Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $234,037,575Details
International Box Office $577,686,810Details
Worldwide Box Office $811,724,385
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $28,149,953 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $42,881,770 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $71,031,723
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Synopsis

Story takes place in the Harry Potter world, set 70 years prior to the Harry Potter books.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$74,403,387 (31.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$180,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,144 opening theaters/4,144 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $291,162,496

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 164 $234,037,575
All Time International Box Office 79 $577,686,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office 98 $811,724,385

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 2016 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
November 18th, 2016 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: November 14th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 16th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
November 18th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
November 18th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
November 18th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
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Video Release: March 7th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some fantasy action violence.
(Rating bulletin 2440 (CErt #50647), 8/31/2016)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Franchise: Harry Potter
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Comparisons: vs. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
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Keywords: 1920s, Prequel, Set in New York City, Secret Magic, Supernatural, Monster, Cryptozoology, Secret Societies, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure
Source:Spin-Off
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Heyday Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 7th Tuesday 90 $718,497 Jan 3, 2017 47
Biggest 7th Monday 29 $1,502,481 Jan 2, 2017 46
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 459 $5,320,526 Dec 30, 2016 45
Biggest 6th Thursday 38 $1,306,480 Dec 29, 2016 42
Biggest 6th Wednesday 35 $1,338,895 Dec 28, 2016 41
Biggest 6th Tuesday 45 $1,443,542 Dec 27, 2016 40
Biggest 6th Monday 41 $1,702,652 Dec 26, 2016 39
Fastest to $150m 142 $201,013,143 Dec 13, 2016 26
Fastest to $200m 142 $201,013,143 Dec 13, 2016 26
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 88 $45,084,763 Nov 25, 2016 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 16 $45,084,763 Nov 25, 2016 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 32 $58,357,144 Nov 25, 2016 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 16 $65,549,193 Nov 25, 2016 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $68,777,851 Nov 25, 2016 10
Biggest 2nd Friday 44 $18,309,313 Nov 25, 2016 8
Biggest 1st Thursday 57 $9,533,397 Nov 24, 2016 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 51 $10,931,033 Nov 23, 2016 6
Fastest to $100m 131 $101,394,156 Nov 23, 2016 6
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 19 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 51 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 62 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 19 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 54 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Spin-Off Weekend Domestic 9 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 30 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top 2016 Theater Average 60 $17,954 Nov 18, 2016 3
Fastest to $50m 125 $55,909,476 Nov 19, 2016 2
Top Fantasy Day Domestic 40 $29,661,434 Nov 18, 2016 1
Top Spin-Off Day Domestic 16 $29,661,434 Nov 18, 2016 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 63 $29,661,434 Nov 18, 2016 1
Biggest Domestic November Day 43 $29,661,434 Nov 18, 2016 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2016 1 $74,403,387   4,144 $17,954   $74,403,387 1
Nov 25, 2016 2 $45,084,763 -39% 4,144 $10,880   $156,012,316 2
Dec 2, 2016 2 $18,118,111 -60% 3,988 $4,543   $183,080,514 3
Dec 9, 2016 3 $10,421,251 -42% 3,626 $2,874   $198,947,154 4
Dec 16, 2016 5 $5,071,323 -51% 3,036 $1,670   $207,722,418 5
Dec 23, 2016 12 $2,917,974 -42% 1,966 $1,484   $214,223,225 6
Dec 30, 2016 11 $4,110,464 +41% 1,842 $2,232   $224,125,258 7
Jan 6, 2017 14 $1,923,459 -53% 1,188 $1,619   $229,180,032 8
Jan 13, 2017 20 $941,774 -51% 502 $1,876   $230,813,099 9
Jan 20, 2017 24 $430,343 -54% 302 $1,425   $231,708,335 10
Jan 27, 2017 32 $289,110 -33% 231 $1,252   $232,142,332 11
Feb 3, 2017 36 $170,171 -41% 167 $1,019   $232,398,690 12
Feb 10, 2017 26 $351,163 +106% 277 $1,268   $232,803,734 13
Feb 17, 2017 30 $270,275 -23% 235 $1,150   $233,198,013 14
Feb 24, 2017 30 $168,513 -38% 210 $802   $233,500,090 15
Mar 3, 2017 32 $129,047 -23% 192 $672   $233,680,642 16
Mar 10, 2017 32 $100,034 -22% 188 $532   $233,818,593 17
Mar 17, 2017 33 $80,027 -20% 153 $523   $233,948,968 18
Mar 24, 2017 46 $32,784 -59% 88 $373   $234,018,657 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 17, 2016 P $8,750,000     0     $8,750,000  
Nov 18, 2016 1 $29,661,434     4,144 $7,158   $29,661,434 1
Nov 19, 2016 1 $26,248,042 -12%   4,144 $6,334   $55,909,476 2
Nov 20, 2016 1 $18,493,911 -30%   4,144 $4,463   $74,403,387 3
Nov 21, 2016 1 $6,758,059 -63%   4,144 $1,631   $81,161,446 4
Nov 22, 2016 1 $9,301,677 +38%   4,144 $2,245   $90,463,123 5
Nov 23, 2016 2 $10,931,033 +18%   4,144 $2,638   $101,394,156 6
Nov 24, 2016 2 $9,533,397 -13%   4,144 $2,301   $110,927,553 7
Nov 25, 2016 2 $18,309,313 +92% -38% 4,144 $4,418   $129,236,866 8
Nov 26, 2016 2 $17,220,401 -6% -34% 4,144 $4,156   $146,457,267 9
Nov 27, 2016 2 $9,555,049 -45% -48% 4,144 $2,306   $156,012,316 10
Nov 28, 2016 2 $2,162,255 -77% -68% 4,144 $522   $158,174,571 11
Nov 29, 2016 2 $2,953,186 +37% -68% 4,144 $713   $161,127,757 12
Nov 30, 2016 2 $1,947,455 -34% -82% 4,144 $470   $163,075,212 13
Dec 1, 2016 2 $1,887,191 -3% -80% 4,144 $455   $164,962,403 14
Dec 2, 2016 2 $5,011,148 +166% -73% 3,988 $1,257   $169,973,551 15
Dec 3, 2016 2 $8,105,554 +62% -53% 3,988 $2,032   $178,079,105 16
Dec 4, 2016 2 $5,001,409 -38% -48% 3,988 $1,254   $183,080,514 17
Dec 5, 2016 2 $1,257,489 -75% -42% 3,988 $315   $184,338,003 18
Dec 6, 2016 2 $1,805,137 +44% -39% 3,988 $453   $186,143,140 19
Dec 7, 2016 2 $1,211,051 -33% -38% 3,988 $304   $187,354,191 20
Dec 8, 2016 2 $1,171,712 -3% -38% 3,988 $294   $188,525,903 21
Dec 9, 2016 3 $2,830,218 +142% -44% 3,626 $781   $191,356,121 22
Dec 10, 2016 3 $4,716,308 +67% -42% 3,626 $1,301   $196,072,429 23
Dec 11, 2016 3 $2,874,725 -39% -43% 3,626 $793   $198,947,154 24
Dec 12, 2016 3 $862,230 -70% -31% 3,626 $238   $199,809,384 25
Dec 13, 2016 3 $1,203,759 +40% -33% 3,626 $332   $201,013,143 26
Dec 14, 2016 3 $873,518 -27% -28% 3,626 $241   $201,886,661 27
Dec 15, 2016 3 $764,434 -12% -35% 3,626 $211   $202,651,095 28
Dec 16, 2016 6 $1,343,113 +76% -53% 3,036 $442   $203,994,208 29
Dec 17, 2016 5 $2,035,823 +52% -57% 3,036 $671   $206,030,031 30
Dec 18, 2016 5 $1,692,387 -17% -41% 3,036 $557   $207,722,418 31
Dec 19, 2016 4 $940,678 -44% +9% 3,036 $310   $208,663,096 32
Dec 20, 2016 5 $1,069,528 +14% -11% 3,036 $352   $209,732,624 33
Dec 21, 2016 8 $734,502 -31% -16% 1,966 $374   $210,467,126 34
Dec 22, 2016 8 $838,125 +14% +10% 1,966 $426   $211,305,251 35
Dec 23, 2016 9 $1,004,030 +20% -25% 1,966 $511   $212,309,281 36
Dec 24, 2016 11 $625,736 -38% -69% 1,966 $318   $212,935,017 37
Dec 25, 2016 12 $1,288,208 +106% -24% 1,966 $655   $214,223,225 38
Dec 26, 2016 11 $1,702,652 +32% +81% 1,966 $866   $215,925,877 39
Dec 27, 2016 10 $1,443,542 -15% +35% 1,966 $734   $217,369,419 40
Dec 28, 2016 9 $1,338,895 -7% +82% 1,966 $681   $218,708,314 41
Dec 29, 2016 10 $1,306,480 -2% +56% 1,966 $665   $220,014,794 42
Dec 30, 2016 9 $1,428,728 +9% +42% 1,842 $776   $221,443,522 43
Dec 31, 2016 11 $1,232,051 -14% +97% 1,842 $669   $222,675,573 44
Jan 1, 2017 10 $1,449,685 +18% +13% 1,842 $787   $224,125,258 45
Jan 2, 2017 9 $1,502,481 +4% -12% 1,842 $816   $225,627,739 46
Jan 3, 2017 9 $718,497 -52% -50% 1,842 $390   $226,346,236 47
Jan 4, 2017 10 $505,159 -30% -62% 1,842 $274   $226,851,395 48
Jan 5, 2017 10 $405,178 -20% -69% 1,842 $220   $227,256,573 49
Jan 6, 2017 14 $550,925 +36% -61% 1,188 $464   $227,807,498 50
Jan 7, 2017 14 $821,412 +49% -33% 1,188 $691   $228,628,910 51
Jan 8, 2017 14 $551,122 -33% -62% 1,188 $464   $229,180,032 52
Jan 9, 2017 13 $170,684 -69% -89% 1,188 $144   $229,350,716 53
Jan 10, 2017 13 $244,620 +43% -66% 1,188 $206   $229,595,336 54
Jan 11, 2017 13 $148,227 -39% -71% 1,188 $125   $229,743,563 55
Jan 12, 2017 13 $127,762 -14% -68% 1,188 $108   $229,871,325 56
Jan 13, 2017 - $230,858 +81% -58% 502 $460   $230,102,183 57
Jan 14, 2017 - $405,883 +76% -51% 502 $809   $230,508,066 58
Jan 15, 2017 - $305,033 -25% -45% 502 $608   $230,813,099 59
Jan 16, 2017 - $260,128 -15% +52% 502 $518   $231,073,227 60
Jan 17, 2017 - $92,240 -65% -62% 502 $184   $231,165,467 61
Jan 18, 2017 - $60,407 -35% -59% 502 $120   $231,225,874 62
Jan 19, 2017 - $52,118 -14% -59% 502 $104   $231,277,992 63
Jan 20, 2017 - $100,371 +93% -57% 302 $332   $231,378,363 64
Jan 21, 2017 - $205,265 +105% -49% 302 $680   $231,583,628 65
Jan 22, 2017 - $124,707 -39% -59% 302 $413   $231,708,335 66
Jan 23, 2017 - $36,303 -71% -86% 302 $120   $231,744,638 67
Jan 24, 2017 - $42,840 +18% -54% 302 $142   $231,787,478 68
Jan 25, 2017 - $32,158 -25% -47% 302 $106   $231,819,636 69
Jan 26, 2017 - $33,586 +4% -36% 302 $111   $231,853,222 70
Jan 27, 2017 - $69,721 +108% -31% 231 $302   $231,922,943 71
Jan 28, 2017 - $134,930 +94% -34% 231 $584   $232,057,873 72
Jan 29, 2017 - $84,459 -37% -32% 231 $366   $232,142,332 73
Jan 30, 2017 - $22,848 -73% -37% 231 $99   $232,165,180 74
Jan 31, 2017 - $25,132 +10% -41% 231 $109   $232,190,312 75
Feb 1, 2017 - $19,405 -23% -40% 231 $84   $232,209,717 76
Feb 2, 2017 - $18,802 -3% -44% 231 $81   $232,228,519 77
Feb 3, 2017 - $47,334 +152% -32% 167 $283   $232,275,853 78
Feb 4, 2017 - $90,382 +91% -33% 167 $541   $232,366,235 79
Feb 5, 2017 - $32,455 -64% -62% 167 $194   $232,398,690 80
Feb 6, 2017 - $13,031 -60% -43% 167 $78   $232,411,721 81
Feb 7, 2017 - $16,209 +24% -36% 167 $97   $232,427,930 82
Feb 8, 2017 - $12,156 -25% -37% 167 $73   $232,440,086 83
Feb 9, 2017 - $12,485 +3% -34% 167 $75   $232,452,571 84
Feb 10, 2017 - $87,545 +601% +85% 277 $316   $232,540,116 85
Feb 11, 2017 - $166,770 +90% +85% 277 $602   $232,706,886 86
Feb 12, 2017 - $96,848 -42% +198% 277 $350   $232,803,734 87
Feb 13, 2017 - $26,329 -73% +102% 277 $95   $232,830,063 88
Feb 14, 2017 - $49,041 +86% +203% 277 $177   $232,879,104 89
Feb 15, 2017 - $23,557 -52% +94% 277 $85   $232,902,661 90
Feb 16, 2017 - $25,077 +6% +101% 277 $91   $232,927,738 91
Feb 17, 2017 - $64,383 +157% -26% 235 $274   $232,992,121 92
Feb 18, 2017 - $117,736 +83% -29% 235 $501   $233,109,857 93
Feb 19, 2017 - $88,156 -25% -9% 235 $375   $233,198,013 94
Feb 20, 2017 - $69,760 -21% +165% 235 $297   $233,267,773 95
Feb 21, 2017 - $22,717 -67% -54% 235 $97   $233,290,490 96
Feb 22, 2017 - $20,141 -11% -15% 235 $86   $233,310,631 97
Feb 23, 2017 - $20,946 +4% -16% 235 $89   $233,331,577 98
Feb 24, 2017 - $43,743 +109% -32% 210 $208   $233,375,320 99
Feb 25, 2017 - $77,503 +77% -34% 210 $369   $233,452,823 100
Feb 26, 2017 - $47,267 -39% -46% 210 $225   $233,500,090 101
Feb 27, 2017 - $12,562 -73% -82% 210 $60   $233,512,652 102
Feb 28, 2017 - $14,195 +13% -38% 210 $68   $233,526,847 103
Mar 1, 2017 - $10,972 -23% -46% 210 $52   $233,537,819 104
Mar 2, 2017 - $13,776 +26% -34% 210 $66   $233,551,595 105
Mar 3, 2017 - $32,192 +134% -26% 192 $168   $233,583,787 106
Mar 4, 2017 - $60,750 +89% -22% 192 $316   $233,644,537 107
Mar 5, 2017 - $36,105 -41% -24% 192 $188   $233,680,642 108
Mar 6, 2017 - $9,448 -74% -25% 192 $49   $233,690,090 109
Mar 7, 2017 - $9,681 +2% -32% 192 $50   $233,699,771 110
Mar 8, 2017 - $8,785 -9% -20% 192 $46   $233,708,556 111
Mar 9, 2017 - $10,003 +14% -27% 192 $52   $233,718,559 112
Mar 10, 2017 - $27,475 +175% -15% 188 $146   $233,746,034 113
Mar 11, 2017 - $45,875 +67% -24% 188 $244   $233,791,909 114
Mar 12, 2017 - $26,684 -42% -26% 188 $142   $233,818,593 115
Mar 13, 2017 - $11,207 -58% +19% 188 $60   $233,829,800 116
Mar 14, 2017 - $13,449 +20% +39% 188 $72   $233,843,249 117
Mar 15, 2017 - $12,911 -4% +47% 188 $69   $233,856,160 118
Mar 16, 2017 - $12,781 -1% +28% 188 $68   $233,868,941 119
Mar 17, 2017 - $24,008 +88% -13% 153 $157   $233,892,949 120
Mar 18, 2017 - $33,611 +40% -27% 153 $220   $233,926,560 121
Mar 19, 2017 - $22,408 -33% -16% 153 $146   $233,948,968 122
Mar 20, 2017 - $9,411 -58% -16% 153 $62   $233,958,379 123
Mar 21, 2017 - $10,446 +11% -22% 153 $68   $233,968,825 124
Mar 22, 2017 - $8,357 -20% -35% 153 $55   $233,977,182 125
Mar 23, 2017 - $8,691 +4% -32% 153 $57   $233,985,873 126
Mar 24, 2017 - $10,009 +15% -58% 88 $114   $233,995,882 127
Mar 25, 2017 - $14,198 +42% -58% 88 $161   $234,010,080 128
Mar 26, 2017 - $8,577 -40% -62% 88 $97   $234,018,657 129
Mar 27, 2017 - $4,126 -52% -56% 88 $47   $234,022,783 130
Mar 28, 2017 - $4,827 +17% -54% 88 $55   $234,027,610 131
Mar 29, 2017 - $4,240 -12% -49% 88 $48   $234,031,850 132
Mar 30, 2017 - $5,725 +35% -34% 88 $65   $234,037,575 133

