![]() The global total is $193m, which is not so shabby – and even if the film fails to match the box office heights of the first two entries ($814m and $655m), there could still be a profitable outcome. The silver lining for Warner Bros is that other territories are performing differently – in Mexico and Brazil, for example, The Secrets of Dumbledore is doing better than, or on par with, the earlier two Fantastic Beasts films. The dip in box office across the franchise is mirrored in North America, where The Secrets of Dumbledore opened at the weekend with $42.2m – which compares with a $62.2m debut for The Crimes of Grindelwald, and a $74.4m opening salvo for the first Fantastic Beasts film. Telling fans that they should buckle up for five of these films, before audiences had seen any of them, may be considered presumptuous over-reach. The Fantastic Beasts series is inspired by a slender guide book to the magical creatures of Rowling’s wizarding universe, and relies on an original story arc and characters with little pre-existing audience investment. However, was it ever reasonable to expect the Fantastic Beasts films to perform at the level of the eight Harry Potter movies (which ranged between £46m and £73m at UK and Ireland cinemas)? Those were all based on individual bestsellers, and fans were invested in seeing how treasured moments played out on the big screen. (The actor has been replaced in his role by Mads Mikkelsen in the latest film.) Some may reckon that the controversy surrounding JK Rowling’s gender views has especially impacted the generation that grew up reading her books, and ditto Johnny Depp’s lost UK libel case over accusations of domestic violence. Warner Bros UK will point to the warm spring sunshine that dampened cinemagoing over the Easter holiday weekend. The reasons for the drop will be contested. ![]() That number compares with £22m for The Crimes of Grindelwald at the same stage of its run, and £30.1m after 10 days of play for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The pressure was on to reverse this precipitous slide.Īfter two weekends of release, it looks like The Secrets of Dumbledore is not set to herald a box office recovery for the franchise in UK and Ireland: the film stands at £12.7m after 10 days of play, a period that coincided with the Easter school holiday. After all, the first film in the magizoologist series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, grossed a very spiffy £54.7m in its home market, but follow-up The Crimes of Grindelwald suffered a big drop: £34m. Warner Bros always knew it had a battle on its hands at UK and Ireland cinemas with its third Fantastic Beasts film, The Secrets of Dumbledore. ![]()
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