Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) by the 2008 James Bond film "Quantum of Solace", which took in £15.4m. "The Goblet of Fire" drew $102.7 million its opening weekend at the North American box office, setting a new opening high for the franchise and also achieved the highest weekend debut in November, with the latter being surpassed by "" in 2009. It sold about as many tickets as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" did in its opening weekend. The film's franchise record was later overtaken in 2010 by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", which opened to $125 million; "Harry Potter and
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) Years of Film Scores. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1997 novel of the same name. The film is the first instalment in the long-running "Harry Potter" film series and was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. Its story follows Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as he discovers that he