he was not giving off the air of someone to be feared. While fans enjoy Alan Rickman's portrayal as Snape, there are complaints that he didn't have enough screen time, while the likes of Gary Oldman, Jason Isaacs, Miranda Richardson and Maggie Smith also found themselves with less than adequate screentime. Furthermore, Michael Gambon's more aggressive portrayal of quirky yet endearing Albus Dumbledore has been greeted with disappointment by people who did not wish to see anything reminiscent of Gandalf the Grey. It is often said that those familiar with the books are annoyed by how much is left out, while those unfamiliar are left confused by the plot-holes. It should be noted that these same complaints were given about the third movie as well.

Box office

After an opening day of $40m at the North American box office, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire enjoyed a successful run at the box office, setting numerous records including the highest non-May opening weekend in the US and the most successful opening ever in the UK, earning £14.9m in its opening weekend. 'Goblet of Fire' then drew $102.7 million from 3,858 locations its opening weekend at the North American box office, setting a new opening high for the franchise and selling about as many tickets as the first movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, did out of the gate. The debut marked the fourth $100 million weekend in history, behind Spider-Man's $114.8 million, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith's $108.4 million and Shrek 2's $108 million.

As of April 6, 2006, the Goblet of Fire has earned $892.2 million worldwide according to Boxofficemojo, making it not only the highest grossing international and worldwide release of 2005, but one of the only films to have ever passed $600 million in international box office receipts. It has joined only four other titles to have passed the $600 million mark, including 'Titanic', 'Return of the King', and the first two Harry Potter films. Its worldwide total includes $290 million from the U.S. and Canada.

The film was also released in IMAX theaters and grossed a total of $20,033,758 million worldwide for a cumulative per screen average of $188,998 thus setting a new record and a new milestone for a digitally re-mastered 2D IMAX release (Source: YahooFinance).

In January 2006, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire surpassed the box office takings of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, to become the eighth-highest grossing film of all time, and the second-highest grossing film in the Harry Potter series so far, behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

The film ranks third in the North American box office behind Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for 2005. (Source: Boxofficemojo).

Academy Awards

Award Person
Nominated:
Best Art Direction Stuart Craig
Stephanie McMillan

DVD

Image:Goblet of fire DVD.jpg The film was released on DVD in North America on March 7 2006. It was available in one- and two-disc editions, as well as part of an 8-disc boxset that includes all four films to date. (Source: Mugglenet) The film was also in UMD format for PSP. The Bonus Disc features three interactive games, as well as seven behind the scenes featurettes.

On it's first day of release in North America, over 5 million copies sold were sold recording a franchise high for first-day sales. And within it's first week, sold over a total of 9 million units of combined sales of both the widescreen and full screen versions of the DVD. (Source: Pan and Scan)

The UK edition was released on DVD on March 20 2006 and became the fastest selling DVD ever, selling six copies per second on its first day of release. According to the Official Charts Company, as of its first week, the DVD has sold 1.4 million copies making it, already, the seventh biggest selling DVD movie of all time. It is be available in a two-disc edition. The special features are similar to the North American two-disc edition. (Source: DVDActive) and (Source: CBBCNewsround)

Future Shop has an exclusive promotion including a holographic cover for the two-disc edition.

Warner Home Video announced the HD DVD edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was to be released on April 11 2006 (Source: Yahoo! News); however, due to the delayed release of Toshiba's HD-DVD player, the HD DVD edition of 'Goblet of Fire' was pushed back to April 18 2006 (Source: ItVibe).

The Chinese DVD edition was released 2 weeks before the North American release as an effort to combat DVD piracy in the country of China. The DVD was sold at a low price of $2.73 USD.

More DVD release dates:

Source: Veritaserum

The DVD will be released on March 29 2006 in Australia (Source: Harry Potter Fan Zone)

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Theatrical Trailer released September 15 2005

International Trailer released August 24 2005

Teaser Trailer released May 7 2005

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de:Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch (Film) el:Ο Χάρι Πότερ και το Κύπελλο της Φωτιάς (ταινία) es:Harry Potter y el Cáliz de Fuego (película) fi:Harry Potter ja liekehtivä pikari (elokuva) fr:Harry Potter et la coupe de feu (film) he:הארי פוטר וגביע האש (סרט) it:Harry Potter e il calice di fuoco (film) ms:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (filem) no:Harry Potter og Ildbegeret (film) pl:Harry Potter i Czara Ognia (film) pt:Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo (filme) sv:Harry Potter och den flammande bägaren (film) zh:哈利·波特与火焰杯 (电影)