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2016 1 $110,927,553   4,144 $26,768   $110,927,553 1
Nov 25, 2016 2 $54,034,850 -51% 4,144 $13,039   $164,962,403 2
Dec 2, 2016 2 $23,563,500 -56% 3,988 $5,909   $188,525,903 3
Dec 9, 2016 3 $14,125,192 -40% 3,626 $3,896   $202,651,095 4
Dec 16, 2016 6 $8,654,156 -39% 1,966 $4,402   $211,305,251 5
Dec 23, 2016 11 $8,709,543 +1% 1,966 $4,430   $220,014,794 6
Dec 30, 2016 9 $7,241,779 -17% 1,842 $3,931   $227,256,573 7
Jan 6, 2017 14 $2,614,752 -64% 1,188 $2,201   $229,871,325 8
Jan 13, 2017 20 $1,406,667 -46% 502 $2,802   $231,277,992 9
Jan 20, 2017 25 $575,230 -59% 302 $1,905   $231,853,222 10
Jan 27, 2017 30 $375,297 -35% 231 $1,625   $232,228,519 11
Feb 3, 2017 35 $224,052 -40% 167 $1,342   $232,452,571 12
Feb 10, 2017 27 $475,167 +112% 277 $1,715   $232,927,738 13
Feb 17, 2017 31 $403,839 -15% 235 $1,718   $233,331,577 14
Feb 24, 2017 32 $220,018 -46% 210 $1,048   $233,551,595 15
Mar 3, 2017 33 $166,964 -24% 192 $870   $233,718,559 16
Mar 10, 2017 31 $150,382 -10% 188 $800   $233,868,941 17
Mar 17, 2017 33 $116,932 -22% 153 $764   $233,985,873 18
Mar 24, 2017 43 $51,702 -56% 88 $588   $234,037,575 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/18/2016 $1,476,229 344 344 1,152 $5,085,264 1/4/2019
Australia 11/18/2016 $7,168,157 695 695 3,182 $23,065,667 10/26/2020
Brazil 11/18/2016 $6,400,000 0 758 2,446 $19,400,000 1/16/2017
Bulgaria 11/18/2016 $128,609 0 0 0 $450,611 2/26/2019
China 11/24/2016 $40,200,000 75,705 75,705 119,360 $85,963,408 8/13/2018
Czech Republic 11/18/2016 $1,196,592 147 147 644 $2,754,216 1/1/2019
France 11/18/2016 $9,050,542 0 0 0 $29,146,248 8/17/2018
Germany 11/18/2016 $9,900,000 0 0 0 $35,900,000 1/16/2017
Italy 11/18/2016 $6,289,081 0 0 0 $16,200,000 1/16/2017
Japan 11/25/2016 $15,500,000 966 966 966 $63,699,825 3/9/2017
Lithuania 11/18/2016 $94,563 166 166 596 $318,471 2/2/2017
Mexico 11/18/2016 $5,835,985 0 0 0 $14,400,000 1/16/2017
Netherlands 11/16/2016 $2,085,308 127 137 1,541 $11,857,958 11/20/2018
New Zealand 11/18/2016 $1,061,808 170 170 957 $3,454,318 1/23/2017
Poland 11/18/2016 $908,476 0 0 0 $4,151,578 12/31/2018
Portugal 11/18/2016 $643,926 110 121 590 $1,917,848 2/2/2017
Russia (CIS) 11/18/2016 $10,237,640 1,173 1,208 4,899 $24,748,838 12/31/2018
Slovakia 11/18/2016 $384,375 78 78 279 $971,010 11/13/2018
Slovenia 11/18/2016 $74,683 33 33 128 $250,004 2/17/2017
South Korea 11/14/2016 $10,710,512 1,431 1,431 4,317 $34,061,992 3/6/2017
Spain 11/18/2016 $4,408,861 613 613 3,195 $14,398,289 10/29/2018
Turkey 11/18/2016 $640,970 330 330 1,081 $2,180,732 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 11/18/2016 $18,901,807 666 666 5,235 $73,168,518 12/2/2020
 
Rest of World $110,142,015
 
International Total$577,686,810 12/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 2, 20171397,286 397,286$7,135,257$7,135,2574
Apr 9, 20172129,033-68% 526,319$2,317,433$9,452,6905
Apr 16, 2017693,999-27% 620,318$1,688,222$11,140,9126
Apr 23, 2017548,278-49% 668,596$867,073$12,007,9857
Apr 30, 2017831,233-35% 699,829$560,945$12,568,9308
May 7, 20171127,552-12% 727,381$475,272$13,044,2029
May 14, 2017923,494-15% 750,875$314,585$13,358,78710
May 21, 20171413,018-45% 763,893$197,353$13,556,14011
Jun 4, 20172210,769 782,536$191,796$13,868,80213
Jun 11, 20171313,301+24% 795,837$168,657$14,037,45914
Jun 18, 20171213,626+2% 809,463$142,664$14,180,12315
Jun 25, 20171910,432-23% 819,895$152,307$14,332,43016
Jul 2, 2017189,050-13% 828,945$145,434$14,477,86417
Jul 23, 2017289,425 848,446$179,452$14,841,87820
Nov 26, 20179174,126 1,076,198$2,813,876$18,656,92538
Dec 3, 20171147,002-73% 1,123,200$748,742$19,405,66739
Mar 4, 201830410 1,175,113$6,248$20,115,49152
Mar 18, 2018298,375 1,183,850$98,780$20,220,10354
Jul 29, 2018308,981 1,232,206$104,090$20,825,28073
Sep 30, 20182410,969 1,280,689$131,518$21,397,05082
Oct 21, 2018259,726 1,306,380$113,211$21,686,90485
Nov 11, 20181812,985 1,335,376$129,720$21,981,94588
Nov 18, 20181225,336+95% 1,360,712$253,107$22,235,05289
Nov 25, 201817175,028+591% 1,535,740$1,748,530$23,983,58290
Feb 17, 20192512,332 1,654,034$123,197$25,182,834102
Mar 17, 20191610,854 1,697,133$108,431$25,613,393106
Mar 31, 2019309,306 1,713,070$92,967$25,772,604108
Apr 21, 20192317,036 1,747,498$170,190$26,116,540111
May 12, 2019305,192 1,762,976$51,868$26,271,165114

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 2, 20171894,897 894,897$22,571,606$22,571,6064
Apr 9, 20172144,856-84% 1,039,753$3,658,317$26,229,9235
Apr 16, 20176111,469-23% 1,151,222$2,623,006$28,852,9296
Apr 23, 2017647,940-57% 1,199,162$1,106,157$29,959,0867
Apr 30, 2017631,462-34% 1,230,624$731,437$30,690,5238
May 7, 2017629,597-6% 1,260,221$675,836$31,366,3599
May 14, 2017272,631+145% 1,332,852$1,037,824$32,404,18310
May 21, 20171215,177-79% 1,348,029$368,840$32,773,02311
May 28, 2017166,531-57% 1,354,560$158,045$32,931,06812
Jun 4, 2017158,925+37% 1,363,485$218,881$33,149,94913
Jun 11, 2017535,878+302% 1,399,363$495,098$33,645,04714
Jun 18, 2017626,871-25% 1,426,234$331,716$33,976,76315
Jun 25, 2017159,416-65% 1,435,650$200,709$34,177,47216
Aug 13, 2017158,968 1,468,759$145,741$34,899,62523
Nov 26, 20171499,055 1,606,539$1,579,096$37,061,31838
Jan 28, 20181215,613 1,668,911$174,389$37,975,72647
Nov 18, 20181212,993 1,744,738$199,635$39,125,65089
Nov 25, 201820108,252+733% 1,852,990$1,598,708$40,724,35890
Mar 10, 2019209,292 1,917,152$138,853$41,695,266105
Mar 17, 20191214,495+56% 1,931,647$195,811$41,891,077106
Mar 24, 2019157,065-51% 1,938,712$94,827$41,985,904107

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Lead Ensemble Members

Eddie Redmayne    Newt Scamander
Ezra Miller    Credence Barebone
Ron Perlman    Gnarlak
Colin Farrell    Percival Graves
Dan Fogler    Jacob Kowalski
Samantha Morton    Mary Lou
Alison Sudol    Queenie Goldstein
Carmen Ejogo    Seraphina Picquery
Katherine Waterston    Tina

