Fans of the Harry Potter film franchise have been celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the very first film of the series – "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".
The film was incredibly successful, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2001 and, at one point, peaked as the second highest-grossing film of all time, reportedly making more than $1billion worldwide.
The celebrations have included showings of the original film at cinemas around the country. READ NEXT - The 'wizard's cottage guesthouse' Potter fans love It was recently announced that a HBO Max Harry Potter special titled "Return to Hogwarts" would be released in the new year.
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