“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” the latest film in the Wizarding World universe and the third movie as part of the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, brought in $6 million in its Thursday box office previews from over 3,350 screens.
While “Fantastic Beasts” looked to be a once promising franchise when it launched in 2016, the third film, “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” has been dogged by off screen controversy and is following up some tepid reviews for the previous film “The Crimes of Grindelwald.” And while independent trackers say that “Secrets of Dumbledore” could climb to between $47-50 million this weekend, that would be below the prior installment.
For comparison, “Crimes of Grindelwald” opened in November 2018 and made $9.1 million in Thursday box office previews and then opened to $62 million.
It went on to a theatrical run of $154.5 million domestic and $654.8 million worldwide. The first film, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” from 2016, likewise made $8.75 million in Thursday previews on its way to earning $74.4 million in its opening weekend.Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” sees Eddie Redmayne reprise his role as magical zoologist Newt Scamander, as well as Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore and Mads Mikkelsen now taking over for Johnny Depp in the role of Gellert Grindelwald.
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