<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $879 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 British - American fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures . It is based on the novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling . The film is the second instalment in the long - running Harry Potter film series . It was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman . Its story follows Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as the Heir of Salazar Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing a monster that petrifies the school's denizens . The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger . The film is also the last film to feature Richard Harris as Professor Albus Dumbledore, due to his death that same year . </P> <P> The film was released in theatres in the United Kingdom and the United States on 15 November 2002 . It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $879 million at the box office worldwide . It was the second highest grossing film of 2002 behind The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers . It was nominated for many awards including the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects . It was followed by six sequels, beginning with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004 and ending with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 in 2011, nearly ten years after the first film's release . </P>

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