Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film and the fourth in the popular Harry Potter films series. It is based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
It was directed by Mike Newell and was released on November 18, 2005 (see 2005 in film). It is rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images in the US, 12A in cinemas and 12 on DVD in the UK and M in Australia, but elsewhere (e.g. Scandinavia) 11 for both cinema and DVD.
The film concerns Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hogwarts has been selected to hold the recently returning wizard competition known as the Triwizard Tournament. Though Harry does not apply, the Goblet of Fire mysteriously selects him as a second representative of Hogwarts in the tournament.
Three days after its release, the film had grossed over USD $102 million at the North American box office, the highest first-weekend tally for a Harry Potter film, and enjoyed an immensely successful run at the box office, earning over $892 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing film of 2005, and the 9th-highest grossing film of all time; the DVD went on to become the fastest selling DVD of all time. It is currently the second-highest grossing Harry Potter film, behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction, but lost to Memoirs of a Geisha. This is the first Harry Potter film to receive a "PG-13" rating or its international equivalent (for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images), the preceding films having been rated PG or one of its international equivalents.
Synopsis
The fourth year of Hogwarts rolls around after an attack on the 422nd Quidditch World Cup by Death Eaters. Hogwarts will be hosting the Triwizard Tournament, a traditional tournament which pits three schools against each other. When Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, the rival schools, arrive, the rules are announced. All seventh years interested must insert their name into the Goblet of Fire, and those chosen will be the Champions of their respective school. Harry's name unexpectedly appears out of the Goblet of Fire, though he is an under-age fourth year who never entered. Harry soon finds himself thrown into a brutal test of strength and mind only to ultimately find himself in the middle of Lord Voldemort's trap as he plans to return. Now Harry has to face the greatest challenge yet: defeat a revived Lord Voldemort. Wikipedia
