Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)

While spending the summer with the Dursleys, Harry Potter meets Dobby, a house-elf who warns him not to return to Hogwarts or danger will strike. When Harry refuses, Dobby sabotages an important dinner for the Dursleys, who lock up Harry to prevent his departure. Harry's friend Ron Weasley and his brothers Fred and George rescue him in their father's flying car.

In Diagon Alley, Harry, the Weasleys, and Hermione Granger notice a book signing by Gilderoy Lockhart, Hogwarts' new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. There, Harry sees Draco Malfoy's father, Lucius, slip a book into Ginny Weasley's cauldron. After being blocked from entering Platform Nine and Three-Quarters at King's Cross railway station, Harry and Ron take the car to Hogwarts. They crash into the Whomping Willow, breaking Ron's wand, and receive detention.

In detention, Harry hears a strange voice and later finds caretaker Argus Filch's cat, Mrs Norris, petrified with a message written in blood: "The Chamber of Secrets has been opened, enemies of the heir... beware." One of Hogwarts' founders, Salazar Slytherin, supposedly constructed a secret Chamber containing a monster that only his heir can control, capable of purging the school of Muggle-borns. Suspecting Malfoy to be the heir, Harry, Ron, and Hermione plan to question him, using polyjuice potion, which they brew in a bathroom haunted by Moaning Myrtle, a ghost.

During a Quidditch game, Harry's arm is broken by a rogue Bludger. Dobby visits him in the infirmary and reveals that he closed the barrier to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters and made the Bludger chase Harry to force him to leave the school. He also reveals that the Chamber had been opened in the past. When Harry communicates with a snake, the school starts to believe he is the heir. Disguised as Malfoy's friends, Harry and Ron learn he is not the heir, but know that a Muggle-born girl died when the Chamber was last opened. Harry finds an enchanted diary owned by a former student Tom Marvolo Riddle, who blames a young Rubeus Hagrid of opening the Chamber, leading to the latter's expulsion. When the diary is stolen and Hermione is petrified, Harry and Ron question Hagrid. Professor Dumbledore, Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, and Lucius arrive to take Hagrid to Azkaban and remove Dumbledore from office, but he discreetly tells the boys to "follow the spiders". In the Forbidden Forest, Harry and Ron meet Hagrid's giant pet spider, Aragog, who reveals Hagrid's innocence and provides a small clue of the Chamber's monster.

A book page in Hermione's hand identifies the monster as a basilisk, a giant serpent that kills people who make direct eye contact; the petrified victims only saw it indirectly. The school staff learns Ginny has been taken into the Chamber, and nominate Lockhart to save her. Harry and Ron find Lockhart preparing to flee, exposing him as a fraud. Deducing that Myrtle was the Muggle-born girl that the basilisk killed, they find the Chamber's entrance in the bathroom she haunts. Once inside, Lockhart tries to erase Harry and Ron's memories so he can take the credit. However, by using Ron's broken wand, the spell backfires, erasing Lockhart's memory and causing a cave-in, separating Harry from Ron and Lockhart.

Harry enters the Chamber alone and finds Ginny unconscious. Riddle, who turns out to be Slytherin's heir and Voldemort's younger self, reveals he used the diary to manipulate Ginny into reopening the Chamber. After Harry expresses his loyalty to Dumbledore, the latter's pet phoenix Fawkes arrives with the Sorting Hat, causing Riddle to summon the basilisk. Fawkes blinds the basilisk, and the Sorting Hat produces the Sword of Gryffindor, which Harry uses to kill the basilisk after a battle, but is poisoned by one of its fangs.

Despite being injured, Harry stabs the diary with the basilisk fang, destroying Riddle and reviving Ginny. Fawkes's tears heal Harry, who returns to Hogwarts with his friends and a baffled Lockhart. This earns Dumbledore's praise and Hagrid's release. Harry accuses Lucius, Dobby's master, of planting the diary in Ginny's cauldron and tricks him into freeing Dobby. The basilisk's victims are healed, Hermione reunites with her friends, and Hagrid is released from Azkaban.

