Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire
Directed by	Mike Newell
Produced by	David Heyman David Barron
Written by	Novel: J. K. Rowling Screenplay: Steve Kloves
Starring	Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Ralph Fiennes Michael Gambon Brendan Gleeson Robert Pattinson Miranda Richardson
Music by	Patrick Doyle Themes by: John Williams
Cinematography	Roger Pratt
Editing by	Mick Audsley
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	November 18, 2005
Running time	157 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$150 million
Gross revenue	$896,016,159
Preceded by	Prisoner of Azkaban
Followed by	Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film, based on J.K. Rowling's novel of the same name, and is the fourth film in the popular Harry Potter film series.

Directed by Mike Newell, the film concerns Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hogwarts has been selected to hold the recently returning wizard competition known as the Triwizard Tournament. Though Harry does not apply, the Goblet of Fire mysteriously selects him as a second representative of Hogwarts in the tournament.

Three days after its release, the film had grossed over US$102 million at the North American box office, the highest first-weekend tally for a Harry Potter film, and enjoyed an immensely successful run at the box office, earning over $896 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing film of 2005 and the 8th-highest grossing film of all time. It was the third highest grossing film in the U.S for 2005 making $290 million. It is currently the 11th highest-grossing film of all time. The DVD went on to become the fastest selling DVD of all time. It is currently the third-highest grossing Harry Potter film, behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction, but lost to Memoirs of a Geisha.

This is the first Harry Potter film to receive a "PG-13" rating or its international equivalent (for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images), the preceding films having been rated PG or one of its international equivalents.

Plot

See also: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley enter their fourth year at Hogwarts school. The film opens in a graveyard attached to an old country house; the gardener Frank Bryce awakes in his cottage to see a light on in the house. He investigates to find Lord Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew, discussing plans with an unidentified man; Voldemort kills Bryce. Harry awakes at The Burrow before departing with the Weasley family and Hermione for the Quidditch World Cup. After the introduction to the game, there is a temporal jump to that evening, when the camp is attacked by Death Eaters, who disperse when the Dark Mark is shot into the air by an unknown man.

The three arrive at Hogwarts, where they find that it will be hosting the Triwizard Tournament, a legendary event in which one wizard each from two rival schools and Hogwarts compete in three dangerous tasks. Dumbledore reveals the Goblet of Fire, a magical cup into which potential champions must drop a piece of parchment with their name on it; the goblet acts as an impartial judge to select candidates. The goblet reveals its results by shooting the relevant pieces of parchment into the air: Cedric Diggory from Hogwarts, Viktor Krum from Durmstrang and Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons. The goblet then unexpectedly announces a fourth champion, Harry, although he did not enter his name and is in any case under the age limit set by the Ministry of Magic. Although Harry insists that he did not enter his name, his selection invites jealousy and suspicion from his fellow students, including a breakdown of friendship with Ron which lasts until after the first task. Dumbledore asks the new Defence against the Dark Arts professor, Alastor Moody, to keep an eye on Harry. Moody is an eccentric and paranoid man with a magical eye, who drinks only from a hip-flask for fear of poison.

In the first Triwizard task, the four champions each battle a dragon to retrieve a golden egg. Harry casts a summoning charm to bring his broom into the arena, and attempts to dodge the dragon in the air. The dragon, however, breaks free of its chains and chases Harry through the Hogwarts grounds, eventually running into a stone bridge and falling dead. Harry retrieves the egg, which is said to contain a clue about the second task. When Harry opens it, though, only a horrible screeching is heard. Cedric Diggory, the other Hogwarts champion, advises Harry to open the egg underwater. Harry does so in the prefects' bathroom and hears the clue clearly; it informs him that the merpeople will take something of Harry's and that he must retrieve it from the lake in the Hogwarts grounds. Having eaten gillyweed, a magical plant which enables him to breath underwater, Harry follows a mermaid to where the merpeople have chained Ron, Hermione, Cho Chang, and Gabrielle Delacour to a rock. Cho is retrieved by Cedric, Victor, the Durmstrang champion, takes Hermione. Harry rescues both Ron and Fleur's sister, since she was attacked by Grindylows and had to withdraw from the task. Although this causes Harry to finish outside the time limit of one hour, his courage is rewarded with high marks.

