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Fermi #89 · Question 1

How many minutes is Harry Potter on screen across all eight Harry Potter films?

Explore the official answer and the simple reasoning behind this Fermi estimate.

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Answer & explanation

The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, grinning with his arms spread wide as he rides the hippogriff Buckbeak over a lake

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Answer & explanation

Official answer

539

minutes

How to estimate it

Fermi’s official “Napkin math”

Eight films at about 2 and a half hours each is around 1,200 minutes. How much of that is Harry on screen? He's the star, but the camera cuts away a lot. Call it half.

8 films × ~2.5 hrs
≈ 1,200 min
Harry on screen
~ half
1,200 ÷ 2
≈ 600 min

Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.

Source calculation & reference
Films 1 to 3 (Stone, Chamber, Azkaban)
≈ 231 min
Films 4 to 6 (Goblet, Phoenix, Prince)
≈ 192 min
Films 7 and 8 (Deathly Hallows 1 and 2)
≈ 116 min
Total, fan count (ninewheels0, IMDb)
≈ 539 min

Reference cited by Fermi: Fan count by IMDb user ninewheels0, via Screen Rant

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