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• Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter: A 12-year-old British wizard famous for surviving his parents' murder at the hands of the evil wizard Lord Voldemort as an infant, who now enters his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
• Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley: Harry's best friend at Hogwarts and one of the youngest members of the Weasley family.
• Emma Watson as Hermione Granger: Harry's other best friend and the trio's brains.
• Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart: A celebrity author and the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.
• John Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick: The ghost of Gryffindor House.
• Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid: The half-giant gamekeeper at Hogwarts who is framed for opening the Chamber of Secrets and is sent to Azkaban on Lucius Malfoy's orders. Martin Bayfield portrays a young Hagrid.
• Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick: The Charms teacher at Hogwarts and head of Ravenclaw House.
• Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley: Harry's abusive Muggle uncle, who despises wizards and works as a drill company director.
• Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore: The headmaster of Hogwarts and one of the greatest wizards of the age. This was Harris' final live-action film; he died shortly before it was released. The role of Dumbledore was played by Michael Gambon from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban onwards.
• Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy: Draco's father and a former Hogwarts pupil of Slytherin House who now works as a school governor at Hogwarts. Isaacs gave Lucius a whiny tone of voice based on that of the Child Catcher of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, whose voice had resonated with Isaacs throughout his childhood for the character scaring him. Isaacs also provided the voice of the Basilisk.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelist.com/642939/the-cartoon-characters-you-never-realized-were-voiced-by-jason-isaacs/|title=The Cartoon Characters You Never Realized Were Voiced By Jason Isaacs|website=www.thelist.com|date=25 October 2021|accessdate=29 November 2024}}
• Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall: The Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts and head of Gryffindor House.
• Gemma Jones as Madame Pomfrey: The Hogwarts nurse.
• Alan Rickman as Severus Snape: The Potions teacher at Hogwarts and head of Slytherin House.
• Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley: Harry's Muggle aunt.
• Julie Walters as Molly Weasley: Ron's mother.

Several actors from Philosopher's Stone reprise their roles in this film. Harry Melling portrays Dudley Dursley, Harry's Muggle cousin. James and Oliver Phelps play Fred and George Weasley, Ron's twin brothers; Chris Rankin appears as Percy Weasley, Ron's other brother and a Gryffindor prefect; and Bonnie Wright portrays their sister Ginny. Tom Felton plays Draco Malfoy, Harry's rival in Slytherin, while Jamie Waylett and Joshua Herdman appear as Crabbe and Goyle, Draco's minions. Matthew Lewis, Devon Murray and Alfred Enoch play Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas, respectively, three Gryffindor students in Harry's year. David Bradley portrays Argus Filch, Hogwarts' caretaker, and Sean Biggerstaff as Oliver Wood, the Keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Leslie Phillips voices the Sorting Hat. Eleanor Columbus, Chris Columbus's daughter, appears as Susan Bones, Edward Randell appears as Justin Finch-Fletchley, Charlotte Skeoch as Hannah Abbott, and Louis Doyle as Ernie MacMillan; Hufflepuff students. Emily Dale appears as Katie Bell, Rochelle Douglas as Alicia Spinnet, and Danielle Tabor as Angelina Johnson; Gryffindor girls. Jamie Yeats appears as Marcus Flint, Scott Fearn as Adrian Pucey; and David Holmes, David Massam, and Tony Christian appear as Slytherin quidditch players. Gemma Padley appears as Penelope Clearwater, a Ravenclaw student and Percy's girlfriend. Luke Youngblood plays Lee Jordan, the Quidditch comentator.

Christian Coulson appears as Tom Marvolo Riddle, a manifestation of young Lord Voldemort. Mark Williams portrays Arthur Weasley, Ron's father. Shirley Henderson plays Moaning Myrtle, a Hogwarts ghost. Miriam Margolyes appears as Pomona Sprout, Hogwarts' Herbology professor and head of Hufflepuff. Hugh Mitchell portrays Colin Creevey, a first year student that is a fan of Harry's. Robert Hardy appears as Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic. Toby Jones voices Dobby, a House-elf, while Julian Glover voices Aragog, an acromantula. Jim Norton appears as Mr. Mason and Veronica Clifford appears as Mrs. Mason. Alfred Burke appears as Master Dippet in a memory of Tom Riddle. Daisy Bates, David Tysall and Peter Taylor appear as moving pictures. Helen Stuart plays Millicent Bulstrode, a Slytherin girl.