It is revealed that a traditional part of the Triwizard tournament is the Yule Ball, to which students are encouraged to invite partners of the opposite sex. There follow scenes in which Harry and Ron attempt to get partners for the ball; Harry especially concerned since, as one of the champions, he is expected to open the dance. Harry eventually asks Cho when they bump into each other in the Owlery, however she declines; it is revealed that she had already accepted an offer from Cedric Diggory. Ron desperately asks Hermione, who also declines &nash; at the opening of the Yule Ball scene, it is revealed that she had been invited by Viktor Krum. Eventually, Harry asks Parvati Patil, who accepts; her sister Padma partners Ron. Although Hermione greatly enjoys the ball, Harry and Ron do not; Ron, who is particularly jealous of Krum, accuses Hermione of "fraternising with the enemy", leading to a serious row between the two characters.

For the third task, the Triwizard cup is placed inside a large maze, whose magical hedges are capable of attacking the champions as they attempt to reach it: the first champion to touch the cup will be declared the winner. Having saved each other several times throughout the tournament, Harry and Cedric reach the cup together and decide to claim a draw, both touching the cup at the same time. The cup, which is actually a portkey, transports the two to a graveyard, where Pettigrew appears with a form of Voldemort. Upon command, Wormtail kills Cedric and traps Harry against an enchanted tombstone. Wormtail performs complicated magic involving taking blood from Harry's arm, which eventually returns Voldemort to a corporeal body. After explaining how he lost his powers to Harry, Voldemort duels Harry. Thanks to a rare magical effect, Harry is able to escape by summoning the cup, which takes him back to Hogwarts. Moody takes Harry to his office; he suddenly starts to change his appearance when he learns that he has run out of Polyjuice Potion. Moody reveals that he is in fact an escaped Death Eater who has been impersonating Alastor Moody all year, in order to help Harry win the Triwizard tournament and hence reach the cup first. Harry was not supposed to survive or return; as Moody is about to kill Harry, Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall burst in the room and stun him. The imposter rapidly changes from appearing like Moody to his own appearance, Barty Crouch Jr. The film closes as the foreign schools depart after Dumbledore exhorts them to stand together against Voldemort.

Cast

See also: List of Harry Potter films cast members

• Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter: the main protagonist. Now entering his fourth year as Hogwarts, Harry is unknowingly entered in to Triwizard tournament.
• Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley: one of Harry's best friends. Although he falls out with Harry at the beginning of the Triwizard tournament, the pair reconcile and remain good friends.
• Emma Watson as Hermione Granger: one of Harry's best friends. Although she loathes her position as an intermediary between Harry and Ron during their period of hostility, she remains supportive of Harry throughout.
• Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort: the primary villain. The darkest wizard of age, who returns to a human body at the climax of the film.
• Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore: the Hogwarts headmaster. He is supportive of Harry throughout the year, although he does not suspect Moody until it is almost too late.
• Brendan Gleeson as Alastor Moody: the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. He is revealed as an impostor at the end of the film.
• Robert Pattinson as Cedric Diggory: a Hogwarts student who is chosen as a Triwizard champion. He is murdered in the graveyard at the climax of the film.
• Gary Oldman as the voice and motion capture of Sirius Black: who appears for a brief expository scene in a fireplace in the Gryffindor common room.
• Miranda Richardson as Rita Skeeter: an over-inquisitive journalist.
• Alan Rickman as Severus Snape: the Potions teacher.
• Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid: the Hogwarts gamekeeper. He is responsible for showing Harry the dragons prior to the first task.
• Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall: the Transfiguration teacher, and Harry's housemistress.
• Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew: Voldemort's main servant, who helps in his rebirth.
• Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy: Draco Malfoy's father, who is seen in the graveyard at the film's climax in Death Eater robes.
• David Tennant as Barty Crouch Jr.: the impostor who impersonates Alastor Moody, to assist in the return of Voldemort.
• Frances de la Tour as Olympe Maxime: a half-giant who is headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic.
• Predrag Bjelac as Igor Karkaroff: the headmaster of Durmstrang.
• Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick: the Hogwarts charms professor.
• Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy: Harry's school nemesis. He is briefly turned into a ferret by Moody.
• Robert Hardy as Cornelius Fudge: the Minister for Magic.
• Roger Lloyd-Pack as Barty Crouch: head of the Department of Magical Co-operation, who is murdered by his son.
• Clémence Poésy as Fleur Delacour: the Triwizard champion from Beauxbatons.
• Stanislav Ianevski as Viktor Krum: the Durmstrang Triwizard champion. He invites Hermione Granger to the Yule Ball.
• Katie Leung as Cho Chang: a girl on whom Harry has a crush, and who he unsuccessfully tries to invite to the Yule Ball.
• Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom: a Gryffindor student. He suggests Gillyweed to Harry as a means to survive the Second task.
• Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley: Ron's father. He takes the children to the Quidditch World Cup.
• James and Oliver Phelps as Fred and George Weasley: Ron's rebellious older brothers.
• Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley: Ron's younger sister.
• Shirley Henderson as Moaning Myrtle: a Hogwarts ghost who haunts the school plumbing network.
• Jeff Rawle as Amos Diggory: Cedric's father.
• Angelica Mandy as Gabrielle Delacour: Fleur's younger sister, who is rescued from the lake by Harry in the second task.
• Adrian Rawlins and Geraldine Somerville as James and Lily Potter: Harry's parents, who appear as ghosts at the climax of the film.

