Defining Moments
© Alamy
4 November 2001
FIRST HARRY POTTER FILM PREMIERES
At the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, London, Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone premiered. Featuring young actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson alongside a star-studded cast of British acting royalty, the first Harry Potter film became a worldwide hit. Seven more films followed, based on the books by JK Rowling, as well as several spin-off films. Harry Potter’s wizarding world remains one of the most popular and beloved fictional universes, with its media franchise estimated to be worth around $25 billion.