Hugh Grant was rumoured to be the first choice to play the role of Gilderoy Lockhart, but due to reported scheduling conflicts he was unable to play the character.{{cite web |title=Alan Cumming told Harry Potter producers to 'f*** off' when offered role of Gilderoy Lockhart. Here's why |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/why-alan-cumming-told-harry-potter-producers-to-f-off-when-offered-role-of-gilderoy-lockhart-7445328/ |website=The Indian Express |date=9 August 2021 |access-date=9 December 2021 |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209005459/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/why-alan-cumming-told-harry-potter-producers-to-f-off-when-offered-role-of-gilderoy-lockhart-7445328/ |url-status=live }} Columbus later denied that Grant had been considered and stated that they had not met.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/oct/12/news.badlydrawnboy | title=Harry Potter director denies casting rumours | newspaper=The Guardian | date=12 October 2001 }} Alan Cumming and Rupert Everett were also considered for Lockhart. Cumming backed out over a salary dispute.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/alan-cumming-prince-george-cartoon-not-mean-people-think/ | title=Alan Cumming: 'The Prince George cartoon is not as mean as people think' | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=6 August 2021 | last1=Harvey | first1=Chris }} Jason Issacs also auditioned for Lockhart, but was offered for the role of Lucius Malfoy instead, he was reluctant to take the role as he was already signed on to play Captain Hook in Peter Pan (2003), but his family convinced him to take the role and accepted it.{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a840896/jason-isaacs-lucius-malfoy-harry-potter-audition/ | title=Jason Isaacs was "pissed off" by Harry Potter audition | website=Digital Spy | date=18 October 2017 }} Before Coulson was cast as Tom Riddle, James McAvoy and Eddie Redmayne – who later played Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts films – auditioned for the role.{{cite web | url=https://theplaylist.net/james-mcavoy-says-he-was-almost-in-j-j-abrams-star-trek-harry-potter-20240913/ | title=James McAvoy Says He Was Almost in J.J. Abrams' 'Star Trek,' & 'Harry Potter' | date=13 September 2024 }}

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Production designer Stuart Craig returned for the sequel to design new elements previously not seen in the first film. He designed the Burrow based on Arthur Weasley's interest in Muggles, built vertically out of architectural salvage. Mr. Weasley's flying car was created from a 1962 Ford Anglia 105E. The Chamber of Secrets, measuring over {{convert|76|m|ft|0}} long and {{convert|36.5|m|ft|1}} wide, was the biggest set created for the saga. Dumbledore's office, which houses the Sorting Hat and the Sword of Gryffindor, was also built for the film.

Lindy Hemming was the costume designer for Chamber of Secrets.{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Robin |date=2012-09-19 |title=Oscar-winning costume designer back in Wales to celebrate 50 years of Bond |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/oscar-winning-costume-designer-back-wales-2024416 |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=WalesOnline |language=en |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603161917/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/oscar-winning-costume-designer-back-wales-2024416 |url-status=live }} She retained many of the characters' already established appearances, and chose to focus on the new characters introduced in the sequel. Gilderoy Lockhart's wardrobe incorporated bright colours, in contrast with the "dark, muted or sombre colours" of the other characters. Branagh said, "We wanted to create a hybrid between a period dandy and someone who looked as if they could fit into Hogwarts." Hemming also perfected Lucius Malfoy's costume. One of the original concepts was for him to wear a pinstripe suit, but was changed to furs and a snake head cane in order to remark his aristocrat quality and to reflect a "sense of the old."

Principal photography began on 19 November 2001, only three days after the wide release of the first film. Second-unit work had started three weeks before, primarily for the flying car scene. Filming took place mainly at Leavesden Film Studios in Hertfordshire, as well as on the Isle of Man. King's Cross railway station was used as the filming location for Platform 9¾, though St Pancras railway station was used for the exterior shots. Gloucester Cathedral was used as the setting for Hogwarts School, along with Durham Cathedral, Alnwick Castle, Lacock Abbey, and the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford. The Burrow was built in Gypsy Lane, Abbots Langley, in front of Leavesden Studios.

Roger Pratt was brought on as director of photography for Chamber of Secrets, in order to give the film "a darker and edgier feel" than its predecessor, which reflected "the growth of the characters and the story." Director Chris Columbus opted to use handheld cameras to allow more freedom in movement, which he considered "a departure for [him] as a filmmaker." University of Cambridge linguistics professor Francis Nolan created Parseltongue, the language spoken by snakes in the film. Principal photography wrapped in July 2002.

Due to the events that take place in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the film's sound effects were much more expansive than in the previous instalment. Sound designer and supervising sound editor Randy Thom returned for the sequel using Pro Tools to complete the job, which included initial conceptions done at Skywalker Sound in California and primary work done at Shepperton Studios in England.

Thom wanted to give the Whomping Willow a voice, a deep growl for which he used his own voice slowed down, equalised and bass-boosted. For the mandrakes, he combined baby cries with female screams, in order to "make it just exotic enough so that you think, 'Hmm, I've never heard anything quite like that before.'"

Thom described the basilisk as a challenge, "because it's a giant snake, but it's also like a dragon — not many snakes have teeth like that. He had to hiss, he had to roar and there were times at the end when he was in pain." He mixed his own voice, tiger roars, and horse and elephant vocalizations.

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Visual effects took nine months to make, until 9 October 2002, when the film was finished. Industrial Light & Magic, Mill Film, the Moving Picture Company (MPC), Cinesite and Framestore CFC handled the approximately 950 visual effect shots in the film. Jim Mitchell and Nick Davis served as visual effects supervisors. They were in charge of creating the CGI characters Dobby the House Elf, the Basilisk, and the Cornish pixies, among others. Chas Jarrett from MPC served as CGI supervisor, overseeing the approach of any shot that contains CGI in the film. With a crew of 70 people, the company produced 251 shots, 244 of which made it to the film, from September 2001 to October 2002.

