Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) 2004 in Europe. Mattel released film tie-ins that included the "Harry Potter Championship Quidditch" board game and character action figures. Lego also expanded on its previous merchandising for the first two films with the release of sets ranging from the Knight Bus to the Shrieking Shack. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" held its New York premiere at Radio City Music Hall on 23 May 2004, followed by its London premiere at Leicester Square on 30 May 2004. The film then opened in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2004 and on 4 June 2004 in the United States.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) them the possibility to play the minigames from the GBA version on their TV screen. In addition to playing as Harry, the game also allows the player to control Hermione and Ron, as well as fly "Buckbeak", and control Harry's pet owl, "Hedwig". "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. "GameSpot" were positive about the game, scoring 7/10 or above across releases, with a high of 7.5 out of 10 for the GBA version. "Frank Provo" of GameSpot was very positive about the GBA game's recreation of the