Supporting Cast

Sam Redford    Customs Official
Scott Goldman    Customs Official (Voice)
Tim Bentinck    Witness
Tristan Tait    Reporter
Tom Clarke-Hill    Photographer 2
Matthew Sim    Photographer
Faith Wood-Blagrove    Modesty Barebone
Jenn Murray    Chastity Barebone
Cory Peterson    Bank Employee
Lucie Pohl    Secretary
Peter Breitmayer    Mr. Bingley
Jake Samuels    Bank Guard
Max Cazier    Young Man
Dan Hedaya    Red
Christy Meyer    Guide-Inside Macusa
Guy Paul    Auror 2
Andreea Paduraru    Auror 9
Walles Hamonde    Auror 10
Dominique Tipper    Auror 1
Kevin Guthrie    Mr. Abernathy
Leo Heller    Boy with Birthmark
Miles Roughley    Poor Boy
Anne Wittman    Housewife
Erick Hayden    Policeman
Paul Birchard    Hobo
Ronan Raftery    Langdon Shaw
Tom Hodgkins    Barker
Josh Cowdery    Henry Shaw Jnr/Senator Shaw
Ellie Haddington    Mrs. Esposito
Joseph MacNab    Police Officer 1
Bart Edwards    Police Officer 2
Todd Boyce    Announcer
Martin Oelbermann    Heinrich Eberstadt
Gemma Chan    Madam Ya Zhou
Richard Clothier    British Envoy
Christian Dixon    Momolu Wotorson
Akin Gazi    Auror 3
Rich Hardisty    Auror 4
Elizabeth Moynihan    Executioner 1
Miquel Brown    Executioner 2
Wunmi Mosaku    Beryl
Cristian Solimeno    Executioner 3
Matthew Wilson    Sam the Obliviator
Brian F. Mulvey    Watchman
Aretha Ayeh    Singer-The Blind Pig Speakeasy
Emmi    Singer-The Blind Pig Speakeasy
Nicholas McGaughey    Australian Wizard
Sean Cronin    Nearby Criminal
Zoë Kravitz    Lestrange
Arinze Kene    Auror 6
Jane Perry    Female Customer in Bakery

Cameos

Jon Voight    Shaw Senior

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Yates    Director
J.K. Rowling    Screenwriter
J.K. Rowling    Producer
David Heyman    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
Steve Kloves    Producer
Tim Lewis    Executive Producer
Neil Blair    Executive Producer
Rick Senat    Executive Producer
Stuart Craig    Production Designer
Mark Day    Editor
James Newton Howard    Composer
Philippe Rousselot    Director of Photography
Tim Burke    Visual Effects Supervisor
Christian Manz    Visual Effects Supervisor
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
Fiona Weir    Casting Director
Michael Sharp    Unit Production Manager
Tim Lewis    Unit Production Manager
Josh Robertson    First Assistant Director
Ben Howard    Key Second Assistant Director
Michael Sharp    Co-Producer
Stephen Woolfenden    Second Unit Director
Jean-Philippe Gossart    Second Unit Director of Photography
Glenn Freemantle    Sound Designer
Glenn Freemantle    Supervising Sound Editor
James Hambidge    Associate Production Designer
David Allday    Art Director
Les Tomkins    Art Director
Guy Bradley    Art Director
Toby Britton    Art Director
Peter Dorme    Art Director
Gavin Fitch    Art Director
Martin Foley    Art Director
Kate Grimble    Art Director
Christian Huband    Art Director
Huw Arthur    Art Director
Hayley Easton-Street    Art Director
Jake Hall    Assistant Art Director
Charlotte Malynn    Assistant Art Director
Suzanna Smith    Assistant Art Director
Anna Worley    Script Supervisor
Marianne Jenkins    Post-Production Executive
Tim Grover    Post-Production Supervisor
Hermione Byrt    First Assistant Editor
Mark Burton    First Assistant Editor
Olly Young    Visual Effects Producer
Charbel Youssef    Production Supervisor
Charles Zalben    Location Manager
Niv Adiri    Re-recording Mixer
Ian Tapp    Re-recording Mixer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Niv Adiri    Sound Designer
Tom Sayers    Sound Designer
Ben Barker    Sound Designer
Gillian Dodders    Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
Charlotte Finlay    Costume Supervisor
Nicky Knowles    Make-up and Hair Designer
Anna Pinnock    Set Decorator
Pamela Joyce    Production Supervisor
Eunice Huthart    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Home Market Releases for March 28th, 2017

March 29th, 2017

MST3K

It’s a good week for Pick of the Week contenders, as there are seven such releases on this week’s list. Unfortunately, none of them really scream out as The Pick of the Week. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is by far the biggest, but it is only out on Video on Demand right now, while Hidden Figures is the best, but again, it is only on VOD this week. There are also a couple of busted Oscar-bait films, Archer: Season Seven is only getting a DVD release, while the previous seasons came out on Blu-ray. In the end, I went with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVIII, partially to celebrate the return of the show. More...

Home Market Releases for March 7th, 2017

March 6th, 2017

Moana

There are not a lot of releases on this week’s list for two major reasons. Firstly, it is a very, very shallow week. Secondly... Dental Surgery. By the time you read this, I might still be at the dentist. There are only two contenders for Pick of the Week, Jackie on Blu-ray and Moana on Blu-ray Combo Pack. It wasn’t particularly close and Moana is easily the Pick of the Week. More...

2016 - Awards Season - And the Oscar Goes to... La La Land Moonlight!

February 26th, 2017

Moonlight

It’s Oscar night and we were live blogging the show. Read on the the highlights of what turned out to be a crazy night. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations - Final Look

February 26th, 2017

La La Land

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. More...

2016 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners - La La Lands on Top, Again

February 12th, 2017

La La Land

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were very few surprises to talk about. La La Land again won the most awards with five, while only two other films, Lion and Manchester by the Sea, earned more than one award. They each won two. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 24th, 2017

La La Land

The Oscar nominations were announced starting at 5:18 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, it’s a boring year for nominations with very few surprises worth talking about, especially in the biggest categories. Leading the way was La La Land with 14 nominations, tying the record. More...

2016 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2017

La La Land

The BAFTA nominations were announced and it should come as no surprise what film lead the way... La La Land with 11 nominations, Nocturnal Animals and Arrival are tied for second with nine nominations a piece. More...

International Box Office: Rogue One Takes Down Fantastic Beasts with $135.5 million

December 20th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story started its international run where everyone expected it to start, in first place. It earned $135.5 million in 54 markets during its opening weekend, which is a mixed result. Hear me out, the film did manage the best opening of 2016 in a dozen markets, including a quartet of major markets: France ($10.0 million); Germany ($12.5 million); Spain ($4.5 million); and the U.K. ($21.59 million). However, it also missed expectations in the same number of major markets: Brazil ($5.3 million); Italy ($3.22 million); Mexico ($5.1 million); and Russia ($5.76 million). Other major market openings for the film include Australia ($10.77 million) and Japan ($7.9 million). So “mixed” in this case means “one of the biggest releases of the year, but not a The Force Awakens-level phenomenon". In a more direct comparison, the film earned just over half of what The Force Awakens opened with in these markets. If the film has the same legs, then it will finish with close to $600 million internationally and over $1 billion worldwide. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Rogue One has Apocalyptic Opening of $155.08 million

December 19th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

As expected, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dominated the weekend box office chart with $155.08 million. This is well over twice as much as every other release combined. It is nearly twice as much as last weekend’s total box office. This helped the box office grow by 154%, reaching $211 million. Sadly, this was over $100 million or 32% lower than the same weekend last year when The Force Awakens dominated the chart. The year-over-year decline can be best summed up as within expectations. 2016 is still ahead of 2015 by a massive amount at $10.47 billion to $9.96 billion, but that will change as we see more numbers for Rogue One come in. On a more big picture look, Disney became the first studio ever to hit $7 billion worldwide in one year. They now have the record for biggest yearly domestic box office and biggest yearly worldwide box office, while it is just $160 million away from the international record as well. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Rogue Awaken the Box Office?

December 15th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

It is a deceptively busy weekend, as there are two wide releases, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Collateral Beauty, and two films that are “expanding wide”, Manchester by the Sea and La La Land. However, while that looks like a lot, in reality Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the only film most people are talking about. In fact, it is going to dominate the box office to such a degree that its only real competition is The Force Awakens, which opened this weekend last year. Unfortunately for Rogue One, there’s almost no chance it will match The Force Awakens. In fact, there’s almost no chance the entire box office will match the $247.97 million The Force Awakens opened with. 2016 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison. That said, 2016 has a nearly $460 million lead over 2015, so has long as Rogue One tops $100 million over the weekend, it should be enough to keep 2016 ahead in terms of raw box office numbers. More...

International Box Office: Beasts have a Fantastic Month

December 14th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

For the fourth and final time, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned first place on the international chart, this time earning $33.1 million in 67 markets. It now has totals of $480.7 million internationally and $679.6 million worldwide. This will be the last weekend the film will spend in first place, but it should last long enough to overtake Suicide Squad on the 2016 Worldwide chart. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moana Completes Threepeat with $18.53 million

December 13th, 2016

Moana

As predicted, Moana was able to grab first place on the weekend box office chart. On the downside, it slipped a little faster than expected. Additionally, Office Christmas Party missed expectations and this led to the overall box office falling 13% from last weekend to $83 million. That said, this is still 7.0% higher than the same weekend last year and that’s more important. Year-to-date, 2016 maintained its $460 million / 4.7% lead over 2015 at $10.23 billion to $9.77 billion. This lead will take a serious hit this coming weekend when Rogue One goes against The Force Awakens. That said, unless Rogue One opens with less than $100 million during its weekend, 2016 should still come out ahead at the end of the year. More...

Friday Estimates: Office Party Gets off to a Wild Start with $6.6 million

December 10th, 2016

Office Christmas Party

As expected, Office Christmas Party earned first place on Friday with $6.6 million. Its reviews have settled at 44% positive, which is lower than you would like, but fine for this type of release. Likewise, it earned a B from CinemaScore. Neither figure will help its legs, but neither will really hurt them either. By comparison, The Night Before earned $3.56 million during its opening day on its way to a $9.88 million opening weekend. If Office Christmas Party has the same internal multiplier, then it will earn $18.3 million this weekend. However, The Night Before earned 66% positive reviews and an A- from CinemaScore. Office Christmas Party’s weaker performances with critics and audiences will likely result in a lower legs and an opening weekend of just over $17 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office get an Early Christmas Gift?

December 8th, 2016

Office Christmas Party

There is only one wide release this week, Office Christmas Party. There are also two films expanding semi-wide, Miss Sloane and Nocturnal Animals. I doubt both of them will make the top ten, but I would be equally surprised if neither did. At the beginning of the month, I assumed Office Christmas Party would win this weekend, but it is looking like Moana has a shot at the threepeat. It could be a really close race with the two films changing positions on the daily chart. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, In the Heart of the Sea bombed earning just $11.05 million on a $100 million budget. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 earned first place with $11.41 million. Both Office Christmas Party and Moana will top that with ease. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them might also beat that. On the other hand, last year there were four films that earned more than $10 million, while this year there will be no more than 3. I still think 2016 will win, but it could be close. More...

International Box Office: Fantastic Beasts have Double Milestone Weekend With $60.4 million

December 8th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them remained locked in first place with $60.4 million in 67 markets for totals of $424.4 million internationally and $607.5 million worldwide. It reached both $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide, which is twice the reason to celebration. On the down side, the film has run out of major markets to open in, so it will quickly drop down the chart from now on. On the positive side, the film is already in the top ten on the 2016 Worldwide chart and will climb a little bit more before it is done. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moana Sails to Victory with $28.27 million

December 6th, 2016

Moana

As expected, Moana dominated the weekend box office chart with a $10 million lead over its nearest competitor earning $28.27 million. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them also did well with $18.12 million. Unfortunately, those were the only two films to earn more than $10 million over the weekend and this left the overall box office down a massive 48% from last weekend to just $95 million. Worse still, this is 2.8% lower than the same weekend last year. I’m actually surprised it’s that close, because there were four films that earned more than $10 million last year, including the biggest new release, Krampus. 2016 was able to crack $10 billion before the weekend and has a very substantial lead at $10.12 billion to $9.66 billion for 2015. More...

Weekend Estimates: Moana Stands Tall as Awards Season Hots Up

December 4th, 2016

Moana

The top of the box office chart remains a tale of two movies this weekend, with Moana maintaining an impressive lead over Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but both movies doing very nicely heading into the Christmas season. Moana tops the chart again this weekend with $28.4 million, for a total of $119.9 million at the end of the weekend. By way of comparison, Frozen had earned $134.3 million at this point in its run, but fell a slightly larger 53% from Thanksgiving, compared to Moana’s 50% decline. The next few weeks should be very lucrative for the animated adventure, which is likely to sail past $300 million at the domestic box office. More...

