‘Harry Potter’ movies to be screened in select PH cinemas this August

Potterheads are in for a magical treat this August!

On social media, SM Cinema announced that all eight films from the beloved “Harry Potter” franchise will be screened on August 16–17 and August 30–31 in select SM Cinema branches nationwide.

According to the post, fans can watch the first four installments — “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" —on the weekend of August 16 and 17. 

Meanwhile, the other four movies, namely “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” will be screened on the weekend of August 30 and 31.

Tickets are priced at P275 per movie for Metro Manila cinemas and P230 for provincial cinemas. Tickets are available via SM Cinema online and select SM Cinema ticket booths nationwide. 

Here are the participating branches

• SM Aura
• SM Bacolod
• SM Bacoor
• SM Baguio
• SM BF Parañaque
• SM Bicutan
• SM Calamba
• SM CDO Downtown
• SM Cebu
• SM Clark
• SM Dasmariñas
• SM East Ortigas
• SM Iloilo
• SM Lanang
• SM Laoag
• SM Legazpi
• SM Lipa
• SM Lucena
• SM Mall of Asia
• SM Manila
• SM Marikina
• SM Marilao
• SM Masinag
• SM Fairview
• SM North EDSA
• SM Pampanga
• SM San Mateo
• SM San Pablo
• SM Seaside
• SM Southmall
• SM Sta. Mesa
• SM Sta. Rosa
• SM Sucat
• SM Tarlac
• SM Megamall
• SM Grand Central

Based on J.K. Rowling's best-selling books, the “Harry Potter” film franchise follows the titular character Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), and his friends as they navigate life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and battle the dark wizard Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).

It has been adapted into a television series under HBO, with its production now underway. 

—Jade Veronique Yap/CDC, GMA Integrated News