The Wizarding World is the global franchise based on J.K. Rowling's iconic Harry Potter books. The franchiseconsists of 11 films, two amusement parks, video games, Broadway play and a television series in developmentat HBO Max. The Wizarding World films have grossed over $9.6 billion at the global box office, making it thefourth highest grossing film franchise of all time (behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars andSpider-Man).
The Harry Potter films follow Harry's adventures throughout his years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft andWizardry and his overarching mission to defeat Lord Voldemort. The films thrust child actors DanielRadcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) onto the world stagein these iconic roles. The cast of the film series features some of Britain's most prolific actors includingAlan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Gary Oldman and many more. Theeight films were all produced by David Heyman, and directed by Chris Columbus (Home Alone), Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) and Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), with David Yates directing the final four films in the series.