The fifth Harry Potter film will have a world premiere in Japan on June 28, just months after Spider-Man 3 marked an international movie debut in Tokyo.Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the broomstick-flying Harry Potter is slated to attend the Tokyo event, which is scheduled ahead of the movie`s London showing on July 3.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the latest installment in a series that began in 2001 with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer`s Stone.
The four previous Harry Potter movies, based on J.K. Rowling`s books, have grossed more than $US3.5 billion worldwide.
The Tokyo premiere last month of another highly anticipated sequel, Spider-Man 3, was seen as a shrewd push into the faster-growing international market that could help boost box-office revenues.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, directed by David Yates, will have its London premiere July 3. The film franchise is based on the bestselling novels by J.K. Rowling.
The movie is scheduled for release in the U.S. on July 13, and will open to general audiences in Japan on July 21.
The seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will go on sale on July 21, but it is not clear when the film version will be made.
