For Fantastic Beasts Series A Case Of Diminishing Returns

It was enough to secure the film first place in the box office charts, but it is also low for the franchise. The first film debuted at $ 74.4 million in 2016 and the second, “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” opened at $ 62.2 million in 2018. “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” which Warner Bros. released in 4,208 locations in North America , also has a $ 200 million production price. It’s more common for all three sequels to appear lower than their predecessors, but “Dumbledore” also follows several franchise titles that defied that logic, such as “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Venom 2” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2.” The critics largely disagreed with “Dambledore”. With a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, most were negative. AP filmmaker Jake Coyle wrote in his review that “the purpose of these films was never much more than to keep Potter’s train running” and that this repetition was “a bit boring”. The audience, which was 56% women, was a little more polite, giving him four PostTrak stars and an overall B + CinemaScore. The eight Harry Potter films grossed over $ 7.7 billion at the box office, while the first two “Fantastic Beasts” grossed $ 1.5 billion. Starring Eddie Redmain, Jude Law, Ezra Miller and Mads Mikkelsen, who replaced Johnny Depp as Grindelwald. In November 2020, after Depp’s failed defamation case against the tabloid The Sun over an article describing him as a “husband hitter”, the actor said that Warner Bros. asked him to resign and that he agreed. As with previous “Fantastic Beasts” movies, however, “Dumbledore” has more hope internationally. Its revenue is $ 193 million worldwide. Both previous films made over 70% of their worldwide total international screenings. “Recovering the true magic of ‘Harry Potter’ that began in theaters about 20 years ago is a big deal,” said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst at Comscore. “The Fantastic Beasts franchise, although seeing lower returns with each successive installment, still has enough fan base to generate respectable numbers, especially with the international audience always providing the lion’s box office portion for these films.” . Dergarabedian added that the real test for “Dumbledore” will be the second weekend. Also, according to Jeff Goldstein, head of home distribution at Warner Bros., movies are just one part of the Wizarding World. “It’s part of a bigger strategy for Wizarding World, a bigger business that includes theme parks and shops and marketing. “It’s all about all of these pieces and not just one,” Goldstein said. “There is still a lot of public interest and great interest from fans.” In addition, Warner Bros. is celebrating a major milestone for another movie: “The Batman” grossed more than $ 750 million worldwide this weekend. “It is a huge achievement,” Goldstein said. In its second weekend, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” fell 58% and earned about $ 30 million to take second place, according to Paramount. The film has grossed $ 119.6 million to date. Third place also went to Paramount with the action-adventure “The Lost City”, starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. Sony also released “Father Stu” in 2,705 locations on Wednesday. Starring Mark Wahlberg, who helped fund the film, “Father Stu” is based on a true story and is a rare Hollywood mainstream film with religious themes. He grossed about $ 8 million in his first five days in theaters and $ 5.7 million at the weekend. “Father Stu” came in fifth place behind “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, A24’s stealth hit that is getting bigger. This weekend, the lively blockbuster movie starring Michelle Yeoh hit 2,220 screens – its biggest release to date – and grossed an extra $ 6.2 million. Its total gross is $ 17.7 million. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday in theaters in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore. The final domestic data will be announced on Monday.

1. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”, $ 43 million.
2. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”, $ 30 million.
3. “The Lost City”, $ 6.5 million.
4. “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, $ 6.2 million.
5. “Father Stu”, $ 5.7 million.
6. “Morbius”, $ 4.7 million.
7. Ambulance, $ 4 million.
8. “The Batman”, $ 3.8 million.
9. “KGF: Chapter 2”, $ 2.9 million.
10. “Uncharted”, $ 1.2 million. —- Follow AP filmmaker Lindsey Bahr on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ldbahr

title: “For Fantastic Beasts Series A Case Of Diminishing Returns " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Lorretta Maxwell”

“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” kicked off a less than magical start to its first weekend in theaters in the United States and Canada.  The third installment in the Harry Potter spinoff opened at $ 43 million in North America, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
It was enough to secure the film first place in the box office charts, but it is also low for the franchise.  The first film debuted at $ 74.4 million in 2016 and the second, “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” opened at $ 62.2 million in 2018. “The Secrets of Dumbledore,” which Warner Bros. released in 4,208 locations in North America , also has a $ 200 million production price.
It’s more common for all three sequels to appear lower than their predecessors, but “Dumbledore” also follows several franchise titles that defied that logic, such as “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Venom 2” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2.”
The critics largely disagreed with “Dambledore”.  With a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, most were negative.  AP filmmaker Jake Coyle wrote in his review that “the purpose of these films was never much more than to keep Potter’s train running” and that this repetition was “a bit boring”.  The audience, which was 56% women, was a little more polite, giving him four PostTrak stars and an overall B + CinemaScore.
The eight Harry Potter films grossed over $ 7.7 billion at the box office, while the first two “Fantastic Beasts” grossed $ 1.5 billion.
Starring Eddie Redmain, Jude Law, Ezra Miller and Mads Mikkelsen, who replaced Johnny Depp as Grindelwald.  In November 2020, after Depp’s failed defamation case against the tabloid The Sun over an article describing him as a “husband hitter”, the actor said that Warner Bros. asked him to resign and that he agreed.
As with previous “Fantastic Beasts” movies, however, “Dumbledore” has more hope internationally.  Its revenue is $ 193 million worldwide.  Both previous films made over 70% of their worldwide total international screenings.
“Recovering the original Harry Potter magic that began about 20 years ago in cinemas is a big deal,” said Paul Dergarabedian, a senior media analyst at Comscore.  “The Fantastic Beasts franchise, although seeing lower returns with each successive installment, still has enough fan base to generate respectable numbers, especially with the international audience always providing the lion’s box office portion for these films.” .
Dergarabedian added that the real test for “Dumbledore” will be the second weekend.
Also, according to Jeff Goldstein, head of home distribution at Warner Bros., movies are just one part of the Wizarding World.
“It’s part of a bigger strategy for Wizarding World, a bigger business that includes theme parks and shops and marketing.  “It’s all about all of these pieces and not just one,” Goldstein said.  “There is still a lot of public interest and great interest from fans.”
In addition, Warner Bros. is celebrating a major milestone for another movie: “The Batman” grossed more than $ 750 million worldwide this weekend.
“It is a huge achievement,” Goldstein said.
In its second weekend, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” fell 58% and earned about $ 30 million to take second place, according to Paramount.  The film has grossed $ 119.6 million to date.  Third place also went to Paramount with the action-adventure “The Lost City”, starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum.
Sony also released “Father Stu” in 2,705 locations on Wednesday.  Starring Mark Wahlberg, who helped fund the film, “Father Stu” is based on a true story and is a rare Hollywood mainstream film with religious themes.  He grossed about $ 8 million in his first five days in theaters and $ 5.7 million at the weekend.
“Father Stu” came in fifth place behind “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, A24’s stealth hit that is getting bigger.  This weekend, the lively blockbuster movie starring Michelle Yeoh hit 2,220 screens – its biggest release to date – and grossed an extra $ 6.2 million.  Its total gross is $ 17.7 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday in theaters in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore.  The final domestic data will be announced on Monday.
1. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”, $ 43 million.
2. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”, $ 30 million.
3. “The Lost City”, $ 6.5 million.
4. “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, $ 6.2 million.
5. “Father Stu”, $ 5.7 million.
6. “Morbius”, $ 4.7 million.
7. Ambulance, $ 4 million.
8. “The Batman”, $ 3.8 million.
9. “KGF: Chapter 2”, $ 2.9 million.
10. “Uncharted”, $ 1.2 million.