The visual effects team worked alongside creature effects supervisor Nick Dudman, who devised Fawkes the Phoenix, the Mandrakes, Aragog the Acromantula, and the first {{convert|25|ft|m|0}} of the Basilisk. According to Dudman, Aragog was the most challenging character to create. The giant spider stood {{convert|9|ft|m|0}} tall with an {{convert|18|ft|m|0}} foot leg span, each of which had to be controlled by a different team member. The whole creature weighed three quarters of a ton. It took over 15 people to operate the animatronic Aragog on set.

The Whomping Willow sequence required a combination of practical and visual effects. Special effects supervisor John Richardson and his team created mechanically operated branches to hit the flying car. A 1:3 scale set was built on stage at Shepperton Studios, which featured the fully-sized top third of the tree with a forced perspective to appear a height of over {{convert|100|ft|m|0}} high. The courtyard and the tree were built in 3D. Some shots ended up being entirely digital. Jarret identified the rendering as "the biggest challenge" of the scene, because "there was just so much going on in [it] ... It was simply massive."

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John Williams, who composed the previous film's score, returned to score Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Composing the film proved to be a difficult task, as Williams had just completed scoring Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Minority Report when work was scheduled to begin on Catch Me If You Can. Because of this, William Ross was brought in to arrange themes from the Philosopher's Stone into the new material that Williams was composing whenever he had the chance. Ross also conducted the scoring sessions with the London Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack album was released on 12 November 2002.

Footage for the film began appearing online in the summer of 2002, with a teaser trailer debuting in cinemas with the release of Scooby-Doo that June. A video game based on the film was released in early November 2002 by Electronic Arts for several consoles, including GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The film also continued the merchandising success set by its predecessor, with reports of shortages on Lego's Chamber of Secrets tie-ins.

The film was originally released in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada on 11 April 2003 on both VHS tape and in a two-disc special edition fullscreen/widescreen DVD digipack, which included extended and deleted scenes and interviews. On 11 December 2007, the film's Blu-ray version was released. An Ultimate Edition of the film was released on 8 December 2009, featuring new footage, TV spots, an extended version of the film with deleted scenes edited in, and a feature-length special Creating the World of Harry Potter Part 2: Characters. The film's extended version has a running time of about 174 minutes, which has previously been shown during certain television airings.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets held its world premiere at Odeon Leicester Square on 3 November 2002, and was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on 15 November 2002.{{Citation |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |date=15 November 2002 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_chamber_of_secrets |language=en |access-date=2022-06-04 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604190818/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harry_potter_and_the_chamber_of_secrets |url-status=live }} The film broke multiple records upon its opening. In the United States and Canada, the film opened to an $88.4{{nbsp}}million opening weekend, playing on 8,515 screens at 3,682 theaters, making it the third-largest opening at the time, behind Spider-Man and its predecessor Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The film would hold the record for having the largest number of screenings until it was surpassed by X2 the next year.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed812909572/ |title='X2' Unites 3,741 Theaters in Record Bow |website=Box Office Mojo |date=May 1, 2003 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419172235/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed812909572/ |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |url-status=live}} It was also No. 1 at the box office for two non-consecutive weekends. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was the second 2002 film to return to the number one spot, just after Mel Gibson's Signs. The film joined Die Another Day and The Santa Clause 2 to outperform the weak opening of Treasure Planet.{{cite magazine|last=Karger|first=Dave|title=Harry, Bond finish neck and neck at the box office|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/12/01/harry-bond-finish-neck-and-neck-box-office/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 1, 2022|date=December 1, 2002|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307012725/https://ew.com/article/2002/12/01/harry-bond-finish-neck-and-neck-box-office/|url-status=live}} Both Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Die Another Day were the most recent films to reclaim the number one spot for six months until June 2003 when Finding Nemo became the next film to do so.{{cite magazine|last=Karger|first=Dave|title=Finding Nemo scales to the top at the box office|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/06/13/finding-nemo-scales-top-box-office/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 7, 2022|date=June 13, 2003|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408050200/https://ew.com/article/2003/06/13/finding-nemo-scales-top-box-office/|url-status=live}} In the United Kingdom, the film broke all opening records that were previously held by Philosopher's Stone. It made £18.9{{nbsp}}million during its opening including previews and £10.9{{nbsp}}million excluding previews.

It went on to make £54.8{{nbsp}}million in the UK; at the time, the fifth-biggest tally of all time in the region.

