Are you planning to watch all the Harry Potter movies and wondering how long it would take to see those movies at once? Well, then you are at the correct place, read till the end to find your answer.
Harry Potter franchise portrays the story based on the imagination of the author of the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling. Her incredible storyline would take us to the Wizarding World and revive us as a wizard or witch from Hogwarts.
First, let’s begin with the individual film and their time run.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the first movie of the series. The movie shows the first year of Harry Potter in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
This was an exciting year for Harry. From making new friends Hermione and Ron to encountering the Dark Lord who had killed his parents, we will never get bored witnessing his adventures. The plot would finally revolve around Harry’s discovery of the Philosopher’s stone and its consequences.
The budget of the movie was $125 million. It did very well in critics and grossed $974.8 million in the initial release and over $1 billion with the successive re-release and became the highest grossed film of 2001
The full length of this movie is 2 hours, 32 minutes, and which is 152 minutes. Without credit, the movie is 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 7 seconds long.
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
The second movie of the franchise, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets reveals the story of Harry Potter and his friend in the second year. The plot of the movie draws our attention toward the opening of the chamber of secrets.
Ginny being possessed by the book belonging to Tom Riddle had opened Chamber of Secrets which was unknown to Ron, Hermione, and Harry. So they set on an adventurous journey to find the secrets of opening the chamber and eventually found more about Voldemort.
The movie was made under a budget of $100 million and it grossed $879.8 million worldwide. It was praised by critics for its dark theme, story, and plot suitable for young audiences.
The full length of the movie is 2 hours 41 minutes which is 161 minutes. Well, you may skip the credit but still, the movie’s length is 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 40 seconds. It had the longest runtime among other Harry Potter movies.
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The third movie, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban show the third year of Harry, Hermione, and Ron. It also revealed the escaped prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black who is regarded to kill Harry.
Thus Hogwarts is under high security, everybody is in fear. Meanwhile, while Harry was returning to Hogwarts from the Hogwarts express he was attacked by Dementors. A mysterious Professor named Remus Lupin saved him from the Dementors and also helped to repel them afterward.
The movie gradually reveals the connection between Harry’s father, prisoner Black and Professor Lupin. What might be that connection and what consequences would it bring to Harry’s life?
The movie was made on a budget of $130 million and grossed $797.5 million worldwide. This movie was considered the best movie in the Harry Potter movie franchise.
The full length of the movie is 2 hours 22 minutes which is 142 minutes and without credit, it is 2 hours 9 minutes and 9 seconds.
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire is the fourth movie of the Harry Potter franchise and it shows the adventure of Harry Potter and his friends in their fourth year. The story is set up majorly in the Triwizard Tournament scenario.
Harry unwillingly takes part in the tournament and competes in various matches with the other magic schools. Will Harry be able to win the competitions and bring the cup to Hogwarts?
The movie was made on a budget of $150 million and was able to earn $896.7 million across the globe. It was immensely successful at the box office and it became the highest-grossing movie of 2005.
The movie Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire‘s full length is 2 hours 37 minutes long which is 157 minutes. Well without credit the movie length is 2 hours, 23 minutes, and 44 seconds.
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
The next film in the franchise is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The plot of the film pictures the story of Harry, Ron, and Hermione (often called a golden trio) in their fifth year. The stories of Harry Potter films become darker from this film.
The film begins with a Harry being attacked by Dementors. Harry realizes that the Ministry of Magic still denies the existence of Voldemort in spite of Harry’s encounter with him.
We witness a representative of the Minister for Magic, Professor Umbridge becomes a new Defence Against Dark teacher and abandons many dark art courses. Thus, student teams up to make Dumbledore’s Army led by Harry, and learn various defense magic techniques.
Well, the trio are in their mid-teens, thus we also witness the budding love between our hero Harry and Cho in this movie.
Meanwhile, Voldemort was after the prophecy thus Dumbledore’s Army. and Order of the Phoenix tried to stop the Drak Lord. Do they succeed in stopping him and Death Eaters from taking the prophecy?
