Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Something evil has returned to Hogwarts!
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts.Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened.To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $877M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #38
Placed at #38 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #208
Placed at #208 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 12 nominations
BAFTA Awards
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Sound
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
- WinnerBAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
Critics' Choice Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer
- WinnerBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film
- WinnerBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer
2003 MTV Movie Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- Winner2003 MTV Movie Awards
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerJapan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerKids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
Saturn Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Costume
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Special Effects
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets returned 8.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $100M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $877M
- Release date
- Nov 13, 2002
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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