Friday Estimates: Winter Chill is Good for Moana

December 3rd, 2016

Moana

As expected, Moana led the way at the box office on Friday. It did so thanks to a $6.45 million haul. This is just 4.2% lower than Frozen managed during the same period in its run. If Moana has the same internal multiplier over the weekend, then it will earn just over $30 million. That would be amazing. That would be $6 million better than expected. I think it is going to have trouble keeping up that pace, but a sub-50% drop-off to $29 million is still impressive, especially for this time of year. The film has $97.96 million as of Friday and by the time you read this, it may have already crossed $100 million on Saturday. If it continues to show legs like this, then the film will still be in wide release on Christmas Day, which will be a boon to its box office numbers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Incarnate have a Substantial Opening?

December 1st, 2016

Incarnate

December usually starts on a really soft note, because the weekend after Thanksgiving is usually a terrible weekend. This time around, the wide release of the week is Incarnate, which is opening in 1,737 theaters and is expected to struggle to reach the top ten. That leaves Moana with an easy route to first place. This weekend last year, Krampus opened in second place with $16.29 million. Incarnate will only earn a fraction of that. On the other hand, the number one film was The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, which earned $18.86 million during the weekend and Moana should easily beat that. I don’t think 2016 will come out ahead, but it also shouldn’t be a disaster either.

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International Box Office: Fantastic Beasts have another Century Weekend with $132.0 million

November 30th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them remained in first place with $132.0 million in 67 markets for totals of $317.5 million internationally and $473.5 million worldwide. Its biggest debut came from China where it opened with $41.70 million, which is a little behind Doctor Strange’s opening earlier this month. On the other hand, the film is already $10 million ahead of what will be Doctor Strange’s lifetime total in the U.K. with $11.07 million in 666 theaters over the weekend for a two-week total of $37.52 million. More...

Theater Averages: Lion Starts like a Lion with an Average of $30,840

November 29th, 2016

Lion

Lion led the way on the theater average chart this week with an average of $30,840 in four theaters. Its reviews are great and it could become a sleeper hit throughout the Christmas holidays. Up next was Manchester by the Sea with an average of $25,541 in 48 theaters. It still has plenty of room to expand and its Awards Season buzz is growing. Miss Sloane opened with an average of $19,932 in three theaters. This is good, but not good enough to think it will expand truly wide. The overall number one film, Moana, was next with an average of $14,615. The final film in the $10,000 club was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with an average of $10,880. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Moana Takes on Beast Over Thanksgiving Weekend

November 29th, 2016

Moana

As expected, Moana earned first place over the Thanksgiving weekend and became the biggest true opener in the holiday’s history. (Technically Frozen opened in limited release the week before and as we learned from Futurama, technically correct is the best kind of correct.) The film was a little more front-loaded than expected and nearly matched our predictions. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them held on better than predicted and that one-two punch helped the overall box office grow 17% from last weekend to $184 million, over the three-day portion of the weekend. This is nearly identical to the same weekend last year; in fact, it was up by less than 1%. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $9.99 billion. 2016 will soon become the eighth year in a row to reach the $10 billion milestone. This is 5.0% / $470 million above last year’s pace. I’ve been saying for a while that we needed to enter December with a $300 million advantage over 2015 in order to come out ahead at the end of the year, so this is great news. More...

Weekend Estimates: Moana Sails to Thanksgiving Win

November 27th, 2016

Moana

Disney’s domination of Thanksgiving weekend will continue in 2016, with Moana expected to post $55.5 million for the three-day weekend and $81.1 million in total, making it either the second-best or best Thanksgiving opener of all time, depending on what you consider an “opener.” Disney is claiming second place for Moana behind Frozen, which had a $67.4 million 3-day weekend, and $93.6 million 5-day weekend back in 2013. That film had already opened in a single theater the weekend before, so if we want to split hairs, it technically wasn’t opening that weekend. Either way you look at it, it’s a great start for Moana, and another handsome win for Disney. The studio can now claim the top six 5-day Thanksgiving debuts and and the top eight 3-day Thanksgiving openings of all time. More...

Friday Estimates: Moana Adds $21.83 million on Black Friday to Earn a Technical Record

November 26th, 2016

Moana

Moana remained the dominant film at the box office on Friday, pulling in $21.86 million. This is lower than the $23 million we were hoping for yesterday, but it still puts the film on pace to break the record for the biggest Thanksgiving opening, currently held by Tangled at $48.77 million / $68.71 million. (Frozen opened in limited release the week before Thanksgiving, so it technically doesn’t hold the record for best Thanksgiving opening, although it does have the best Thanksgiving weekend for an animated film with $67.4 million / $93.6 million.) Moana should earn just under $55 million over the three-day weekend for a five-day total of just over $80 million. This would put the film in a tie with Toy Story 2 for sixth place on the list of all-time best Thanksgiving weekends, depending on how well it does for the rest of the weekend. Furthermore, its 98% positive reviews and its A rating from CinemaScore suggest long legs going forward. It should still be in a lot of theaters on Christmas day. More...

International Box Office: Fantastic has a Beast of an Opening with $143.3 million

November 24th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opened in first place on the international chart with $143.3 million in 63 markets. The film had the biggest opening of the Harry Potter franchise in 16 of those 63 markets, but ironically not in the U.K., where it had its biggest opening. The film debuted in first place there with $18.90 million in 666 theaters. This is the third best in the franchise behind the two Deathly Hallows films. Some of the markets where Fantastic Beasts set the franchise record include South Korea, where it made $10.64 million on 1,431 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $14.15 million. It did the same in Russia with $10.29 million on 1,173 screens and in Brazil with $6.4 million. More...

Wednesday Estimates: Moana Freezes Frozen with Record-Setting $15.68 million

November 24th, 2016

Moana

Moana started its box office run in first place, which is no shock. However, it did so with an opening day of $15.68 million. This is the new record for the biggest Wednesday before Thanksgiving, topping the previous record-holder, Frozen, which managed $15.16 million back in 2013. Frozen is also the biggest animated hit worldwide, so I don’t think using it is a good idea. Instead, let’s use The Good Dinosaur, which opened this time last year with $9.76 million. If the two films have the same legs, then Moana will earn $62.90 million / $89.09 million over the three-day / five day weekend. That’s a little higher than predicted and it might be too cautious. Moana’s reviews are 97% positive, while its CinemaScore is a solid A. The Good Dinosaur’s reviews were only 77% positive, although it too earned an A from CinemaScore. Hopefully the reviews will translate into better legs and an even bigger opening weekend. More...

Contest: Fantastic Prizes: Winning Announcement

November 24th, 2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

The winners of our Fantastic Prizes contest contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Predictions: Moana Takes on Beast Over Thanksgiving Weekend

November 23rd, 2016

Moana

Thanksgiving weekend is one of the most lucrative weekends of the year and this time around we could have a relatively close battle between a new release, Moana, and last week’s number one film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. At least that’s what analysts thought, before we saw the preview numbers. None of the rest of the new wide releases are expected to do much. Allied could become a midlevel hit, but I would be surprised if its budget was only midlevel. Bad Santa 2 is on its way to becoming another comedy sequel that bombs. If Rules Don’t Apply’s previews are any indication, it will become one of the worst box office performers of the year. This weekend last year, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 beat The Good Dinosaur rather easily. However, Fantastic Beasts started slower than Moana, so I think we will have a new winner this week. More...

Theater Averages: Manchester is Something to Sea, Earns $64,125

November 23rd, 2016

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $64,125 in four theaters. That isn’t the best average we’ve seen this year, but it is fourth place for a 2016 release. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned first place on the overall chart and second place with $17,954 on this chart. Nocturnal Animals earned an average of $13,315 in 37 theaters. That’s an impressive average considering how wide it was playing. Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened earned an average of $11,745 in two theaters. Meanwhile, the re-release of Daughters of the Dust was the final film in the $10,000 club earning $10,842 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fantastic Beast Can’t Lift Box Office

November 22nd, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

As expected, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them dominated the box office earning nearly as much as the rest of the films combined. However, it was unexpectedly weak earning just $74.40 million. In fact, every film we talked about on Thursday’s predictions underperformed and the overall box office was down to $158 million. Granted, “down” in this case is only off by 0.1%, but considering we were expecting significant growth, even a little drop is distressing. Worse still, the box office is off by 8.9% from this weekend last year. Again, we were expecting growth in the year-over-year comparison, so a drop this big really hurts. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $9.49 billion, which is 5.9% or $540 million better than last year’s pace. That said, I wouldn’t panic, as Moana should help the box office bounce back this weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fantastic Beasts Makes Fantastic-ish $75 Million

November 20th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is doing everything Warner Bros. could have wished for this weekend, posting a lively $75 million opening in the US, hitting $143.3 million internationally for a global opening over $200 million, and getting a A CinemaScore that should give it positive word of mouth going into Thanksgiving. For a franchise reboot, that’s a lot of reasons to be happy, although its opening is well below the openings enjoyed by the original Harry Potter franchise. The worst of those, Chamber of Secrets, opened with $88 million over three days (Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince both technically had slower weekends than Chamber of Secrets, but both of them opened on Wednesday, and they still did over $75 million Friday–Sunday). More...

Friday Estimates: Fantastic Dominates Charts, but with just $29.7 million

November 19th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

As expected, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them easily earned first place on Friday. However, it only managed $29.7 million, which was well below expectations. This is the worst opening day in the Harry Potter franchise since The Chamber of Secrets. (The two films are so close that the final figure for Fantastic Beasts could be the worst in the franchise.) The reviews are weaker than the franchise as a whole, but its CinemaScore is an A and that’s roughly average for the previous 8 Harry Potter films. The film should still earn between $70 million and $75 million over the weekend, depending on if the high CinemaScore can overcome the Fanboy Effect. I would choose to be optimistic, but that hasn’t worked out this weekend. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Fantastic Doesn’t Quite Live Up to Its Name with $8.75 million - Updated

November 18th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them pulled in $8.75 million during its midnight shows last night. That’s good, but a little lower than expected and not even the best of the fall so far. It was beaten by Doctor Strange, which earned $9.4 million just two weeks ago. Worse still, Fantastic Beasts' reviews have fallen to 74% positive. That’s still good for a blockbuster release, but it is the lowest in the Harry Potter franchise and will likely hurt the film’s box office performance over the weekend. It should still make over $80 million this weekend, but it will be close. We might have to revise that prediction lower tomorrow when we have Friday’s estimates. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Fantastic Be Fantastic? Or will it merely be a Beast at the Box Office?

November 17th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

At the beginning of the month, we thought there would be four wide releases / expansions this week. However, it turns out there will be just one, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The lack of wide releases should help it at the box office and there is a small chance it could top $100 million over the next three days. While there are no other wide releases, there are a few films opening or expanding semi-wide. Of these, The Edge of Seventeen is the only one with a realistic shot at the top five. It is earning the best reviews of the week and did earn a lot of film festival buzz, so that should help. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk had an amazing opening in limited release last weekend, but it will likely struggle as it expands into just over 1,000 theaters this weekend. Finally there’s Bleed for This, which is expected to barely make the top ten. This weekend last year, the final installment of the Hunger Games franchise opened with just over $100 million. There’s a slim chance Fantastic Beasts will do the same. Even if it doesn’t, the depth this year is much better than last year and that should help 2016 win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Arrive on Time: Winning Announcement

November 16th, 2016

Arrival

The winners of our Arrive on Time contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Arrival opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Fantastic Prizes

November 10th, 2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

There are four films opening or expanding wide next week, at least that’s what we thought would happen at the beginning of the month. Now we learn The Edge of Seventeen is opening semi-wide, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is only expanding semi-wide, while we still don’t know what is happening with Bleed for This. This is great news for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as it will have even less competition that anticipated. It is also the only reasonable choice for the target film in this week’s Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Kubo and the Two Strings on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a previously reviewed movie. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a previously reviewed movie.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: November

November 1st, 2016

Doctor Strange

October turned out to be a mixed month. On the one hand, not one movie earned $100 million, or even came close. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped 2016 in the year-over-year comparisons. In November, we have five films with at least a shot at $100 million, three of which should have no trouble getting to at least $200 million. A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. More on that below. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. The third very likely $200 million hit is Moana. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. Last November was similar in strength, with five films that earned more than $100 million and two films that earned more than $200 million. None earned more than $300 million, so that’s the goal for this November. If we can get one $300 million and / or three $200 million movies over the month, then it will be seen as a victory. More...

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Trailer

April 12th, 2016

Magical adventure starring Eddie Redmayne, directed by David Yates, opens November 18 ... Full Movie Details. More...


