Warner Brothers were sure of the success of Harry Potter’s first picture The Philosopher’s Stone.They searched for the director and chose Spieberg. Spielberg wanted to use animation for which Warner Brothers was not ready. They handed over the direction to Chris Colombous, the director of  Home Alone and Mrs Doubtfire. The film was made in 2001, and it  broke all the records of the Jurassic Park. The second movie was The Chamber of Secrets s(2002). The third was the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004 ). The Globet of Fire was released in 2005, and The Order of  the Phoenix in 2007. In 2009, the Half Blood Prince was released. Recently, two parts of the Deathly Hallows have been released, one in 2010 and one in 2011.

Rowling, the writer, insisted on having the British actors and picturisation in Britain while selling the rights to Warner Brothers.

Harry Potter movies have not won the Oscars, but their popularity has far surpassed the Oscar awarded movies.