Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

Grosses

Domestic (29.8%)
$261,988,482
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$88,357,488
3,682 theaters
Budget$100,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 41 min
GenresAdventure Family Fantasy Mystery
Widest Release3,682 theaters
ChartRanking
Top Opening Weekends By Month - November17
Largest Post-Thanksgiving Weekend Drops19
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $250M22
Top Opening Weekends By Season - Holiday season23
Top Opening Weekends by MPA Rating - PG25
Top Opening Weekends by MPA Rating - G/PG27
Holiday Weekends - Thanksgiving 3-Day32
Holiday Weekends - Thanksgiving 5-Day32
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 3RD55
Top Opening Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends92
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Saturday98
Top Weekend Theater Averages - All Weekends - Wide100
Opening Weekends107
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 7TH110
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 3-days112
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 2-days113
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Sunday113
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 8TH113
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 2ND115
Opening Weeks115
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $200M118
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 4-days125
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 10-days126
Slowest to $100–$900 Million - $200M129
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 9-days129
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $250M134
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 5-days135
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $150M137
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 8-days140
Opening Days141
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 6-days141
Top Opening Grosses by Days in Release - 7-days144
Fastest to $100–$900 Million - $100M145
Widest Openings by MPA Rating - PG160
Widest Releases by MPA Rating - PG168
Widest Openings by MPA Rating - G/PG172
Widest Releases by MPA Rating - G/PG181
Top Single Day Non-Opening Grosses by Day of the Week - Friday186
Top Holiday Single Day Grosses - New Year's Day197