--- description: Harry Potter fans needing a refresher in magic will be able to get a crash course with the IMAX re-release of the films in theaters. title: Now You Can Re-Watch the Harry Potter Movies in Theaters image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd5e4bdc040acb8a/6988a8825f570f7fcbb22c1d/harry-potter-imax-week.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Now You Can Marathon All 8 of the _Harry Potter_ Movies in Theaters For a Week  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 3, 2016 9:03 PM CUT  (Credit: IMAX)  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 3, 2016 9:03 PM CUT [Harry Potter fans](http://time.com/4417901/harry-potter-cursed-child-time-turners-time-travel/ "undefined") in need of a refresher in the world of magic before the release of [_Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_ ](http://time.com/4511454/fantastic-beasts-trailer-september/ "undefined")will be able to get a crash course in wizarding when IMAX re-releases all eight of the films for a week. Beginning on October 13th, fans can see all of the films in the _Harry Potter_ franchise in IMAX at participating theaters; the screenings will also include an exclusive sneak peek at _Fantastic Beasts_. This will be the first time that the first two films in the series will be screened in IMAX, since neither _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone_ and _Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets_ were not initially shown in that format. Tickets are now available for purchase on [IMAX](http://www.imax.com/news/harry-potter-imax-week "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4517021/harry-potter-movie-theaters/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4517021/harry-potter-movie-theaters/"},"headline":"Now You Can Marathon All 8 of the Harry Potter Movies in Theaters For a Week","datePublished":"2016-10-03T21:03:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:15.571Z","description":"Accio!","url":"https://time.com/4517021/harry-potter-movie-theaters/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Harry Potter","Culture","fantastic beasts and where to find them"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd5e4bdc040acb8a/6988a8825f570f7fcbb22c1d/harry-potter-imax-week.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd5e4bdc040acb8a/6988a8825f570f7fcbb22c1d/harry-potter-imax-week.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"harry-potter-imax-week","caption":"","creditText":"(Credit: IMAX)","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4517021/harry-potter-movie-theaters/","name":"Now You Can Marathon All 8 of the Harry Potter Movies in Theaters For a Week"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Comic-Con Trailer","description":"Trailer for 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them' from Comic-Con.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/yP51HYch/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-07-24T13:38:56.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/yP51HYch.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4517021/harry-potter-movie-theaters/","duration":"PT2M26S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4517021/harry-potter-movie-theaters/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```