Jarvis Cocker, Phil Selway, Jonny Greenwood, Steve Mackey, Jason Buckle and Steven Claydon cameoed as the members of the Weird Sisters.

Production

The film was mainly shot in Leavesden Film Studios. Other locations used in filming are as follows:^{[citation needed]}

• Ashridge Estate, Hertfordshire, England, UK
• Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (including the Yule Ball Staircase scene)
• Black Park, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
• Divinity School, Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
• Beachy Head, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK
• Glenfinnan Viaduct, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK (Hogwarts Express)
• New College, Holywell Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK (Cloister, Ferret Scene)
• Steall Falls, Scotland, UK
• Virginia Water, Surrey, England, UK
• Beckley Park, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Soundtrack

Main article: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (soundtrack)

Differences from the book

With the Goblet of Fire novel almost twice the length of Prisoner of Azkaban, the writers and producers were forced to severely limit the scenes and concepts that made the transition from page to screen. Director Mike Newell described the problem as one of "compressing [a] huge book into the [en]compass of a movie."^[1] This was achieved by "putting aside" all the components of the novel which did not directly relate to Harry and his journey.^[1] Even producer David Heyman admitted missing many of the scenes which were removed.^[2] In particular, the gameplay at the Quidditch world cup was removed for timing reasons, leaving an abrupt temporal jump which some reviewers considered awkward or "rushed".^[3] Heyman also regretted the removal of S.P.E.W., Hermione's Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare – this ommission was continued in the following film.^[2]

As in Prisoner of Azkaban, most of the classes shown in the book were removed, only the single lesson where Alastor Moody demonstrates the Unforgivable Curses making the final cut. Goblet of Fire is also the only film adaptation not to begin in Privet Drive; after the opening sequence, Harry awakens at the Burrow on the morning of the Quidditch World Cup.^[4] Other scenes are shortened and amalgamated to include only the most essential plot details; the three Death Eater trials Harry witnesses in the Pensieve are merged into one short sequence, and all of Sirius Black's lines are condensed into a single fireside conversation.^[4]

In addition to large slices of the school year, many characters, such as Barty Crouch Senior, Rita Skeeter and Amos Diggory, were severely reduced in scope, or removed altogether, such as Ludo Bagman and Winky and Dobby the house-elves.^[4] An extremely minor character change that caused outrage amongst fans concerned Hermione's appearance at the Yule Ball. In the novel, she wears a periwinkle blue dress with her hair in a tight bun; the costume department fitted Emma Watson with a pink dress made from twelve metres of chiffon,^[5] and set her hair in loose curls. Although Watson loved the dress enough to "want to take it home with [her]",^[6] it upset some fans who criticised this departure from canon.^[4]

