Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (film)

The film version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was the first film adaptation in the Harry Potter series. It starred Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, Rupert Grint as Ron, and Emma Watson as Hermione, and was directed by Chris Columbus.

Differences to the book
There are of course, like every other film versions of books, differences. Here are some in a list:


 * The first seven pages of the book weren't in the film version.
 * Hagrid tells Harry about the death of his parents on the island in the sea. The film shows Harry asking about the death of his parents in the Leaky Cauldron.
 * The character Peeves has been omitted from this and the other HP films.
 * In the book Harry first met Draco Malfoy in Diagon Alley while shopping with Hagrid and Draco made some insults towards Hagrid although Harry wouldn't know Draco's identity until their encounter on the Hogwarts Express. Both Draco's earlier insult and as well as his recent insult to Ron Weasley about the Weasley's financial status made Harry choose not to be friends with Draco. In the film the Diagon Alley encounter was ommited and he first met Draco Malfoy before entering the the Great Hall to be sorted.
 * Sorting was done alphabetically in the novel and out of order in the film.
 * In the film, Harry, Ron and Hermione see Fluffy in the Forbidden Corridor after their escape from Filch and Mrs. Norris. The book says that Neville is also with them when they escaped Filch and saw Fluffy.
 * When Harry and Hermione get detention, it is because they left the invisibility cloak in the tower while giving Norbert to Charlie Weasley. In the film, they get detention because Draco Malfoy saw them in Hagrid's cabin past curfew.
 * Below the trap door, Quirrel and Snape's rooms have been ommitted.

Box office performance
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was the highest grossing film of 2001 and at that point ranked eighth all-time in the domestic (USA-Canada) market (it is now 20th) and second only to Titanic worldwide (it is now fourth).It remains the most commercially successful of all Harry Potter films with $317 million North American and $976 million worldwide gross.

Harry Potter à l'école des Sorciers (film)