Internationally, the film earned $59.5 million during its opening weekend.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/harry-potter-international-tally-soars-to-595m/4011300.article|title=Harry Potter international tally soars to $59.5m|access-date=21 June 2022|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621124440/https://www.screendaily.com/harry-potter-international-tally-soars-to-595m/4011300.article|url-status=live}} The film earned $3.7 million in Japan, making it the highest opening of any film in the country until it was surpassed a year later by The Matrix Reloaded.{{Cite news |date=June 9, 2003 |title=Matrix breaks Japanese record |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2975050.stm |access-date=April 17, 2022 |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418213654/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2975050.stm |url-status=live }} In Malaysia, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets made a total of $474,000, breaking Eraser{{'}}s record for having the country's biggest opening for any Warner Bros. film. It would go on to generate a total of $1.03 million in Singapore, becoming the second-highest film opening in the country, after The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Meanwhile, the film earned $3.1 million in Taiwan, surpassing The Mummy Returns by 16%. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets would then gross over $1.15 million in the Philippines, ranking as an industry high in the country only 5% bigger than Godzilla.{{Cite news |last=Groves |first=Don |date=November 17, 2002 |title=O'seas auds also wild about 'Harry' |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/box-office/o-seas-auds-also-wild-about-harry-1117876176/ |access-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619145444/https://variety.com/2002/film/box-office/o-seas-auds-also-wild-about-harry-1117876176/ |url-status=live }} The film made a total of $879.8{{nbsp}}million worldwide in its original release and $926.2 million after re-releases. It was the second-highest-grossing film of 2002 worldwide behind The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and the fourth highest-grossing film in the US and Canada that year with $262.6 million behind Spider-Man, The Two Towers, and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. However, it was the year's number one film outside of America, making $617.2{{nbsp}}million compared to The Two Towers{{'}} $584.5{{nbsp}}million.

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though perhaps more enchanting for younger audiences, Chamber of Secrets is nevertheless both darker and livelier than its predecessor, expanding and improving upon the first film's universe." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 63 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare "A+", the only film in the Harry Potter series to receive such grade.

Roger Ebert gave The Chamber of Secrets 4 out of 4 stars, especially praising the set design. Entertainment Weekly commended the film for being better and darker than its predecessor: "And among the things this Harry Potter does very well indeed is deepen the darker, more frightening atmosphere for audiences. This is as it should be: Harry's story is supposed to get darker". Richard Roeper praised Columbus' direction and the film's faithfulness to the book, saying: "Chris Columbus, the director, does a real wonderful job of being faithful to the story but also taking it into a cinematic era". Variety said the film was excessively long, but praised it for being darker and more dramatic, saying that its confidence and intermittent flair to give it a life of its own apart from the books was something The Philosopher's Stone never achieved. The Guardian praised the darker storyline, but said that the acting could have been better.{{Cite web |date=2002-11-15 |title=Film: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/nov/15/harrypotter |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604160551/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/nov/15/harrypotter |url-status=live }}

A. O. Scott from The New York Times said: "instead of feeling stirred you may feel battered and worn down, but not, in the end, too terribly disappointed". Peter Travers from Rolling Stone condemned the film for being over-long and too faithful to the book: "Once again, director Chris Columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to Rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours". Kenneth Turan from the Los Angeles Times called the film a cliché which is "deja vu all over again, it's likely that whatever you thought of the first production – pro or con – you'll likely think of this one".

Chamber of Secrets was nominated for three BAFTA Awards: Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects. The film was also nominated for six Saturn Awards. It received two nominations at the inaugural Visual Effects Society Awards. The Broadcast Film Critics Association granted it the Best Family Film and Best Composer awards, and nominated it for Best Digital Acting Performance (for Toby Jones).

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{{Cite web |date=29 June 2001 |title=Hugh Grant up for Harry Potter role |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jun/29/news.britneyspears |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106045445/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jun/29/news.britneyspears |archive-date=6 January 2020 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=The Guardian}}

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{{Cite news |date=25 October 2002 |title=Actor Richard Harris dies |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2362935.stm |url-status=live |access-date=10 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706053411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2362935.stm |archive-date=6 July 2022}}

{{Cite web |date=4 March 2002 |title=Chamber of Secrets' Tom Riddle actor named |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_1853000/1853332.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305010900/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_1853000/1853332.stm |archive-date=5 March 2019 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=Newsround |publisher=CBBC}}

{{Cite magazine |last=Coggan |first=Devan |date=14 November 2016 |title=Fantastic Beasts: Eddie Redmayne auditioned to play Tom Riddle in Harry Potter |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/11/14/eddie-redmayne-tom-riddle-harry-potter-fantastic-beasts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531134706/https://ew.com/article/2016/11/14/eddie-redmayne-tom-riddle-harry-potter-fantastic-beasts/ |archive-date=31 May 2022 |access-date=6 August 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}