While the three tasks of the Triwizard tournament generally remained true to the original novel, certain adaptations were included for dramatic effect. The first task, whilst contained entirely within the stadium in the original book, is extended into an extensive chase scene through the Hogwarts buildings and grounds. The second task was almost entirely faithful to the novel, although the Grindylow attack was moved to the end of the sequence as the effects of the Gillyweed wears off. Because Dobby is not present in the film, Neville instead gives Harry the Gillyweed, as was Barty Crouch Junior's original plan in the novel. For the third task, the scene giving the champions advance warning of the maze was removed, as were all of Harry's preparations for it. In the film, the maze itself is devoid of the magical creatures and enchantments that were present in the book; instead, Dumbledore warns the contestants that "people change in the maze. Find the cup if you will, but be careful not to lose yourself". Krum, visibly under the Imperius Curse, still attempts to attack Cedric (although with the Killing Curse rather than the Cruciatus Curse) but in the film version Fleur is not attacked by Krum – instead, she is seen being throttled and absorbed by the magical hedges, which are another addition for dramatic effect.^{[citation needed]}

Reaction

Critical reception

The film was received very positively by critics, garnering an 89% "Cream of the Crop" rating at Rotten Tomatoes.^[7] The New York Daily News praised the film for both its humour and its dark tone.^[8] The young actors were praised for demonstrating a "greater range of subtle emotions",^[9] particularly Daniel Radcliffe whom Variety described as delivering a "dimensional and nuanced performance".^[10] New cast members were also praised: Brendan Gleeson's portrayal of Mad-Eye Moody was described as "colourful";^[10] Miranda Richardson's scenes were described as "wonderful";^[8] and Ralph Fiennes's portrayal of Lord Voldemort was described as "sublime villainy".^[11]

The maturity of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, among others, impressed most critics. While the major characters were portrayed as children in the previous films, "they have subtley transitioned into teenagers (in Goblet of Fire)" according to one USA Today reviewer. Harry has also physically matured since Prisoner of Azkaban. In the scene in the prefects' bathroom, Daniel Radcliffe's character is shown with significant axillary hair and muscle growth. When asked about the scene, Radcliffe replied, "Hey, I'm growing up. I was fifteen when I filmed that scene, and hell, Harry's fourteen now. It's quite common for guys our age to have underarm hair or to work out."^[11]

Negative criticism included the film's pace which The Arizona Republic described as being "far too episodic",^[12] while CNN.com described the film as "clunky and disjointed".^[13] Another criticism was that the many supporting characters did not get enough screen time.^[13][10] Some fans criticised the film for changing and leaving out too much of the source material, particularly those parts that developed character,^[14] and those parts of the story that set-up events that occur later in the series.^[15]

Box office performance

After an opening day of $40m at the North American box office and staying at #1 for three weeks, Goblet of Fire enjoyed a successful run at the box office, running for 20 weeks in theatres and closing on April 6, 2006. The film set numerous records including the highest non-May opening weekend in the US and the most successful opening ever in the UK, earning £14.9m in its opening weekend. Goblet of Fire then drew $102.7 million from 3,858 locations its opening weekend at the North American box office, setting a new opening high for the franchise and selling about as many tickets as the first movie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, did in its opening weekend. The debut marked the fourth $100 million weekend in history and to this day stands as the ninth largest opening weekend ever, behind Spider-Man 3's $151 million, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's $135 million, Shrek the Third's $121 million, Spider-Man's $114.8 million, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End's $112 million Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith's $108.4 million, Shrek 2's $108 million, and X-Men: The Last Stand's $102.8 million. In mainland China the film generated 93 million yuan.^[16]

Japanese poster for the film in Tokyo, Japan

Goblet of Fire has earned US $896 million worldwide, making it not only the highest grossing international and worldwide release of 2005, but one of the few films to have ever passed $600 million in international box office receipts. It has joined seven other titles that have passed the $600 million mark, including Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and the first,second and fifth Harry Potter films. Its worldwide total includes $290 million from the U.S. and Canada.