  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

Story takes place in the Harry Potter world, set 70 years prior to the Harry Potter books.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$74,403,387 (31.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.15 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:28.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$180,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,144 opening theaters/4,144 max. theaters, 6.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $291,162,496

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 164 $234,037,575
All Time International Box Office 79 $577,686,810
All Time Worldwide Box Office 98 $811,724,385

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 2016 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
November 18th, 2016 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: November 14th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 16th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
November 18th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
November 18th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
November 18th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
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Video Release: March 7th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some fantasy action violence.
(Rating bulletin 2440 (CErt #50647), 8/31/2016)
Running Time: 133 minutes
Franchise: Harry Potter
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Comparisons: vs. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
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Keywords: 1920s, Prequel, Set in New York City, Secret Magic, Supernatural, Monster, Cryptozoology, Secret Societies, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure
Source:Spin-Off
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Heyday Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 7th Tuesday 90 $718,497 Jan 3, 2017 47
Biggest 7th Monday 29 $1,502,481 Jan 2, 2017 46
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 459 $5,320,526 Dec 30, 2016 45
Biggest 6th Thursday 38 $1,306,480 Dec 29, 2016 42
Biggest 6th Wednesday 35 $1,338,895 Dec 28, 2016 41
Biggest 6th Tuesday 45 $1,443,542 Dec 27, 2016 40
Biggest 6th Monday 41 $1,702,652 Dec 26, 2016 39
Fastest to $150m 142 $201,013,143 Dec 13, 2016 26
Fastest to $200m 142 $201,013,143 Dec 13, 2016 26
Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend 88 $45,084,763 Nov 25, 2016 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 16 $45,084,763 Nov 25, 2016 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 32 $58,357,144 Nov 25, 2016 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 16 $65,549,193 Nov 25, 2016 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 25 $68,777,851 Nov 25, 2016 10
Biggest 2nd Friday 44 $18,309,313 Nov 25, 2016 8
Biggest 1st Thursday 57 $9,533,397 Nov 24, 2016 7
Biggest 1st Wednesday 51 $10,931,033 Nov 23, 2016 6
Fastest to $100m 131 $101,394,156 Nov 23, 2016 6
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 19 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 51 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 62 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 19 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Biggest Domestic Non-Sequel Weekend 54 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Spin-Off Weekend Domestic 9 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 30 $74,403,387 Nov 18, 2016 3
Top 2016 Theater Average 60 $17,954 Nov 18, 2016 3
Fastest to $50m 125 $55,909,476 Nov 19, 2016 2
Top Fantasy Day Domestic 40 $29,661,434 Nov 18, 2016 1
Top Spin-Off Day Domestic 16 $29,661,434 Nov 18, 2016 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 63 $29,661,434 Nov 18, 2016 1
Biggest Domestic November Day 43 $29,661,434 Nov 18, 2016 1

Lead Ensemble Members

Eddie Redmayne    Newt Scamander
Ezra Miller    Credence Barebone
Ron Perlman    Gnarlak
Colin Farrell    Percival Graves
Dan Fogler    Jacob Kowalski
Samantha Morton    Mary Lou
Alison Sudol    Queenie Goldstein
Carmen Ejogo    Seraphina Picquery
Katherine Waterston    Tina

Supporting Cast

Sam Redford    Customs Official
Scott Goldman    Customs Official (Voice)
Tim Bentinck    Witness
Tristan Tait    Reporter
Tom Clarke-Hill    Photographer 2
Matthew Sim    Photographer
Faith Wood-Blagrove    Modesty Barebone
Jenn Murray    Chastity Barebone
Cory Peterson    Bank Employee
Lucie Pohl    Secretary
Peter Breitmayer    Mr. Bingley
Jake Samuels    Bank Guard
Max Cazier    Young Man
Dan Hedaya    Red
Christy Meyer    Guide-Inside Macusa
Guy Paul    Auror 2
Andreea Paduraru    Auror 9
Walles Hamonde    Auror 10
Dominique Tipper    Auror 1
Kevin Guthrie    Mr. Abernathy
Leo Heller    Boy with Birthmark
Miles Roughley    Poor Boy
Anne Wittman    Housewife
Erick Hayden    Policeman
Paul Birchard    Hobo
Ronan Raftery    Langdon Shaw
Tom Hodgkins    Barker
Josh Cowdery    Henry Shaw Jnr/Senator Shaw
Ellie Haddington    Mrs. Esposito
Joseph MacNab    Police Officer 1
Bart Edwards    Police Officer 2
Todd Boyce    Announcer
Martin Oelbermann    Heinrich Eberstadt
Gemma Chan    Madam Ya Zhou
Richard Clothier    British Envoy
Christian Dixon    Momolu Wotorson
Akin Gazi    Auror 3
Rich Hardisty    Auror 4
Elizabeth Moynihan    Executioner 1
Miquel Brown    Executioner 2
Wunmi Mosaku    Beryl
Cristian Solimeno    Executioner 3
Matthew Wilson    Sam the Obliviator
Brian F. Mulvey    Watchman
Aretha Ayeh    Singer-The Blind Pig Speakeasy
Emmi    Singer-The Blind Pig Speakeasy
Nicholas McGaughey    Australian Wizard
Sean Cronin    Nearby Criminal
Zoë Kravitz    Lestrange
Arinze Kene    Auror 6
Jane Perry    Female Customer in Bakery

Cameos

Jon Voight    Shaw Senior

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Yates    Director
J.K. Rowling    Screenwriter
J.K. Rowling    Producer
David Heyman    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
Steve Kloves    Producer
Tim Lewis    Executive Producer
Neil Blair    Executive Producer
Rick Senat    Executive Producer
Stuart Craig    Production Designer
Mark Day    Editor
James Newton Howard    Composer
Philippe Rousselot    Director of Photography
Tim Burke    Visual Effects Supervisor
Christian Manz    Visual Effects Supervisor
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
Fiona Weir    Casting Director
Michael Sharp    Unit Production Manager
Tim Lewis    Unit Production Manager
Josh Robertson    First Assistant Director
Ben Howard    Key Second Assistant Director
Michael Sharp    Co-Producer
Stephen Woolfenden    Second Unit Director
Jean-Philippe Gossart    Second Unit Director of Photography
Glenn Freemantle    Sound Designer
Glenn Freemantle    Supervising Sound Editor
James Hambidge    Associate Production Designer
David Allday    Art Director
Les Tomkins    Art Director
Guy Bradley    Art Director
Toby Britton    Art Director
Peter Dorme    Art Director
Gavin Fitch    Art Director
Martin Foley    Art Director
Kate Grimble    Art Director
Christian Huband    Art Director
Huw Arthur    Art Director
Hayley Easton-Street    Art Director
Jake Hall    Assistant Art Director
Charlotte Malynn    Assistant Art Director
Suzanna Smith    Assistant Art Director
Anna Worley    Script Supervisor
Marianne Jenkins    Post-Production Executive
Tim Grover    Post-Production Supervisor
Hermione Byrt    First Assistant Editor
Mark Burton    First Assistant Editor
Olly Young    Visual Effects Producer
Charbel Youssef    Production Supervisor
Charles Zalben    Location Manager
Niv Adiri    Re-recording Mixer
Ian Tapp    Re-recording Mixer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Niv Adiri    Sound Designer
Tom Sayers    Sound Designer
Ben Barker    Sound Designer
Gillian Dodders    Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
Charlotte Finlay    Costume Supervisor
Nicky Knowles    Make-up and Hair Designer
Anna Pinnock    Set Decorator
Pamela Joyce    Production Supervisor
Eunice Huthart    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Home Market Releases for March 28th, 2017

March 29th, 2017

MST3K

It’s a good week for Pick of the Week contenders, as there are seven such releases on this week’s list. Unfortunately, none of them really scream out as The Pick of the Week. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is by far the biggest, but it is only out on Video on Demand right now, while Hidden Figures is the best, but again, it is only on VOD this week. There are also a couple of busted Oscar-bait films, Archer: Season Seven is only getting a DVD release, while the previous seasons came out on Blu-ray. In the end, I went with Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVIII, partially to celebrate the return of the show. More...

Home Market Releases for March 7th, 2017

March 6th, 2017

Moana

There are not a lot of releases on this week’s list for two major reasons. Firstly, it is a very, very shallow week. Secondly... Dental Surgery. By the time you read this, I might still be at the dentist. There are only two contenders for Pick of the Week, Jackie on Blu-ray and Moana on Blu-ray Combo Pack. It wasn’t particularly close and Moana is easily the Pick of the Week. More...

2016 - Awards Season - And the Oscar Goes to... La La Land Moonlight!

February 26th, 2017

Moonlight

It’s Oscar night and we were live blogging the show. Read on the the highlights of what turned out to be a crazy night. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations - Final Look

February 26th, 2017

La La Land

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. More...

2016 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Winners - La La Lands on Top, Again

February 12th, 2017

La La Land

The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were very few surprises to talk about. La La Land again won the most awards with five, while only two other films, Lion and Manchester by the Sea, earned more than one award. They each won two. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 24th, 2017

La La Land

The Oscar nominations were announced starting at 5:18 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, it’s a boring year for nominations with very few surprises worth talking about, especially in the biggest categories. Leading the way was La La Land with 14 nominations, tying the record. More...

2016 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2017

La La Land

The BAFTA nominations were announced and it should come as no surprise what film lead the way... La La Land with 11 nominations, Nocturnal Animals and Arrival are tied for second with nine nominations a piece. More...

International Box Office: Rogue One Takes Down Fantastic Beasts with $135.5 million

December 20th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story started its international run where everyone expected it to start, in first place. It earned $135.5 million in 54 markets during its opening weekend, which is a mixed result. Hear me out, the film did manage the best opening of 2016 in a dozen markets, including a quartet of major markets: France ($10.0 million); Germany ($12.5 million); Spain ($4.5 million); and the U.K. ($21.59 million). However, it also missed expectations in the same number of major markets: Brazil ($5.3 million); Italy ($3.22 million); Mexico ($5.1 million); and Russia ($5.76 million). Other major market openings for the film include Australia ($10.77 million) and Japan ($7.9 million). So “mixed” in this case means “one of the biggest releases of the year, but not a The Force Awakens-level phenomenon". In a more direct comparison, the film earned just over half of what The Force Awakens opened with in these markets. If the film has the same legs, then it will finish with close to $600 million internationally and over $1 billion worldwide. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Rogue One has Apocalyptic Opening of $155.08 million

December 19th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

As expected, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dominated the weekend box office chart with $155.08 million. This is well over twice as much as every other release combined. It is nearly twice as much as last weekend’s total box office. This helped the box office grow by 154%, reaching $211 million. Sadly, this was over $100 million or 32% lower than the same weekend last year when The Force Awakens dominated the chart. The year-over-year decline can be best summed up as within expectations. 2016 is still ahead of 2015 by a massive amount at $10.47 billion to $9.96 billion, but that will change as we see more numbers for Rogue One come in. On a more big picture look, Disney became the first studio ever to hit $7 billion worldwide in one year. They now have the record for biggest yearly domestic box office and biggest yearly worldwide box office, while it is just $160 million away from the international record as well. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Rogue Awaken the Box Office?

December 15th, 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

It is a deceptively busy weekend, as there are two wide releases, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Collateral Beauty, and two films that are “expanding wide”, Manchester by the Sea and La La Land. However, while that looks like a lot, in reality Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the only film most people are talking about. In fact, it is going to dominate the box office to such a degree that its only real competition is The Force Awakens, which opened this weekend last year. Unfortunately for Rogue One, there’s almost no chance it will match The Force Awakens. In fact, there’s almost no chance the entire box office will match the $247.97 million The Force Awakens opened with. 2016 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison. That said, 2016 has a nearly $460 million lead over 2015, so has long as Rogue One tops $100 million over the weekend, it should be enough to keep 2016 ahead in terms of raw box office numbers. More...

International Box Office: Beasts have a Fantastic Month

December 14th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

For the fourth and final time, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned first place on the international chart, this time earning $33.1 million in 67 markets. It now has totals of $480.7 million internationally and $679.6 million worldwide. This will be the last weekend the film will spend in first place, but it should last long enough to overtake Suicide Squad on the 2016 Worldwide chart. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moana Completes Threepeat with $18.53 million

December 13th, 2016

Moana

As predicted, Moana was able to grab first place on the weekend box office chart. On the downside, it slipped a little faster than expected. Additionally, Office Christmas Party missed expectations and this led to the overall box office falling 13% from last weekend to $83 million. That said, this is still 7.0% higher than the same weekend last year and that’s more important. Year-to-date, 2016 maintained its $460 million / 4.7% lead over 2015 at $10.23 billion to $9.77 billion. This lead will take a serious hit this coming weekend when Rogue One goes against The Force Awakens. That said, unless Rogue One opens with less than $100 million during its weekend, 2016 should still come out ahead at the end of the year. More...

