Harry Potter returns on IMAX, 3D theatres to host Harry Potter movie marathon week

Muggle-born or pure-blood fans of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series must organize a reunion starting Oct. 13 as IMAX theatres worldwide will host a week-long marathon of Harry Potter films.

Five years after the last Harry Potter film was shown in theatres, fans get to watch the series of eight movies based on J.K. Rowling’s best-selling books. The well-known fictional character cemented the acting career of 27-year-old British actor Daniel Radcliffe.

To be shown in IMAX theatres worldwide are the blockbuster films “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” released in 2001, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” in 2002, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” in 2004, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” in 2005, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” in 2007, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” in 2009, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1” in 2010 and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2” in 2011.

“For the first time ever, you can experience all eight Harry Potter movies in IMAX. No Time-Turner necessary,” IMAX said in a statement.

Harry Potter fans will also get to see an exclusive 3D peek of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” which is set to hit movie theatres starting Nov. 17.

Showtimes and ticket price for the Harry Potter films may vary depending on location. Local theatres has released its respective schedule information.

Early this year Harry Potter fans have been treated with the July 31 release of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” script book. The latest installment on the Harry Potter series reportedly sold two million copies on its first two days of release. (Read: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’: Scholastic sells 2M copies in first 2 days)

Rowling’s Pottermore also released on Sep. 6 a series of Hogwarts-inspired short stories on e-books format. Her “Pottermore Presents” series include three e-books titled “Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide,” “Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies” and the “Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Political and Pesky Poltergeists.” (Read: Harry Potter update: J.K. Rowling unveils Hogwarts-inspired e-books)

Excluding the epic sales of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” script book and her cut on the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” Rowling managed to rank third on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid authors. The English scribe made US$19 million (AU$24.8 million) pretax income between June 2015 to June 2016.