Fantastic Beasts Dominates Weekend Box Office

The prequel to the multibillion Potter series collected an estimated $75 million in the USA and Canadian theaters, ComScore Inc. said in an emailed statement Sunday. The ending of “Fantastic Beasts” showed his memory getting wiped, but Queenie still visited his bakery.

The film should feel familiar to Harry Potter fans.

“Fantastic Beasts” kicks off a yearslong effort by Warner Bros.to build a franchise that can keep the “Harry Potter” world alive. From the date, it seems pretty clear that the films are going to conclude with the epic battle between Grindelwald and Dumbledore, which took place on May 1, 1945. Newt Scamander, as played by Eddie Redmayne, visits New York’s secret community of witches and wizards, as described by BBC. In 2009, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince started its box office run with $77.8 million. “Interactive-Entertainment-Announces-Fantastic-Beasts%E2%84%A2” target=”_blank”>reportsthat states Warner Bros. have partnered with Mediatonic to develop a new location-based mobile app for “Harry Potter” fans.

Some rival studio executives pointed out that “Doctor Strange”, from Marvel Studios, recently managed $85 million in opening-weekend ticket sales.

Animated movie Trolls picks up $17.5 million (£14.2 million) in its third weekend to come in third. Rounding out the Top 5 is the holiday comedy Almost Christmas with $7.3 million. For the total revenue of “Doctor Strange”, it has got over USD181.5 million in North America and its worldwide box office went to USD571.5 million.

Overseas, the movie collected an additional $143.3 million. Those who read “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” know that he is very connected to Grindelwald’s story. Joining the Beasts was The Edge of Seventeen and Bleed For This.