Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the second instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. The story follows Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts as the Heir of Salazar Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing a deadly monster that petrifies the school's pupils. The... More

Initial release date:

  • Nov 3, 2002

Directed by:

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 41 min

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Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
  • Incident on 57th Street

Film

Directed by

Chris Columbus

Chris Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American film director, Oscar nominated producer and screenwriter. Columbus had his largest success with the first two films in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, along...

Tagline:

  • "Dobby Has Come To Warn You Sir."
  • The Chamber of Secrets has opened...
  • Hogwarts is back in session.
  • The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir... beware!
  • Something Evil Has Returned To Hogwarts!

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Nov 15, 2002
  • Apr 11, 2003
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 41 min
  • 2 h 34 min
  • 2 h 36 min
  • 2 h 40 min
  • 2 h 54 min
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Gross revenue:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 878,979,634
  • 2002

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 100,000,000

Film format:

Distributors:

Distributor Year Region Film distribution medium Film cut
  • 2002
  • Apr 11, 2003
  • Apr 11, 2003
  • Dec 11, 2007
  • Dec 8, 2009
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls on the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of...

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Awards

Saturn Award for Best Special Effects Nominees

BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer Winners

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