Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 : Movie Release Date

On 2 April 2011, a test screening of Part 2 was held in Chicago. Director David Yates, producers David Heyman and David Barron and the film's editor Mark Day were in attendance. Part 2 will have its world premiere on 7 July 2011 at Trafalgar Square in London. The second part will be released on 12 July, in Kuwait, on 13 July 2011, in Australia, Finland, Italy, Lithuania and several other countries, and in UK, USA and Canada on 15 July 2011, eight months after Part 1. Unlike Part 1, it will also be released in 3D and IMAX formats.

On 10 June, one month before the film's release, tickets went on sale.

On 16 June 2011, Part 2 received a 12A certificate from the British Board of Film Classification, who note that the film "contains moderate threat, injury detail and language", becoming the only Harry Potter film to receive a warning for "injury detail". A runtime of 130 minutes was also announced via the BBFC website, making it the shortest film in the series.