Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

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Title Summary

Grosses

Domestic (29.8%)
$261,988,482

International (70.2%)
$616,991,152

Worldwide
$878,979,634

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Summary Details

DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$88,357,488
3,682 theaters

Budget$100,000,000

Release DateNov 15, 2002 - May 4, 2003

MPAAPG

Running Time2 hr 41 min

GenresAdventure Family Fantasy Mystery

Widest Release3,682 theaters

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Chart	Ranking
Top Opening Weekends By Month - November	17
Largest Post-Thanksgiving Weekend Drops	19
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $250M	22
Top Opening Weekends By Season - Holiday season	23
Top Opening Weekends by MPA Rating - PG	25
Top Opening Weekends by MPA Rating - G/PG	27
Holiday Weekends - Thanksgiving 3-Day	32
Holiday Weekends - Thanksgiving 5-Day	32
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 3RD	56
Top Opening Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends	92
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Saturday	99
Top Weekend Theater Averages - All Weekends - Wide	100
Opening Weekends	108
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 7TH	110
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 3-days	112
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 8TH	113
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 2-days	113
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Sunday	114
Opening Weeks	116
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 2ND	116
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $200M	120
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 4-days	126
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 10-days	129
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $200M	129
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 9-days	132
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $250M	135
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 5-days	137
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $150M	139
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 8-days	142
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 6-days	143
Opening Days	144
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 7-days	146
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $100M	147
Widest Openings by MPA Rating - PG	162
Widest Releases by MPA Rating - PG	170
Widest Openings by MPA Rating - G/PG	174
Widest Releases by MPA Rating - G/PG	183
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Friday	187
Top Holiday Single Day Grosses - New Year's Day	197