<P> Bloomsbury additionally released an adult edition with a different cover design to the original, in paperback on 10 July 2004 and in hardcover on October 2004 . A hardcover special edition, featuring a green border and signature, was released on 8 July 1999 . In May 2004, Bloomsbury released a Celebratory Edition, with a blue and purple border . On 1 November 2010, they released the 10th anniversary Signature edition illustrated by Clare Mellinsky and in July 2013 a new adult cover illustrated by Andrew Davidson, both these editions were designed by Webb & Webb Design Limited . </P> <P> Beginning on 27 August 2013, Scholastic will release new covers for the paperback editions of Harry Potter in the United States to celebrate 15 years of the series . The covers were designed by the author and illustrator Kazu Kibuishi . </P> <P> An illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released on October 3, 2017, and was illustrated by Jim Kay who illustrates the previous two instalments . This includes over 115 new illustrations and will be followed by Illustrated editions of the following 4 novels in the future . </P> <P> The film version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released in 2004 and was directed by Alfonso Cuarón from a screenplay by Steve Kloves . The film débuted at number one at the box office and held that position for two weeks . It made a total of $796.7 million worldwide, which made it the second highest - grossing film of 2004 behind Shrek 2 . However, among all eight entries in the Harry Potter franchise, Prisoner of Azkaban grossed the lowest . The film ranks at number 471 in Empire magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time . </P>

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