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{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Martin |date=16 December 2002 |title="It is odd." - Life as Percy Weasley |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/films/weasley_rankin1.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501074618/http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/films/weasley_rankin1.shtml |archive-date=1 May 2019 |access-date=18 August 2020 |work=BBC}}

{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Jamie |title=Interview - Bonnie Wright |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/11/29/bonnie_wright_chamber_of_secrets_interview.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502072550/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/11/29/bonnie_wright_chamber_of_secrets_interview.shtml |archive-date=2 May 2019 |access-date=17 August 2020 |work=BBC}}

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{{Cite web |last=Orr |first=James |date=12 October 2011 |title=Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett charged with having petrol bomb during London riots |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8821621/Harry-Potter-actor-Jamie-Waylett-charged-with-having-petrol-bomb-during-London-riots.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422192335/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8821621/Harry-Potter-actor-Jamie-Waylett-charged-with-having-petrol-bomb-during-London-riots.html |archive-date=22 April 2017 |access-date=20 August 2020 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}

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{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Ashley |date=12 September 2016 |title=Exclusive! Harry Potter's Devon Murray opens up about life after Hogwarts: 'I've got a stud farm in Ireland' |url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/movies/fix120916-devon-murray-life-after-harry-potter-seamus-finnigan/bfc8ec9f-681c-413e-b09b-88724a7bb356 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811234716/https://celebrity.nine.com.au/movies/fix120916-devon-murray-life-after-harry-potter-seamus-finnigan/bfc8ec9f-681c-413e-b09b-88724a7bb356 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=11 August 2020 |website=Nine.com.au}}

{{Cite web |last=W. |first=Mary |date=2 July 2019 |title=Leviosa 2019: Sean Biggerstaff Q&A Session |url=https://www.mugglenet.com/2019/07/leviosa-2019-sean-biggerstaff-qa-session/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723162342/https://www.mugglenet.com/2019/07/leviosa-2019-sean-biggerstaff-qa-session/ |archive-date=23 July 2019 |access-date=17 August 2020 |website=MuggleNet}}

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{{Cite web |title=Creature Effects |url=https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/explore-the-tour/creature-effects/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326173131/https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/explore-the-tour/creature-effects/ |archive-date=26 March 2020 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter}}

{{Cite web |title=Special & Visual Effects |url=https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/explore-the-tour/special-visual-effects/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326173047/https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/explore-the-tour/special-visual-effects/ |archive-date=26 March 2020 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter}}

{{Cite web |last=Teo |first=Leonard |title=3D Festival: The VFX of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=http://www.3dfestival.com/story.php?story_id=701 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030421155314/http://www.3dfestival.com/story.php?story_id=701 |archive-date=21 April 2003 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=3D Festival |page=1}}

{{Cite web |last=Teo |first=Leonard |title=3D Festival: The VFX of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=http://www.3dfestival.com/story.php?story_id=701&page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030226141959/http://www.3dfestival.com/story.php?story_id=701&page=2 |archive-date=26 February 2003 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=3D Festival |page=2}}

{{Cite web |last=Teo |first=Leonard |title=3D Festival: The VFX of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=http://www.3dfestival.com/story.php?story_id=701&page=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030307164349/http://www.3dfestival.com/story.php?story_id=701&page=3 |archive-date=7 March 2003 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=3D Festival |page=3}}

{{Cite web |date=7 November 2002 |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (John Williams/William Ross) |url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/chamber_secrets.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114201901/http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/chamber_secrets.html |archive-date=14 January 2019 |access-date=23 September 2012 |website=Filmtracks}}

{{Cite web |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Soundtrack (2002) |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709011633/https://www.soundtrack.net/album/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets/ |archive-date=9 July 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=Soundtrack.Net}}

{{Cite news |date=13 June 2002 |title=Potter trailer gets Scooby outing |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2042773.stm |url-status=live |access-date=9 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116075554/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2042773.stm |archive-date=16 November 2018}}

{{Cite web |last=Krause |first=Staci |date=26 November 2002 |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/26/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031114930/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/26/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2 |archive-date=31 October 2019 |access-date=9 October 2012 |website=IGN}}

{{Cite magazine |last=Cagle |first=Jess |date=3 November 2002 |title=When Harry Meets SCARY |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,386963,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202033920/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,386963,00.html |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=9 October 2012 |magazine=Time}}

{{Cite news |last=Kipnis |first=Jill |date=1 March 2003 |title=Blockbuster Sequels Ensure DVD's Sale Saga |page=66 |magazine=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=chamber+of+secrets+VHS+and+DVD+release+11+April+2003&pg=PA66 |access-date=28 November 2010 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613161316/https://books.google.com/books?id=OA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=chamber+of+secrets+VHS+and+DVD+release+11+April+2003&pg=PA66 |url-status=live }}

{{Cite web |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Blu-ray Release Date |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Harry-Potter-and-the-Chamber-of-Secrets-Blu-ray/365/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118153021/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Harry-Potter-and-the-Chamber-of-Secrets-Blu-ray/365/ |archive-date=18 November 2018 |access-date=28 November 2010 |website=Blu-ray.com}}

{{Cite web |last=Calogne |first=Juan |date=18 September 2009 |title=Ultimate Editions Announced for First Two Harry Potter movies |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3447 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627024051/https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3447 |archive-date=27 June 2019 |access-date=28 November 2010 |website=Blu-ray.com}}

{{Cite web |date=2 May 2005 |title=Exclusive First Look at 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' to Be Presented During Network Television Debut of 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,' Airing May 7 on ABC |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050502006197/en/Exclusive-Harry-Potter-Goblet-Fire-Presented-Network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116064000/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050502006197/en/Exclusive-Harry-Potter-Goblet-Fire-Presented-Network |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=9 October 2012 |website=Business Wire}}

{{Cite web |last=Youngs |first=Ian |date=3 November 2002 |title=Fans spellbound at Potter première |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2395387.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327072401/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2395387.stm |archive-date=27 March 2016 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=BBC News}}

{{Cite web |date=17 November 2002 |first=Brandon |last=Gray |title=Harry Potter Potent with $88.4{{nbsp}}Million Weekend |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed896795652/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517075006/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed896795652/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |website=Box Office Mojo |quote=According to opening night audience tracker CinemaScore, Chamber of Secrets garnered an A+ from moviegoers compared to the A that Sorcerer's Stone earned. |access-date=22 March 2022 }}

{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2002 Weekend 48 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2002W48/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517075259/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2002W48/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |access-date=24 November 2013 |website=Box Office Mojo}}

{{Cite news |date=18 November 2002 |title=Potter conjures up box office record |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2487535.stm |url-status=live |access-date=22 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105111754/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2487535.stm |archive-date=5 November 2018}}

{{Cite web |title=All time box office |url=http://www.sky-is-falling.co.uk/archives-alltime.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901031755/http://www.sky-is-falling.co.uk/archives-alltime.html |archive-date=1 September 2007 |access-date=22 September 2007 |website=Sky Is Falling}}

{{Cite web |last=Strowbridge |first=C.S. |date=28 January 2003 |title=Chamber of Secrets sneaks pasts Jurassic Park |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/news/198290830-Chamber-of-Secrets-sneaks-pasts-Jurassic-Park |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119022908/https://www.the-numbers.com/news/198290830-Chamber-of-Secrets-sneaks-pasts-Jurassic-Park |archive-date=19 November 2018 |access-date=22 September 2007 |website=The Numbers}}

{{Cite web |title=2002 Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518020259/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2002/ |archive-date=18 May 2020 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=Box Office Mojo}}

{{Cite web |title=2002 Domestic Grosses |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2002&p=.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404145629/https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2002&p=.htm |archive-date=4 April 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=Box Office Mojo}}

{{Cite web |title=2002 Overseas Total Yearly Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/yearly/?yr=2002&p=.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702132639/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/yearly/?yr=2002&p=.htm |archive-date=2 July 2019 |access-date=22 September 2007 |website=Box Office Mojo}}

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{{Cite Metacritic |id=harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets |type=movie |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |access-date=22 September 2007}}

{{Cite web |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=20 December 2018 |access-date=18 July 2020 |website=CinemaScore }}

{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=15 November 2002 |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013195840/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002 |archive-date=13 October 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=Chicago Sun-Times}}

{{Cite magazine |last=Schwarzbaum |first=Lisa |date=13 November 2002 |title='Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets': EW review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/08/01/harry-potter-and-chamber-secrets-5/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209014517/http://ew.com/article/2005/08/01/harry-potter-and-chamber-secrets-5/ |archive-date=9 December 2017}}

{{Cite news |last=Roeper |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Roeper |date=15 November 2002 |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |work=At the Movies}}

{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McCarthy |date=7 November 2002 |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-1200544941/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006070349/https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-1200544941/ |archive-date=6 October 2015 |access-date=17 May 2020 |website=Variety}}

{{Cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |date=15 November 2002 |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-255777/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518025916/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-255777/ |archive-date=18 May 2020 |access-date=17 May 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

{{Cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |author-link=Kenneth Turan |date=15 November 2002 |title='Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' doesn't capture the well-balanced tone of the book |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-archives-harry-potter-chamber-of-secrets-review-20170626-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627165845/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-archives-harry-potter-chamber-of-secrets-review-20170626-story.html |archive-date=27 June 2017}}

{{Cite web |title=Amanda Awards (Norway) 2003 |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/amandas?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519114448/https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/amandas?year=2003 |archive-date=19 May 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Mubi}}

{{Cite web |title=Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens |url=http://www.mediabiz.de/film/firmen/programm/harry-potter-und-die-kammer-des-schreckens/66367 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907080009/http://www.mediabiz.de/film/firmen/programm/harry-potter-und-die-kammer-des-schreckens/66367 |archive-date=7 September 2011 |access-date=5 July 2020 |website=Blickpunkt: Film |language=de}}

{{Cite web |title=Film in 2003 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2003/film |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514115908/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2003/film |archive-date=14 May 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=British Academy of Film and Television Arts}}

{{Cite web |date=17 January 2003 |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards 2002 |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414082058/http://bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |archive-date=14 April 2013 |access-date=16 March 2011 |website=Broadcast Film Critics Association}}

{{Cite web |last=Godfrey |first=Leigh |date=22 January 2003 |title=Gollum and Spirited Away Are The Critics Choice |url=https://www.awn.com/news/gollum-and-spirited-away-are-critics-choice |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519122926/https://www.awn.com/news/gollum-and-spirited-away-are-critics-choice |archive-date=19 May 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Animation World Network}}

{{Cite web |date=14 May 2003 |title=2003 BMI Film/TV Awards: Song List |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2003_bmi_film_tv_awards_song_list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501200300/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2003_bmi_film_tv_awards_song_list |archive-date=1 May 2019 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Broadcast Music, Inc.}}

{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Denise |date=7 February 2003 |title='Gangs,' 'Perdition' top Golden Reel nods |url=https://variety.com/2003/music/awards/gangs-perdition-top-golden-reel-nods-1117880217/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519163506/https://variety.com/2003/music/awards/gangs-perdition-top-golden-reel-nods-1117880217/ |archive-date=19 May 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Variety}}

{{Cite web |title=Premios GoldSpirit - II Edición (2002): Sala de Trofeos |url=http://www.bsospirit.com/goldspirits/goldawards2002.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020055910/http://www.bsospirit.com/goldspirits/goldawards2002.php |archive-date=20 October 2019 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=BSOSpirit |language=es}}

{{Cite web |date=4 December 2003 |title=Complete list of 46th annual Grammy winners and nominees |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-grammys-nominees-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914144026/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-grammys-nominees-story.html |archive-date=14 September 2019 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Chicago Tribune}}

{{Cite web |title=2003 Hugo Awards |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2003-hugo-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031185237/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2003-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=31 October 2019 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Hugo Awards|date=26 July 2007 }}

{{Cite web |title=26th Japan Academy Prize |url=https://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=26#title10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117104159/https://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=26 |archive-date=17 January 2019 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Japan Academy Film Prize}}

{{Cite web |date=13 February 2003 |title=Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards Takes Stars, Music and Mess to the Next Level on Saturday, April 12 Live from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica |url=http://www.nickkcapress.com/2003KCA/content/current_press_1.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930202732/http://www.nickkcapress.com/2003KCA/content/current_press_1.php |archive-date=30 September 2019 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Nickelodeon}}

{{Cite web |date=12 February 2003 |title=First award blood to Caine |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2754075.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225203725/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2754075.stm |archive-date=25 December 2017 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=BBC News}}

{{Cite web |date=15 April 2003 |title=MTV Movie Awards nominations 2003 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2949000/2949557.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113174818/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2949000/2949557.stm |archive-date=13 January 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Newsround |publisher=CBBC}}

{{Cite web |title=2002 Awards (6th Annual) |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/2002-awards-6th-annual/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408053356/https://ofcs.org/awards/2002-awards-6th-annual/ |archive-date=8 April 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Online Film Critics Society|date=3 January 2012 }}

{{Cite web |last=Moro |first=Eric |date=5 March 2003 |title=The 29th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations - Feature Film Category |url=http://www.mania.com/29th-annual-saturn-awards-nominations-feature-film-category_article_37872.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018135352/http://www.mania.com/29th-annual-saturn-awards-nominations-feature-film-category_article_37872.html |archive-date=18 October 2012 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Mania}}

{{Cite web |title=2002 25th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2002/2002st.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815213025/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2002/2002st.htm |archive-date=15 August 2007 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}}

{{Cite web |title=1st Annual VES Awards |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/portfolio-items/2002-1st-annual-ves-awards/?portfolioCats=29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520022518/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/portfolio-items/2002-1st-annual-ves-awards/?portfolioCats=29 |archive-date=20 May 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Visual Effects Society| date=14 February 2019 }}

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