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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Second international poster of the film
Directed by	David Yates
Produced by	David Heyman David Barron
Written by	Screenplay: Michael Goldenberg Novel: J. K. Rowling
Starring	Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Ralph Fiennes Michael Gambon Imelda Staunton Gary Oldman Helena Bonham Carter
Music by	Nicholas Hooper Themes by: John Williams
Cinematography	Sławomir Idziak
Editing by	Mark Day
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	11 July 2007 (US,AUS) 12 July 2007 (UK)
Running time	138 minutes (theatrical) 132 minutes (speedrun)[1]
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	GB£100 million (US$200 million)
Gross revenue	GB£476.0 million[citation needed] (US$938,212,738[2])
Preceded by	Goblet of Fire
Followed by	Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. Directed by David Yates, produced by David Heyman's company Heyday Films, and written by Michael Goldenberg, it is the fifth film in the popular Harry Potter film series. The story follows Harry Potter in his fifth year at the magic school Hogwarts. The Ministry of Magic refuses to believe the return of Lord Voldemort and appoints bureaucrat Dolores Umbridge as a teacher at the school.

Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006, with a one-month break in June. Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects. The film's budget was reportedly between £75 and 100 million ($150–200 million).^[3][4] Warner Bros., the distributor of the film, released it in the UK on 12 July 2007, and in the US on 11 July, both in conventional and IMAX theatres, and was the first Potter film to be released in IMAX 3-D.