Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) intending to kill him. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It also features well-known actors in supporting roles, including Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, Michael Gambon (in his debut in the role of Albus Dumbledore), Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney and Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew. It is the sequel to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and is followed by "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". The film was released on 31 May 2004 in
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) and Canadian box office, the third-highest Wednesday opening of all time behind "" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse". It is also the nineteenth-highest single-day gross of all time and the third-highest for a film in the "Harry Potter" franchise behind "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"s $91.1 million and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", which made $61.1 million. It earned an additional $46 million overseas for a worldwide total of $104 million, breaking the record for highest single-day worldwide gross, previously held by "The Dark Knight". By 20 July, the film had taken