The Wizarding World franchise is still one of the most popular around with the newest movie,Fantastic Beats: The Secrets of Dumbledorerecently released. There’s been a lot of expansion of the universe in recent years butHarry Pottermovies, in particular, tend to retain their popularity over theFantastic Beastsseries.
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While eachHarry Pottermovie feels distinct from one another, they inevitably get compared as movies making up an entire series. Box office earnings are a clear-cut way of comparing theHarry Pottermovies and seeing how they performed when they were first released.
Updated Jul 06, 2025, by Brad R. Edwards:While the main Harry Potter series came to an end over a decade ago, the Wizarding World franchise continues to maintain its relevancy. With three Fantastic Beasts movies released (and two more rumored to be on the way) and thehighly-anticipated Hogwarts Legacy looming large on the horizon, the franchise is somewhat rejuvenated. While the Fantastic Beasts trilogy did not perform quite as well as Warner Bros may have intended, they were still fairly successful at the Box Office.
10Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore
The third movie in the Wizarding World franchise,The Secrets of Dumbledorewas troubled during production due to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s court case. This led to a disappointing performance at the Box Office, which may end up leading to Warner Bros. scrapping plans for a further two movies.
Domestic Box Office Earnings:$95,850,844
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$405,161,334
While a significant portion of the series' fans were happy with the quality of the movie,The Secrets of Dumbledorewas a box office disappointment and the lowest-grossing Wizarding World movie to date.
9Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald
The second installment in the Wizarding World franchise,The Crimes of Grindelwaldsees much more action from the titular villain and the appearance of a young Dumbledore, something that a lot ofHarry Potterfans were very happy about.
Domestic Box Office Earnings:$159,555,901
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$654,855,901
WhileThe Crimes of Grindelwaldis by no means a bad movie, it perhaps doesn’t expand upon the series to a satisfactory level. It failed to match the gross income of any Harry Potter movie.
8Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
The third movie in the series and the only one not to feature Voldemort,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanis (undeservedly) the lowest-earning movie out of the series. This movie introduced important characters such as Sirius Black and Remus Lupin as well as played with elements such as time travel and showingneedlessly dangerous parts of Hogwarts.
Domestic Box Office Earnings:$249,757,726
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$789,592,708
Despite being the lowest-earningHarry Pottermovie,The Prisoner of Azkabanremains a great viewing experience that feels a lot lighter-hearted than the others.
7Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
The first movie in the Fantastic Beasts trilogy,Where to Find Themoffers a fresh take on the Wizarding World with an adorable protagonist and a reprehensible villain that raises the stakes right from the get-go.
Domestic Box Office Earnings:$234,037,575
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$814,044,001
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them brought the Wizarding World back to the real world, surviving without the legendary cast members that had helped to make theHarry Potterseries so successful.
6Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
The second movie in the series and the one with the lowest production budget, it’s surprising thatHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsis so low down on the rankings considering how popular the first movie proved to be. Whether it was through a lack of promotion or just dumb luck,Chamber of Secretsis surprisingly the second-lowest earningHarry Pottermovie.
Domestic Box Office Earnings:$262,424,882
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$875,454,054
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsintroduced Horcruxes, Basilisks, and petrification spells. It delves into things that were previouslyunknown about Voldemort.
5Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireis widely considered to be one of the bestHarry Pottermovies, standing as a turning point in the overall narrative as Voldemort returns properly to the Wizarding World. The movie reflects this by taking on a much darker tone and featuring more death than the movies had shown up until this point. It featuresillegal spells and potionsand more Dark Arts action.
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$886,746,240
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It may surprise some fans thatThe Goblet of Fireis one of the lowest-earning movies in the series, but it could be attributed to many factors.
4Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princemay not have been the most faithful adaptation of the book, but it remains one of the middle-earning movies in the series and was an important part of the overall story. Featuring the death of a very important character,The Half-Blood Princefeels like a penultimate pitstop before the final phase of the story.
Domestic Box Office Earnings:$302,089,278
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$929,411,069
This movie features new creatures and spells and even finds time to feature a Quidditch match amidst all of the Harry and Dumbledore stuff. It feels like Harry is truly trusted enough to be taking on Voldemort and delving into the truth behind his parent’s death in this movie as well as theworst things Dumbledore has done.
3Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part One
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Oneis the first part of the two-part epic adaptation of the final book in theHarry Potterseries. With Harry, Ron, and Hermione tasked with finding and destroying all of Voldemort’s Horcruxes around the country, there are far more duels and pivotal moments than the other Harry Potter movies have. It even shows some of theuniverse’s underappreciated Muggles.
Domestic Box Office Earnings:$296,131,568
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$952,601,389
It should come as no surprise to fans of the Wizarding World franchise thatThe Deathly Hallows, Part Oneis one of the highest-earningHarry Pottermovies at the box office.
2Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stoneis the debut movie in theHarry Potterfilm series, introducing all the main characters in the Wizarding World series, as well as all the franchise elements that would come to show up again in the sequels.
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$965,054,122
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Despite the movie series' popularity peaking and weaning across all the sequels, it may surprise some fans to learn thatHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stoneis the second highest-earningHarry Pottermovie out of the series. It also shows whyHelena Bonham Carter’s underappreciated moviesare worth a watch, based on her impressive performance as Bellatrix in this movie.
1Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part Two
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Twois the finalHarry Pottermovie and sees Harry and his friends fighting Voldemort and his group of Death Eaters in the final battle of the Wizarding World.The Deathly Hallows, Part Twois a faithful adaptation to the book and was well-received by fans and critics alike.
Domestic Box Office Earnings:$381,193,157
Worldwide Box Office Earnings:$1,328,766,590
It should come as no surprise to people thatHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Twois the highest-earningHarry Pottermovie at the box office.
