![]() ![]() In a 2001 interview with publisher Scholastic, Rowling stated that she chose the subject of magical creatures because it was a fun topic for which she had already developed much information in earlier books. ![]() It includes several notes inside it supposedly handwritten by Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, detailing their own experiences with some of the beasts described, and including inside jokes relating to the original series. The original version, illustrated by the author herself, purports to be Harry Potter's copy of the textbook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US), the first novel of the Harry Potter series. Rowling (under the pen name of the fictitious author Newt Scamander) about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe. Ironically, a possible (ask me again tomorrow as the film will be playing essentially everywhere worldwide) over/under $300 million finish would be almost decent by Covid standards.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (often referred to as simply Fantastic Beasts) is a 2001 guide book written by British author J. Moreover, just because they showed up for X-Men: Apocalypse ($121 million) and Terminator: Genisys ($113 million) doesn’t mean they will show up for X-Men: Dark Phoenix ($59 million) and Terminator: Dark Fate ($50 million). Where to Find Them earned $86 million in China while Crimes of Grindelwald earned $53 million, partially because (as seen by lightning-fast descents for Detective Chinatown 3 and F9) China doesn’t like franchise-building/retcon-heavy/plot-over-character mythology any more than Americans do. China was a lost cause (with a likely $20 million total) even before Covid closed 51% of their theaters and China comparatively lost interest in most Hollywood flicks beginning in 2019. As we saw with The Divergent Series ($150 million in 2014, $131 million in 2015 and then $67 million in 2016), the Terminator reboot attempts ($125 million in 2009, $90 million in 2015 and then $62 million in 2019) and the rebooted X-Men series ($146 million in 2011, $155 million in 2016 and then $66 million in 2019), it was three strikes and you’re out for Fantastic Beasts.Īlas, Secrets of Dumbledore opened with just $58 million overseas last weekend, compared to $115 million and $120 million for its predecessors. libel suit over those allegations) and Ezra Miller’s brushes with the law, the only thing this installment had to offer was nostalgia for Harry Potter (including a more central role for Jude Law as younger Dumbledore) and curiosity about Mads Mikkelsen portraying Grindelwald. With mixed-negative reviews ( 49% rotten and 5.5/10 on Rotten Tomatoes), deep displeasure with the previous plot/mythology-heavy sequel and years of online controversy over JK Rowling’s (arguably) transphobic commentary, Johnny Depp’s controversial casting (months after allegations of domestic abuse) and eventual replacement (after losing a U.K. ![]() With a B+ from Cinemascore (the same as Crimes of Grindelwald, but Where to Find Them earned an A), this one is likely to play like Godzilla: King of the Monsters ($110 million from a $48 million debut in May of 2019). We’re looking at a $44-$49 million opening weekend for the $200 million (partially due to Covid-related expenses) Wizarding World sequel, compared to $74 million in November 2016 and $62 million in November 2018. ![]() That includes $6 million in Thursday previews, a sharp decline from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (a $26 million Friday from a $9.2 million Thursday) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (a $29 million Friday from an $8.7 million Thursday). The Secrets of Dumbledore opened at number one at the domestic box office yesterday, with just $20.1 million. All Rights ReservedĪs frankly predicted for 3.5 years, Fantastic Beasts has run out of gas on the third go-around. Pictures' fantasy adventure "FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE,” a Warner Bros. (L-R) JESSICA WILLIAMS as Eulalie “Lally” Hicks, CALLUM TURNER as Theseus Scamander, JUDE LAW as Albus Dumbledore, FIONNA GLASCOTT as Minerva McGonagall, DAN FOGLER as Jacob Kowalski and EDDIE REDMAYNE as Newt Scamander in Warner Bros. ![]()
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