According to Variety, Fantastic Beasts 3 continues the downward trend that began after the release of the original Fantastic Beasts and followed the opening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with 169 million dollars. The first film grossed $ 74 million, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald grossed $ 62 million, and now the third installment has dropped to $ 43 million. Fantastic Beasts 3 has grossed $ 193 million worldwide so far and is on track to recoup its $ 200 million production cost. In our review of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, we said that “it looks monotonous and it looks like it was made by people who want to leave their magic behind them, even though the series refuses to have anything that looks like politics or prospects adults. “ The Fantastic Beasts epic was set to run for five films, but Warner Bros. reportedly waited to see the release of this latest film before moving on to a script for a possible fourth film. Aside from the mediocre reviews, the Fantastic Beasts franchise has been tarnished by JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric, allegations of domestic abuse that led to Johnny Depp’s departure, and the recent arrest of Ezra Miller for disorderly conduct and harassment. Batman, on the other hand, continues to impress and has reached $ 750 million worldwide. Batman remains the highest grossing film of the year, grossing $ 365 million domestically and $ 386 million internationally. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 came in second last weekend with $ 30 million in ticket sales. Sonic’s second release fell 58% from its first weekend, but managed to surpass $ 119 million in North America. Lost City came in third with $ 6.5 million, Everything Everywhere All at Once came in fourth with $ 6.1 million, and Mark Wahlberg and Father Stu of Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson finished in the top five with $ 5 million. millions of dollars. Morbius moved away from the top five as he made just $ 4.7 million. Do you have a tip for us? Do you want to discuss a possible story? Send email to [email protected] Adam Bankhurst is an IGN news writer. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.