The film was also released in IMAX theatres and grossed a total of US $20,033,758 worldwide for a cumulative per screen average of $188,998 thus setting a new record and a new milestone for a digitally remastered 2-D IMAX release.^[17]

In January 2006, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire surpassed the box office takings of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, to become the eighth-highest grossing film worldwide, during that time, and the third-highest grossing film in the Harry Potter series so far, behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The film ranks third in the North American box office (domestic) behind Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for 2005 though both films rank lower than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in worldwide terms.^[18]

Awards

Wyrd Sisters lawsuit

In the runup to the movie, Warner Bros. approached a Canadian folk group called the Wyrd Sisters to obtain permission to use the name THE WEIRD SISTERS for its Harry Potter Band. When a deal could not be made, the Canadian band filed a US$40-million lawsuit against Warner Brothers, the North American distributor of the film, for the misuse of their group's name. The Canadian band also brought an injunction to stop the release of the movie as it contained a performance by the improperly named Harry Potter band. This motion was dismissed by an Ontario judge.

Before the film was released, Warner Brothers claimed that it had never used the name THE WEIRD SISTERS in any way in the film or otherwise and that it would not do so in the future. However, since this turned out not to be true, the Canadian band is continuing its action in the Federal Court of Canada where Warner Bros. and some of its major licensees are being sued for misuse of the Canadian band's name in Harry Potter merchandise along with misuse in the film and soundtrack. In the Ontario Court, Warner Bros. and its counsel on the injunction are the subject of contempt proceedings relating to alleged violations in Warner Bros.' testimony on the interlocutory injunction. The judge that heard the matter, Mr. Justice Colin Campbell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, is the subject of a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council arising from allegations of judicial misconduct relating to the injunction hearing itself and interference with the action in the Ontario Court in the months following the injunction hearing.^[19][20]

DVD

The film was released on DVD in North America on March 7 2006. It was available in one- and two-disc editions, as well as part of an 8-disc boxset that includes all four films to date.^[21] The bonus disc features three interactive games, as well as seven behind the scenes featurettes. The film was also released in UMD format for PSP.

Wal-Mart had a special bonus disc available for purchase alongside the single-disc editions that features extra features and a sample of the Harry Potter edition of the Scene It? DVD game.

On its first day of release in North America, over 5 million copies were sold, recording a franchise high for first-day sales. Within its first week it sold over a total of 9 million units of combined sales of both the widescreen and full-screen versions of the DVD.^[22]

The UK edition was released on DVD on March 20 2006 and became the fastest selling UK DVD ever, selling six copies per second on its first day of release. According to the Official Charts Company, the DVD sold 1.4 million copies in its first week alone. It is also available in a two-disc edition with special features similar to the North American two-disc edition.^[23][24]

The DVD currently holds the Guinness World Record for being the fastest selling DVD of all time. The achievement is added to the 2007 edition of The Guinness World Records book which includes a picture of the award being presented at Leavesden Studios in April.^[25]

Future Shop has an exclusive promotion including a holographic cover for the two-disc edition.

Warner Home Video announced the HD DVD edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was to be released on April 11, 2006; however, due to the delayed release of Toshiba's HD DVD player, the HD DVD edition of Goblet of Fire was pushed back to April 18 2006.^[26] This deadline was also missed. In the United States, the first five Harry Potter films will be released on HD DVD and Blu-ray disc on December 11, 2007. They will be available individually or in a gift set containing all five films and a set of collectible cards and bookmarks. ^[27] The Chinese DVD edition was released 2 weeks before the North American release as an effort to combat DVD piracy in the country of China. The DVD was sold at a low price of $2.73 USD.

The Indian Version of the DVD was a two-disc special edition, which was released by Saregama home video on April 7th 2006. Instead of VHS a VCD was released. The DVD priced Rs.699 INR($14.86 USD) and VCD priced Rs. 299 INR($6.37 USD)

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