The budget of this movie was $150 to $200 million and it hit a box office of $942.2 million, isn’t it a massive success? Further, the movie received the mix reviews from critics.
Now, talking about the total runtime of the movie, it was 2 hours 18 minutes which is 138 minutes. The part of the movie without the credit is 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 24 seconds.
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
The movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth film in the franchise which shows the sixth year of Harry’s batch in Hogwarts.
Muggle world is terrified by the attack of the Death eaters. Meanwhile, Dumbledore is making the young wizard ready for the final war. Both of them go on a hunt for Horcruxes which stores Voldemort’s fragmented soul.
This year Harry was subjected to taking the potion class where he finds a strange book stating it’s belonging to Half-blood Prince. Curiosity arises among Harry and his friends about the real owner of a book. So who is the half-blood prince? Will Harry and his friend be able to find him?
With a budget of $250 million and the movie hit a box office of $934.5 million making it the 8th highest-grossing movie of all time and the second of 2009.
The full length of the movie is 2 hours 33 minutes which is 153 minutes in total. You may skip the credit and it would be 2 hours, 23 minutes, and 53 seconds.
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
It is Harry’s seventh year at Hogwarts and Voldemort was rising to his power. Thus Harry abandons his final year and goes in the search of Horcruxes: the only way to conquer Voldemort’s immortality. He was not alone, Hermione and Ron are along with him.
The trio discovers different objects which happen to be the Horcruxes and destroys them. Well, the journey was not easy, they have to go through various hardships, and also bear clashes among their friends.
Meanwhile, the connections between Harry and Voldemort’s minds were being stronger. Will they be able to find all the Horcruxes and defeat Voldemort?
The movie was made on a budget of $250 million (shared with part 2) and it hit a box office of $976.5 million. It was praised by critics for its visual effects, cinematography, performance, and performance.
The movie was 2hrs 26 minutes long which is 146 minutes in total and without credits, it’s 2 hours, 14 minutes, and 40 seconds long.
8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
The movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 shows the final battle to defeat the Dark Lord. There occurs a clash between the Death Eaters and the Order of Phoenix.
Meanwhile, Harry and his friends have destroyed many Horcruxes till now and Voldemort gets the hint of that. So the Dark Lord attacks Hogwarts. Harry and his friends return back and the ultimate final war begins.
The budget of this movie was $250 million (shared with part 1) and it hit a box office of $1.342 billion It was indeed the highest-grossing movie among the eight movies. Also, it became one of the best-reviewed films of 2011.
Talking about its total time runtime it is 2 hours 10 minutes which is 130 minutes with credits and 1 hour, 58 minutes, and 1 second without credits.
To make it easier, here we present you the table that would help you know the total runtime of a whole series at a glance.
| Sorcerer’s Stone | 152 minutes | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Chamber of Secrets | 161 minutes | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Prisoner of Azkaban | 142 minutes | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Goblet of Fire | 157 minutes | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Order of the Phoenix | 139 minutes | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Half-Blood Prince | 153 minutes | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Deathly Hallows pt 1 | 146 minutes | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Deathly Hallows pt 2 | 130 minutes | 2 hours 10 minutes |
How long it would take if you go for a Harry Potter Movie marathon? (What is the total length of all the movies combined?)
So here we have the answer to your curiosity!
The length of all the movies including the credits is 19 hours 40 minutes. You may watch these movies excluding the credits which are 8 to 11 minutes long. The total credits in all movies combined are 1 hour and 26 minutes. Thus, if you cut off the credit parts of all the movies, it becomes 18 hours and 14 minutes long.
So if you want to go for a movie marathon, it would take you more than 18 hours and 14 minutes, not to forget the time you take between switching the movie and skipping the credit part.
Along with that, you have to have your meal and bathroom breaks. Okay, let’s give the time of all those things 1 hour and 46 minutes of time, It would take 20 hours if you continuously watch the movie.
Thus, you can start at 4 am morning and finish at 12 am at night.
In this way, you could finish all Harry Potter movies in one day and go for a trilogy of Fantastic Beast, a sequel to the Wizarding world franchise whose screenplay done is by J.K. Rowling herself.
