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However, that lurks in the background most of the time, as Goblet mainly focuses on the Twiwizard Tournament. This signals the apparent return of Harry’s old nemesis, and that theme haunts much of the story. This offers some fun but goes downhill when Death Eaters – the minions of evil Lord Voldemort – appear on the scene. Before he gets there, though, he heads to the Quidditch World Cup with pals Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and his family.

Goblet picks up with Harry’s (Daniel Radcliffe) fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Probably the best of the series to that point, actually, as Goblet offers the first Potter flick that I found to be truly satisfying. Its $287 million gross didn’t present an astonishing improvement of its two immediate predecessors, but it seemed impressive given the downward slant of the prior flicks and it appeared to indicate Harry wasn’t dead yet.Īnalysts discussed a number of possible reasons for the reversal of the trend, but there’s only one that I favor: it’s a pretty good movie. To the relief of all involved, 2005’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire reversed this. Circa 2004, no one should sneeze at $250 million, but the trend didn’t seem promising for the franchise. Finally, the third effort dipped to $249 million and drooped to sixth place on its year’s charts. The series started with the $317 million of the first film, good for first place on 2001’s box office charts.įrom there the second release grabbed $261 million, which meant it was fourth on the 2002 list. Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (December 3, 2017)Īfter three films, it looked like the Harry Potter series began to run out of steam, as each one presented diminishing returns. SVS SB12-NSD 12" 400-watt Sealed Box Subwoofer Sony UBP-X800 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Marantz SR7010 9.2 Channel Full 4K Ultra HD AV Surround Receiver LG OLED65C6P 65-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV