Flashback to the 2001 'Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone' Premiere

The 2001 Premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone'

Fifteen years ago Wednesday, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone arrived in theaters. After making its world premiere in London on Nov. 4, 2001, and hopping across the pond for the stateside celebration soon after, the first adaptation of J. K. Rowling's beloved series became available to viewers on Nov. 16, 2001. It would go on to make more than $974.7 million at the international box office, pick up three Academy Award nominations, and validate the production of seven subsequent big-screen installments. In honor of the movie's 15th anniversary, take a look back at photos from the London premiere, ahead.

Daniel Radcliffe

Emma Watson

Rupert Grint

Tom Felton

Richard Harris

J.K. Rowling and Neil Murray

Oliver Phelps and James Phelps

Robbie Coltrane and Rhona Gemmell

Richard Griffiths

The World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone in London

Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton

Ben Stiller

Emma Bunton

Sam Branson, Joan Templeman, Sir Richard Branson, and Holly Branson

Cher

Sting and Eliot Sumner

Jerry Hall

Princess Beatrice, Sarah Ferguson, and Princess Eugenie

Saffron Burrows

Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley

Nick Faldo and Valerie Bercher

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