It was followed by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). The film was nominated for many awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects. Critics praised its darker plot, sets and a story appropriate for a young audience, and it became a critical and commercial success, grossing $879 million worldwide and becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2002. The film was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on 15 November 2002, by Warner Bros.
The story follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the Heir of Salazar Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing a monster that petrifies the school's students. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger respectively. Produced by David Heyman, it is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and the second instalment in the Harry Potter film series.
It stars Sangeetha Weeraratne and child actress Shanudrie Priyasad in lead roles along with Wimal Kumara de Costa and Ronnie Leach. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by J. Onna Babo is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala childrens film directed by Dinesh Priyasad and produced by Lalindra Wijewickrama for Lalindra Films.