Friday Estimates: Office Party Gets off to a Wild Start with $6.6 million

December 10th, 2016

Office Christmas Party

As expected, Office Christmas Party earned first place on Friday with $6.6 million. Its reviews have settled at 44% positive, which is lower than you would like, but fine for this type of release. Likewise, it earned a B from CinemaScore. Neither figure will help its legs, but neither will really hurt them either. By comparison, The Night Before earned $3.56 million during its opening day on its way to a $9.88 million opening weekend. If Office Christmas Party has the same internal multiplier, then it will earn $18.3 million this weekend. However, The Night Before earned 66% positive reviews and an A- from CinemaScore. Office Christmas Party’s weaker performances with critics and audiences will likely result in a lower legs and an opening weekend of just over $17 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Box Office get an Early Christmas Gift?

December 8th, 2016

Office Christmas Party

There is only one wide release this week, Office Christmas Party. There are also two films expanding semi-wide, Miss Sloane and Nocturnal Animals. I doubt both of them will make the top ten, but I would be equally surprised if neither did. At the beginning of the month, I assumed Office Christmas Party would win this weekend, but it is looking like Moana has a shot at the threepeat. It could be a really close race with the two films changing positions on the daily chart. Meanwhile, this weekend last year, In the Heart of the Sea bombed earning just $11.05 million on a $100 million budget. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 earned first place with $11.41 million. Both Office Christmas Party and Moana will top that with ease. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them might also beat that. On the other hand, last year there were four films that earned more than $10 million, while this year there will be no more than 3. I still think 2016 will win, but it could be close. More...

International Box Office: Fantastic Beasts have Double Milestone Weekend With $60.4 million

December 8th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them remained locked in first place with $60.4 million in 67 markets for totals of $424.4 million internationally and $607.5 million worldwide. It reached both $400 million internationally and $600 million worldwide, which is twice the reason to celebration. On the down side, the film has run out of major markets to open in, so it will quickly drop down the chart from now on. On the positive side, the film is already in the top ten on the 2016 Worldwide chart and will climb a little bit more before it is done. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Moana Sails to Victory with $28.27 million

December 6th, 2016

Moana

As expected, Moana dominated the weekend box office chart with a $10 million lead over its nearest competitor earning $28.27 million. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them also did well with $18.12 million. Unfortunately, those were the only two films to earn more than $10 million over the weekend and this left the overall box office down a massive 48% from last weekend to just $95 million. Worse still, this is 2.8% lower than the same weekend last year. I’m actually surprised it’s that close, because there were four films that earned more than $10 million last year, including the biggest new release, Krampus. 2016 was able to crack $10 billion before the weekend and has a very substantial lead at $10.12 billion to $9.66 billion for 2015. More...

Weekend Estimates: Moana Stands Tall as Awards Season Hots Up

December 4th, 2016

Moana

The top of the box office chart remains a tale of two movies this weekend, with Moana maintaining an impressive lead over Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but both movies doing very nicely heading into the Christmas season. Moana tops the chart again this weekend with $28.4 million, for a total of $119.9 million at the end of the weekend. By way of comparison, Frozen had earned $134.3 million at this point in its run, but fell a slightly larger 53% from Thanksgiving, compared to Moana’s 50% decline. The next few weeks should be very lucrative for the animated adventure, which is likely to sail past $300 million at the domestic box office. More...

Friday Estimates: Winter Chill is Good for Moana

December 3rd, 2016

Moana

As expected, Moana led the way at the box office on Friday. It did so thanks to a $6.45 million haul. This is just 4.2% lower than Frozen managed during the same period in its run. If Moana has the same internal multiplier over the weekend, then it will earn just over $30 million. That would be amazing. That would be $6 million better than expected. I think it is going to have trouble keeping up that pace, but a sub-50% drop-off to $29 million is still impressive, especially for this time of year. The film has $97.96 million as of Friday and by the time you read this, it may have already crossed $100 million on Saturday. If it continues to show legs like this, then the film will still be in wide release on Christmas Day, which will be a boon to its box office numbers. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Incarnate have a Substantial Opening?

December 1st, 2016

Incarnate

December usually starts on a really soft note, because the weekend after Thanksgiving is usually a terrible weekend. This time around, the wide release of the week is Incarnate, which is opening in 1,737 theaters and is expected to struggle to reach the top ten. That leaves Moana with an easy route to first place. This weekend last year, Krampus opened in second place with $16.29 million. Incarnate will only earn a fraction of that. On the other hand, the number one film was The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, which earned $18.86 million during the weekend and Moana should easily beat that. I don’t think 2016 will come out ahead, but it also shouldn’t be a disaster either.

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International Box Office: Fantastic Beasts have another Century Weekend with $132.0 million

November 30th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them remained in first place with $132.0 million in 67 markets for totals of $317.5 million internationally and $473.5 million worldwide. Its biggest debut came from China where it opened with $41.70 million, which is a little behind Doctor Strange’s opening earlier this month. On the other hand, the film is already $10 million ahead of what will be Doctor Strange’s lifetime total in the U.K. with $11.07 million in 666 theaters over the weekend for a two-week total of $37.52 million. More...

Theater Averages: Lion Starts like a Lion with an Average of $30,840

November 29th, 2016

Lion

Lion led the way on the theater average chart this week with an average of $30,840 in four theaters. Its reviews are great and it could become a sleeper hit throughout the Christmas holidays. Up next was Manchester by the Sea with an average of $25,541 in 48 theaters. It still has plenty of room to expand and its Awards Season buzz is growing. Miss Sloane opened with an average of $19,932 in three theaters. This is good, but not good enough to think it will expand truly wide. The overall number one film, Moana, was next with an average of $14,615. The final film in the $10,000 club was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them with an average of $10,880. More...

Weekend Wrap-up: Moana Takes on Beast Over Thanksgiving Weekend

November 29th, 2016

Moana

As expected, Moana earned first place over the Thanksgiving weekend and became the biggest true opener in the holiday’s history. (Technically Frozen opened in limited release the week before and as we learned from Futurama, technically correct is the best kind of correct.) The film was a little more front-loaded than expected and nearly matched our predictions. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them held on better than predicted and that one-two punch helped the overall box office grow 17% from last weekend to $184 million, over the three-day portion of the weekend. This is nearly identical to the same weekend last year; in fact, it was up by less than 1%. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $9.99 billion. 2016 will soon become the eighth year in a row to reach the $10 billion milestone. This is 5.0% / $470 million above last year’s pace. I’ve been saying for a while that we needed to enter December with a $300 million advantage over 2015 in order to come out ahead at the end of the year, so this is great news. More...

Weekend Estimates: Moana Sails to Thanksgiving Win

November 27th, 2016

Moana

Disney’s domination of Thanksgiving weekend will continue in 2016, with Moana expected to post $55.5 million for the three-day weekend and $81.1 million in total, making it either the second-best or best Thanksgiving opener of all time, depending on what you consider an “opener.” Disney is claiming second place for Moana behind Frozen, which had a $67.4 million 3-day weekend, and $93.6 million 5-day weekend back in 2013. That film had already opened in a single theater the weekend before, so if we want to split hairs, it technically wasn’t opening that weekend. Either way you look at it, it’s a great start for Moana, and another handsome win for Disney. The studio can now claim the top six 5-day Thanksgiving debuts and and the top eight 3-day Thanksgiving openings of all time. More...

Friday Estimates: Moana Adds $21.83 million on Black Friday to Earn a Technical Record

November 26th, 2016

Moana

Moana remained the dominant film at the box office on Friday, pulling in $21.86 million. This is lower than the $23 million we were hoping for yesterday, but it still puts the film on pace to break the record for the biggest Thanksgiving opening, currently held by Tangled at $48.77 million / $68.71 million. (Frozen opened in limited release the week before Thanksgiving, so it technically doesn’t hold the record for best Thanksgiving opening, although it does have the best Thanksgiving weekend for an animated film with $67.4 million / $93.6 million.) Moana should earn just under $55 million over the three-day weekend for a five-day total of just over $80 million. This would put the film in a tie with Toy Story 2 for sixth place on the list of all-time best Thanksgiving weekends, depending on how well it does for the rest of the weekend. Furthermore, its 98% positive reviews and its A rating from CinemaScore suggest long legs going forward. It should still be in a lot of theaters on Christmas day. More...

International Box Office: Fantastic has a Beast of an Opening with $143.3 million

November 24th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opened in first place on the international chart with $143.3 million in 63 markets. The film had the biggest opening of the Harry Potter franchise in 16 of those 63 markets, but ironically not in the U.K., where it had its biggest opening. The film debuted in first place there with $18.90 million in 666 theaters. This is the third best in the franchise behind the two Deathly Hallows films. Some of the markets where Fantastic Beasts set the franchise record include South Korea, where it made $10.64 million on 1,431 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $14.15 million. It did the same in Russia with $10.29 million on 1,173 screens and in Brazil with $6.4 million. More...

Wednesday Estimates: Moana Freezes Frozen with Record-Setting $15.68 million

November 24th, 2016

Moana

Moana started its box office run in first place, which is no shock. However, it did so with an opening day of $15.68 million. This is the new record for the biggest Wednesday before Thanksgiving, topping the previous record-holder, Frozen, which managed $15.16 million back in 2013. Frozen is also the biggest animated hit worldwide, so I don’t think using it is a good idea. Instead, let’s use The Good Dinosaur, which opened this time last year with $9.76 million. If the two films have the same legs, then Moana will earn $62.90 million / $89.09 million over the three-day / five day weekend. That’s a little higher than predicted and it might be too cautious. Moana’s reviews are 97% positive, while its CinemaScore is a solid A. The Good Dinosaur’s reviews were only 77% positive, although it too earned an A from CinemaScore. Hopefully the reviews will translate into better legs and an even bigger opening weekend. More...

Contest: Fantastic Prizes: Winning Announcement

November 24th, 2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

The winners of our Fantastic Prizes contest contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opening weekend were... More...

Weekend Predictions: Moana Takes on Beast Over Thanksgiving Weekend

November 23rd, 2016

Moana

Thanksgiving weekend is one of the most lucrative weekends of the year and this time around we could have a relatively close battle between a new release, Moana, and last week’s number one film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. At least that’s what analysts thought, before we saw the preview numbers. None of the rest of the new wide releases are expected to do much. Allied could become a midlevel hit, but I would be surprised if its budget was only midlevel. Bad Santa 2 is on its way to becoming another comedy sequel that bombs. If Rules Don’t Apply’s previews are any indication, it will become one of the worst box office performers of the year. This weekend last year, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 beat The Good Dinosaur rather easily. However, Fantastic Beasts started slower than Moana, so I think we will have a new winner this week. More...

Theater Averages: Manchester is Something to Sea, Earns $64,125

November 23rd, 2016

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $64,125 in four theaters. That isn’t the best average we’ve seen this year, but it is fourth place for a 2016 release. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned first place on the overall chart and second place with $17,954 on this chart. Nocturnal Animals earned an average of $13,315 in 37 theaters. That’s an impressive average considering how wide it was playing. Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened earned an average of $11,745 in two theaters. Meanwhile, the re-release of Daughters of the Dust was the final film in the $10,000 club earning $10,842 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fantastic Beast Can’t Lift Box Office

November 22nd, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

As expected, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them dominated the box office earning nearly as much as the rest of the films combined. However, it was unexpectedly weak earning just $74.40 million. In fact, every film we talked about on Thursday’s predictions underperformed and the overall box office was down to $158 million. Granted, “down” in this case is only off by 0.1%, but considering we were expecting significant growth, even a little drop is distressing. Worse still, the box office is off by 8.9% from this weekend last year. Again, we were expecting growth in the year-over-year comparison, so a drop this big really hurts. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $9.49 billion, which is 5.9% or $540 million better than last year’s pace. That said, I wouldn’t panic, as Moana should help the box office bounce back this weekend. More...

Weekend Estimates: Fantastic Beasts Makes Fantastic-ish $75 Million

November 20th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is doing everything Warner Bros. could have wished for this weekend, posting a lively $75 million opening in the US, hitting $143.3 million internationally for a global opening over $200 million, and getting a A CinemaScore that should give it positive word of mouth going into Thanksgiving. For a franchise reboot, that’s a lot of reasons to be happy, although its opening is well below the openings enjoyed by the original Harry Potter franchise. The worst of those, Chamber of Secrets, opened with $88 million over three days (Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince both technically had slower weekends than Chamber of Secrets, but both of them opened on Wednesday, and they still did over $75 million Friday–Sunday). More...

Friday Estimates: Fantastic Dominates Charts, but with just $29.7 million

November 19th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

As expected, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them easily earned first place on Friday. However, it only managed $29.7 million, which was well below expectations. This is the worst opening day in the Harry Potter franchise since The Chamber of Secrets. (The two films are so close that the final figure for Fantastic Beasts could be the worst in the franchise.) The reviews are weaker than the franchise as a whole, but its CinemaScore is an A and that’s roughly average for the previous 8 Harry Potter films. The film should still earn between $70 million and $75 million over the weekend, depending on if the high CinemaScore can overcome the Fanboy Effect. I would choose to be optimistic, but that hasn’t worked out this weekend. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Fantastic Doesn’t Quite Live Up to Its Name with $8.75 million - Updated

November 18th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them pulled in $8.75 million during its midnight shows last night. That’s good, but a little lower than expected and not even the best of the fall so far. It was beaten by Doctor Strange, which earned $9.4 million just two weeks ago. Worse still, Fantastic Beasts' reviews have fallen to 74% positive. That’s still good for a blockbuster release, but it is the lowest in the Harry Potter franchise and will likely hurt the film’s box office performance over the weekend. It should still make over $80 million this weekend, but it will be close. We might have to revise that prediction lower tomorrow when we have Friday’s estimates. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Fantastic Be Fantastic? Or will it merely be a Beast at the Box Office?

November 17th, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

At the beginning of the month, we thought there would be four wide releases / expansions this week. However, it turns out there will be just one, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The lack of wide releases should help it at the box office and there is a small chance it could top $100 million over the next three days. While there are no other wide releases, there are a few films opening or expanding semi-wide. Of these, The Edge of Seventeen is the only one with a realistic shot at the top five. It is earning the best reviews of the week and did earn a lot of film festival buzz, so that should help. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk had an amazing opening in limited release last weekend, but it will likely struggle as it expands into just over 1,000 theaters this weekend. Finally there’s Bleed for This, which is expected to barely make the top ten. This weekend last year, the final installment of the Hunger Games franchise opened with just over $100 million. There’s a slim chance Fantastic Beasts will do the same. Even if it doesn’t, the depth this year is much better than last year and that should help 2016 win in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Arrive on Time: Winning Announcement

November 16th, 2016

Arrival

The winners of our Arrive on Time contest were determined and the entrants with the closest predictions for Arrival opening weekend were... More...

Contest: Fantastic Prizes

November 10th, 2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

There are four films opening or expanding wide next week, at least that’s what we thought would happen at the beginning of the month. Now we learn The Edge of Seventeen is opening semi-wide, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is only expanding semi-wide, while we still don’t know what is happening with Bleed for This. This is great news for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as it will have even less competition that anticipated. It is also the only reasonable choice for the target film in this week’s Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Kubo and the Two Strings on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a previously reviewed movie. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will also win a previously reviewed movie.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2016 Preview: November

November 1st, 2016

Doctor Strange

October turned out to be a mixed month. On the one hand, not one movie earned $100 million, or even came close. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped 2016 in the year-over-year comparisons. In November, we have five films with at least a shot at $100 million, three of which should have no trouble getting to at least $200 million. A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. More on that below. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. The third very likely $200 million hit is Moana. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. Last November was similar in strength, with five films that earned more than $100 million and two films that earned more than $200 million. None earned more than $300 million, so that’s the goal for this November. If we can get one $300 million and / or three $200 million movies over the month, then it will be seen as a victory. More...

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Trailer

April 12th, 2016

Magical adventure starring Eddie Redmayne, directed by David Yates, opens November 18 ... Full Movie Details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2016 1 $74,403,387   4,144 $17,954   $74,403,387 1
Nov 25, 2016 2 $45,084,763 -39% 4,144 $10,880   $156,012,316 2
Dec 2, 2016 2 $18,118,111 -60% 3,988 $4,543   $183,080,514 3
Dec 9, 2016 3 $10,421,251 -42% 3,626 $2,874   $198,947,154 4
Dec 16, 2016 5 $5,071,323 -51% 3,036 $1,670   $207,722,418 5
Dec 23, 2016 12 $2,917,974 -42% 1,966 $1,484   $214,223,225 6
Dec 30, 2016 11 $4,110,464 +41% 1,842 $2,232   $224,125,258 7
Jan 6, 2017 14 $1,923,459 -53% 1,188 $1,619   $229,180,032 8
Jan 13, 2017 20 $941,774 -51% 502 $1,876   $230,813,099 9
Jan 20, 2017 24 $430,343 -54% 302 $1,425   $231,708,335 10
Jan 27, 2017 32 $289,110 -33% 231 $1,252   $232,142,332 11
Feb 3, 2017 36 $170,171 -41% 167 $1,019   $232,398,690 12
Feb 10, 2017 26 $351,163 +106% 277 $1,268   $232,803,734 13
Feb 17, 2017 30 $270,275 -23% 235 $1,150   $233,198,013 14
Feb 24, 2017 30 $168,513 -38% 210 $802   $233,500,090 15
Mar 3, 2017 32 $129,047 -23% 192 $672   $233,680,642 16
Mar 10, 2017 32 $100,034 -22% 188 $532   $233,818,593 17
Mar 17, 2017 33 $80,027 -20% 153 $523   $233,948,968 18
Mar 24, 2017 46 $32,784 -59% 88 $373   $234,018,657 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 17, 2016 P $8,750,000     0     $8,750,000  
Nov 18, 2016 1 $29,661,434     4,144 $7,158   $29,661,434 1
Nov 19, 2016 1 $26,248,042 -12%   4,144 $6,334   $55,909,476 2
Nov 20, 2016 1 $18,493,911 -30%   4,144 $4,463   $74,403,387 3
Nov 21, 2016 1 $6,758,059 -63%   4,144 $1,631   $81,161,446 4
Nov 22, 2016 1 $9,301,677 +38%   4,144 $2,245   $90,463,123 5
Nov 23, 2016 2 $10,931,033 +18%   4,144 $2,638   $101,394,156 6
Nov 24, 2016 2 $9,533,397 -13%   4,144 $2,301   $110,927,553 7
Nov 25, 2016 2 $18,309,313 +92% -38% 4,144 $4,418   $129,236,866 8
Nov 26, 2016 2 $17,220,401 -6% -34% 4,144 $4,156   $146,457,267 9
Nov 27, 2016 2 $9,555,049 -45% -48% 4,144 $2,306   $156,012,316 10
Nov 28, 2016 2 $2,162,255 -77% -68% 4,144 $522   $158,174,571 11
Nov 29, 2016 2 $2,953,186 +37% -68% 4,144 $713   $161,127,757 12
Nov 30, 2016 2 $1,947,455 -34% -82% 4,144 $470   $163,075,212 13
Dec 1, 2016 2 $1,887,191 -3% -80% 4,144 $455   $164,962,403 14
Dec 2, 2016 2 $5,011,148 +166% -73% 3,988 $1,257   $169,973,551 15
Dec 3, 2016 2 $8,105,554 +62% -53% 3,988 $2,032   $178,079,105 16
Dec 4, 2016 2 $5,001,409 -38% -48% 3,988 $1,254   $183,080,514 17
Dec 5, 2016 2 $1,257,489 -75% -42% 3,988 $315   $184,338,003 18
Dec 6, 2016 2 $1,805,137 +44% -39% 3,988 $453   $186,143,140 19
Dec 7, 2016 2 $1,211,051 -33% -38% 3,988 $304   $187,354,191 20
Dec 8, 2016 2 $1,171,712 -3% -38% 3,988 $294   $188,525,903 21
Dec 9, 2016 3 $2,830,218 +142% -44% 3,626 $781   $191,356,121 22
Dec 10, 2016 3 $4,716,308 +67% -42% 3,626 $1,301   $196,072,429 23
Dec 11, 2016 3 $2,874,725 -39% -43% 3,626 $793   $198,947,154 24
Dec 12, 2016 3 $862,230 -70% -31% 3,626 $238   $199,809,384 25
Dec 13, 2016 3 $1,203,759 +40% -33% 3,626 $332   $201,013,143 26
Dec 14, 2016 3 $873,518 -27% -28% 3,626 $241   $201,886,661 27
Dec 15, 2016 3 $764,434 -12% -35% 3,626 $211   $202,651,095 28
Dec 16, 2016 6 $1,343,113 +76% -53% 3,036 $442   $203,994,208 29
Dec 17, 2016 5 $2,035,823 +52% -57% 3,036 $671   $206,030,031 30
Dec 18, 2016 5 $1,692,387 -17% -41% 3,036 $557   $207,722,418 31
Dec 19, 2016 4 $940,678 -44% +9% 3,036 $310   $208,663,096 32
Dec 20, 2016 5 $1,069,528 +14% -11% 3,036 $352   $209,732,624 33
Dec 21, 2016 8 $734,502 -31% -16% 1,966 $374   $210,467,126 34
Dec 22, 2016 8 $838,125 +14% +10% 1,966 $426   $211,305,251 35
Dec 23, 2016 9 $1,004,030 +20% -25% 1,966 $511   $212,309,281 36
Dec 24, 2016 11 $625,736 -38% -69% 1,966 $318   $212,935,017 37
Dec 25, 2016 12 $1,288,208 +106% -24% 1,966 $655   $214,223,225 38
Dec 26, 2016 11 $1,702,652 +32% +81% 1,966 $866   $215,925,877 39
Dec 27, 2016 10 $1,443,542 -15% +35% 1,966 $734   $217,369,419 40
Dec 28, 2016 9 $1,338,895 -7% +82% 1,966 $681   $218,708,314 41
Dec 29, 2016 10 $1,306,480 -2% +56% 1,966 $665   $220,014,794 42
Dec 30, 2016 9 $1,428,728 +9% +42% 1,842 $776   $221,443,522 43
Dec 31, 2016 11 $1,232,051 -14% +97% 1,842 $669   $222,675,573 44
Jan 1, 2017 10 $1,449,685 +18% +13% 1,842 $787   $224,125,258 45
Jan 2, 2017 9 $1,502,481 +4% -12% 1,842 $816   $225,627,739 46
Jan 3, 2017 9 $718,497 -52% -50% 1,842 $390   $226,346,236 47
Jan 4, 2017 10 $505,159 -30% -62% 1,842 $274   $226,851,395 48
Jan 5, 2017 10 $405,178 -20% -69% 1,842 $220   $227,256,573 49
Jan 6, 2017 14 $550,925 +36% -61% 1,188 $464   $227,807,498 50
Jan 7, 2017 14 $821,412 +49% -33% 1,188 $691   $228,628,910 51
Jan 8, 2017 14 $551,122 -33% -62% 1,188 $464   $229,180,032 52
Jan 9, 2017 13 $170,684 -69% -89% 1,188 $144   $229,350,716 53
Jan 10, 2017 13 $244,620 +43% -66% 1,188 $206   $229,595,336 54
Jan 11, 2017 13 $148,227 -39% -71% 1,188 $125   $229,743,563 55
Jan 12, 2017 13 $127,762 -14% -68% 1,188 $108   $229,871,325 56
Jan 13, 2017 - $230,858 +81% -58% 502 $460   $230,102,183 57
Jan 14, 2017 - $405,883 +76% -51% 502 $809   $230,508,066 58
Jan 15, 2017 - $305,033 -25% -45% 502 $608   $230,813,099 59
Jan 16, 2017 - $260,128 -15% +52% 502 $518   $231,073,227 60
Jan 17, 2017 - $92,240 -65% -62% 502 $184   $231,165,467 61
Jan 18, 2017 - $60,407 -35% -59% 502 $120   $231,225,874 62
Jan 19, 2017 - $52,118 -14% -59% 502 $104   $231,277,992 63
Jan 20, 2017 - $100,371 +93% -57% 302 $332   $231,378,363 64
Jan 21, 2017 - $205,265 +105% -49% 302 $680   $231,583,628 65
Jan 22, 2017 - $124,707 -39% -59% 302 $413   $231,708,335 66
Jan 23, 2017 - $36,303 -71% -86% 302 $120   $231,744,638 67
Jan 24, 2017 - $42,840 +18% -54% 302 $142   $231,787,478 68
Jan 25, 2017 - $32,158 -25% -47% 302 $106   $231,819,636 69
Jan 26, 2017 - $33,586 +4% -36% 302 $111   $231,853,222 70
Jan 27, 2017 - $69,721 +108% -31% 231 $302   $231,922,943 71
Jan 28, 2017 - $134,930 +94% -34% 231 $584   $232,057,873 72
Jan 29, 2017 - $84,459 -37% -32% 231 $366   $232,142,332 73
Jan 30, 2017 - $22,848 -73% -37% 231 $99   $232,165,180 74
Jan 31, 2017 - $25,132 +10% -41% 231 $109   $232,190,312 75
Feb 1, 2017 - $19,405 -23% -40% 231 $84   $232,209,717 76
Feb 2, 2017 - $18,802 -3% -44% 231 $81   $232,228,519 77
Feb 3, 2017 - $47,334 +152% -32% 167 $283   $232,275,853 78
Feb 4, 2017 - $90,382 +91% -33% 167 $541   $232,366,235 79
Feb 5, 2017 - $32,455 -64% -62% 167 $194   $232,398,690 80
Feb 6, 2017 - $13,031 -60% -43% 167 $78   $232,411,721 81
Feb 7, 2017 - $16,209 +24% -36% 167 $97   $232,427,930 82
Feb 8, 2017 - $12,156 -25% -37% 167 $73   $232,440,086 83
Feb 9, 2017 - $12,485 +3% -34% 167 $75   $232,452,571 84
Feb 10, 2017 - $87,545 +601% +85% 277 $316   $232,540,116 85
Feb 11, 2017 - $166,770 +90% +85% 277 $602   $232,706,886 86
Feb 12, 2017 - $96,848 -42% +198% 277 $350   $232,803,734 87
Feb 13, 2017 - $26,329 -73% +102% 277 $95   $232,830,063 88
Feb 14, 2017 - $49,041 +86% +203% 277 $177   $232,879,104 89
Feb 15, 2017 - $23,557 -52% +94% 277 $85   $232,902,661 90
Feb 16, 2017 - $25,077 +6% +101% 277 $91   $232,927,738 91
Feb 17, 2017 - $64,383 +157% -26% 235 $274   $232,992,121 92
Feb 18, 2017 - $117,736 +83% -29% 235 $501   $233,109,857 93
Feb 19, 2017 - $88,156 -25% -9% 235 $375   $233,198,013 94
Feb 20, 2017 - $69,760 -21% +165% 235 $297   $233,267,773 95
Feb 21, 2017 - $22,717 -67% -54% 235 $97   $233,290,490 96
Feb 22, 2017 - $20,141 -11% -15% 235 $86   $233,310,631 97
Feb 23, 2017 - $20,946 +4% -16% 235 $89   $233,331,577 98
Feb 24, 2017 - $43,743 +109% -32% 210 $208   $233,375,320 99
Feb 25, 2017 - $77,503 +77% -34% 210 $369   $233,452,823 100
Feb 26, 2017 - $47,267 -39% -46% 210 $225   $233,500,090 101
Feb 27, 2017 - $12,562 -73% -82% 210 $60   $233,512,652 102
Feb 28, 2017 - $14,195 +13% -38% 210 $68   $233,526,847 103
Mar 1, 2017 - $10,972 -23% -46% 210 $52   $233,537,819 104
Mar 2, 2017 - $13,776 +26% -34% 210 $66   $233,551,595 105
Mar 3, 2017 - $32,192 +134% -26% 192 $168   $233,583,787 106
Mar 4, 2017 - $60,750 +89% -22% 192 $316   $233,644,537 107
Mar 5, 2017 - $36,105 -41% -24% 192 $188   $233,680,642 108
Mar 6, 2017 - $9,448 -74% -25% 192 $49   $233,690,090 109
Mar 7, 2017 - $9,681 +2% -32% 192 $50   $233,699,771 110
Mar 8, 2017 - $8,785 -9% -20% 192 $46   $233,708,556 111
Mar 9, 2017 - $10,003 +14% -27% 192 $52   $233,718,559 112
Mar 10, 2017 - $27,475 +175% -15% 188 $146   $233,746,034 113
Mar 11, 2017 - $45,875 +67% -24% 188 $244   $233,791,909 114
Mar 12, 2017 - $26,684 -42% -26% 188 $142   $233,818,593 115
Mar 13, 2017 - $11,207 -58% +19% 188 $60   $233,829,800 116
Mar 14, 2017 - $13,449 +20% +39% 188 $72   $233,843,249 117
Mar 15, 2017 - $12,911 -4% +47% 188 $69   $233,856,160 118
Mar 16, 2017 - $12,781 -1% +28% 188 $68   $233,868,941 119
Mar 17, 2017 - $24,008 +88% -13% 153 $157   $233,892,949 120
Mar 18, 2017 - $33,611 +40% -27% 153 $220   $233,926,560 121
Mar 19, 2017 - $22,408 -33% -16% 153 $146   $233,948,968 122
Mar 20, 2017 - $9,411 -58% -16% 153 $62   $233,958,379 123
Mar 21, 2017 - $10,446 +11% -22% 153 $68   $233,968,825 124
Mar 22, 2017 - $8,357 -20% -35% 153 $55   $233,977,182 125
Mar 23, 2017 - $8,691 +4% -32% 153 $57   $233,985,873 126
Mar 24, 2017 - $10,009 +15% -58% 88 $114   $233,995,882 127
Mar 25, 2017 - $14,198 +42% -58% 88 $161   $234,010,080 128
Mar 26, 2017 - $8,577 -40% -62% 88 $97   $234,018,657 129
Mar 27, 2017 - $4,126 -52% -56% 88 $47   $234,022,783 130
Mar 28, 2017 - $4,827 +17% -54% 88 $55   $234,027,610 131
Mar 29, 2017 - $4,240 -12% -49% 88 $48   $234,031,850 132
Mar 30, 2017 - $5,725 +35% -34% 88 $65   $234,037,575 133

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2016 1 $110,927,553   4,144 $26,768   $110,927,553 1
Nov 25, 2016 2 $54,034,850 -51% 4,144 $13,039   $164,962,403 2
Dec 2, 2016 2 $23,563,500 -56% 3,988 $5,909   $188,525,903 3
Dec 9, 2016 3 $14,125,192 -40% 3,626 $3,896   $202,651,095 4
Dec 16, 2016 6 $8,654,156 -39% 1,966 $4,402   $211,305,251 5
Dec 23, 2016 11 $8,709,543 +1% 1,966 $4,430   $220,014,794 6
Dec 30, 2016 9 $7,241,779 -17% 1,842 $3,931   $227,256,573 7
Jan 6, 2017 14 $2,614,752 -64% 1,188 $2,201   $229,871,325 8
Jan 13, 2017 20 $1,406,667 -46% 502 $2,802   $231,277,992 9
Jan 20, 2017 25 $575,230 -59% 302 $1,905   $231,853,222 10
Jan 27, 2017 30 $375,297 -35% 231 $1,625   $232,228,519 11
Feb 3, 2017 35 $224,052 -40% 167 $1,342   $232,452,571 12
Feb 10, 2017 27 $475,167 +112% 277 $1,715   $232,927,738 13
Feb 17, 2017 31 $403,839 -15% 235 $1,718   $233,331,577 14
Feb 24, 2017 32 $220,018 -46% 210 $1,048   $233,551,595 15
Mar 3, 2017 33 $166,964 -24% 192 $870   $233,718,559 16
Mar 10, 2017 31 $150,382 -10% 188 $800   $233,868,941 17
Mar 17, 2017 33 $116,932 -22% 153 $764   $233,985,873 18
Mar 24, 2017 43 $51,702 -56% 88 $588   $234,037,575 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/18/2016 $1,476,229 344 344 1,152 $5,085,264 1/4/2019
Australia 11/18/2016 $7,168,157 695 695 3,182 $23,065,667 10/26/2020
Brazil 11/18/2016 $6,400,000 0 758 2,446 $19,400,000 1/16/2017
Bulgaria 11/18/2016 $128,609 0 0 0 $450,611 2/26/2019
China 11/24/2016 $40,200,000 75,705 75,705 119,360 $85,963,408 8/13/2018
Czech Republic 11/18/2016 $1,196,592 147 147 644 $2,754,216 1/1/2019
France 11/18/2016 $9,050,542 0 0 0 $29,146,248 8/17/2018
Germany 11/18/2016 $9,900,000 0 0 0 $35,900,000 1/16/2017
Italy 11/18/2016 $6,289,081 0 0 0 $16,200,000 1/16/2017
Japan 11/25/2016 $15,500,000 966 966 966 $63,699,825 3/9/2017
Lithuania 11/18/2016 $94,563 166 166 596 $318,471 2/2/2017
Mexico 11/18/2016 $5,835,985 0 0 0 $14,400,000 1/16/2017
Netherlands 11/16/2016 $2,085,308 127 137 1,541 $11,857,958 11/20/2018
New Zealand 11/18/2016 $1,061,808 170 170 957 $3,454,318 1/23/2017
Poland 11/18/2016 $908,476 0 0 0 $4,151,578 12/31/2018
Portugal 11/18/2016 $643,926 110 121 590 $1,917,848 2/2/2017
Russia (CIS) 11/18/2016 $10,237,640 1,173 1,208 4,899 $24,748,838 12/31/2018
Slovakia 11/18/2016 $384,375 78 78 279 $971,010 11/13/2018
Slovenia 11/18/2016 $74,683 33 33 128 $250,004 2/17/2017
South Korea 11/14/2016 $10,710,512 1,431 1,431 4,317 $34,061,992 3/6/2017
Spain 11/18/2016 $4,408,861 613 613 3,195 $14,398,289 10/29/2018
Turkey 11/18/2016 $640,970 330 330 1,081 $2,180,732 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 11/18/2016 $18,901,807 666 666 5,235 $73,168,518 12/2/2020
 
Rest of World $110,142,015
 
International Total$577,686,810 12/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 2, 20171397,286 397,286$7,135,257$7,135,2574
Apr 9, 20172129,033-68% 526,319$2,317,433$9,452,6905
Apr 16, 2017693,999-27% 620,318$1,688,222$11,140,9126
Apr 23, 2017548,278-49% 668,596$867,073$12,007,9857
Apr 30, 2017831,233-35% 699,829$560,945$12,568,9308
May 7, 20171127,552-12% 727,381$475,272$13,044,2029
May 14, 2017923,494-15% 750,875$314,585$13,358,78710
May 21, 20171413,018-45% 763,893$197,353$13,556,14011
Jun 4, 20172210,769 782,536$191,796$13,868,80213
Jun 11, 20171313,301+24% 795,837$168,657$14,037,45914
Jun 18, 20171213,626+2% 809,463$142,664$14,180,12315
Jun 25, 20171910,432-23% 819,895$152,307$14,332,43016
Jul 2, 2017189,050-13% 828,945$145,434$14,477,86417
Jul 23, 2017289,425 848,446$179,452$14,841,87820
Nov 26, 20179174,126 1,076,198$2,813,876$18,656,92538
Dec 3, 20171147,002-73% 1,123,200$748,742$19,405,66739
Mar 4, 201830410 1,175,113$6,248$20,115,49152
Mar 18, 2018298,375 1,183,850$98,780$20,220,10354
Jul 29, 2018308,981 1,232,206$104,090$20,825,28073
Sep 30, 20182410,969 1,280,689$131,518$21,397,05082
Oct 21, 2018259,726 1,306,380$113,211$21,686,90485
Nov 11, 20181812,985 1,335,376$129,720$21,981,94588
Nov 18, 20181225,336+95% 1,360,712$253,107$22,235,05289
Nov 25, 201817175,028+591% 1,535,740$1,748,530$23,983,58290
Feb 17, 20192512,332 1,654,034$123,197$25,182,834102
Mar 17, 20191610,854 1,697,133$108,431$25,613,393106
Mar 31, 2019309,306 1,713,070$92,967$25,772,604108
Apr 21, 20192317,036 1,747,498$170,190$26,116,540111
May 12, 2019305,192 1,762,976$51,868$26,271,165114

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Apr 2, 20171894,897 894,897$22,571,606$22,571,6064
Apr 9, 20172144,856-84% 1,039,753$3,658,317$26,229,9235
Apr 16, 20176111,469-23% 1,151,222$2,623,006$28,852,9296
Apr 23, 2017647,940-57% 1,199,162$1,106,157$29,959,0867
Apr 30, 2017631,462-34% 1,230,624$731,437$30,690,5238
May 7, 2017629,597-6% 1,260,221$675,836$31,366,3599
May 14, 2017272,631+145% 1,332,852$1,037,824$32,404,18310
May 21, 20171215,177-79% 1,348,029$368,840$32,773,02311
May 28, 2017166,531-57% 1,354,560$158,045$32,931,06812
Jun 4, 2017158,925+37% 1,363,485$218,881$33,149,94913
Jun 11, 2017535,878+302% 1,399,363$495,098$33,645,04714
Jun 18, 2017626,871-25% 1,426,234$331,716$33,976,76315
Jun 25, 2017159,416-65% 1,435,650$200,709$34,177,47216
Aug 13, 2017158,968 1,468,759$145,741$34,899,62523
Nov 26, 20171499,055 1,606,539$1,579,096$37,061,31838
Jan 28, 20181215,613 1,668,911$174,389$37,975,72647
Nov 18, 20181212,993 1,744,738$199,635$39,125,65089
Nov 25, 201820108,252+733% 1,852,990$1,598,708$40,724,35890
Mar 10, 2019209,292 1,917,152$138,853$41,695,266105
Mar 17, 20191214,495+56% 1,931,647$195,811$41,891,077106
Mar 24, 2019157,065-51% 1,938,712$94,827$41,985,904107

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