Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $159,555,901Details
International Box Office $488,899,438Details
Worldwide Box Office $648,455,339
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $14,143,728 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $30,407,865 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $44,551,593
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Synopsis

At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided Wizarding World.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$62,163,104 (39.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$200,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,163 opening theaters/4,163 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $188,786,981

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 375 $159,555,901
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 122 $488,899,438
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 159 $648,455,339

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 16th, 2018 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
November 16th, 2018 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (France)
November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (Indonesia)
November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands)
November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (Sweden)
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Video Release: February 12th, 2019 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sequences of fantasy action.
(Rating bulletin 2543 (Cert #51794), 9/5/2018)
Running Time: 134 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: Set in New York City, Set in London, Ensemble, 1920s, Secret Magic, Good vs. Evil, Romance, Faulty Memory, Forbidden Romance, Prequel, 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: Heyday Films, Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 37 $29,375,498 Nov 23, 2018 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 77 $35,388,402 Nov 23, 2018 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 34 $42,357,071 Nov 23, 2018 10
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 32 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 90 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 89 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 29 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Spin-Off Weekend Domestic 12 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 40 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top 2018 Theater Average 82 $14,932 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Fantasy Day Domestic 62 $25,473,261 Nov 16, 2018 1
Top Spin-Off Day Domestic 23 $25,473,261 Nov 16, 2018 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 90 $25,473,261 Nov 16, 2018 1
Biggest Domestic November Day 62 $25,473,261 Nov 16, 2018 1

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2018 1 $62,163,104   4,163 $14,932   $62,163,104 1
Nov 23, 2018 4 $29,375,498 -53% 4,163 $7,056   $116,554,309 2
Nov 30, 2018 4 $11,361,556 -61% 3,851 $2,950   $134,502,962 3
Dec 7, 2018 4 $6,953,846 -39% 3,451 $2,015   $145,356,370 4
Dec 14, 2018 9 $3,789,839 -46% 2,606 $1,454   $151,793,249 5
Dec 21, 2018 16 $900,784 -76% 682 $1,321   $154,493,497 6
Dec 28, 2018 19 $987,701 +10% 515 $1,918   $156,549,701 7
Jan 4, 2019 23 $626,219 -37% 401 $1,562   $158,034,792 8
Jan 11, 2019 27 $281,714 -55% 275 $1,024   $158,520,703 9
Jan 18, 2019 26 $252,457 -10% 288 $877   $158,873,445 10
Jan 25, 2019 30 $160,569 -36% 212 $757   $159,165,678 11
Feb 1, 2019 34 $108,972 -32% 189 $577   $159,324,060 12
Feb 8, 2019 39 $74,902 -31% 149 $503   $159,437,533 13
Feb 15, 2019 42 $56,826 -24% 104 $546   $159,522,885 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 15, 2018 P $9,100,000     3,300 $2,758   $9,100,000  
Nov 16, 2018 1 $25,473,261     4,163 $6,119   $25,473,261 1
Nov 17, 2018 1 $21,321,824 -16%   4,163 $5,122   $46,795,085 2
Nov 18, 2018 1 $15,368,019 -28%   4,163 $3,692   $62,163,104 3
Nov 19, 2018 1 $5,074,414 -67%   4,163 $1,219   $67,237,518 4
Nov 20, 2018 1 $6,959,720 +37%   4,163 $1,672   $74,197,238 5
Nov 21, 2018 4 $6,789,283 -2%   4,163 $1,631   $80,986,521 6
Nov 22, 2018 3 $6,192,290 -9%   4,163 $1,487   $87,178,811 7
Nov 23, 2018 3 $11,604,272 +87% -54% 4,163 $2,787   $98,783,083 8
Nov 24, 2018 4 $11,281,377 -3% -47% 4,163 $2,710   $110,064,460 9
Nov 25, 2018 4 $6,489,849 -42% -58% 4,163 $1,559   $116,554,309 10
Nov 26, 2018 3 $1,594,100 -75% -69% 4,163 $383   $118,148,409 11
Nov 27, 2018 3 $2,234,749 +40% -68% 4,163 $537   $120,383,158 12
Nov 28, 2018 3 $1,392,362 -38% -79% 4,163 $334   $121,775,520 13
Nov 29, 2018 3 $1,365,886 -2% -78% 4,163 $328   $123,141,406 14
Nov 30, 2018 4 $3,077,332 +125% -73% 3,851 $799   $126,218,738 15
Dec 1, 2018 4 $5,020,876 +63% -55% 3,851 $1,304   $131,239,614 16
Dec 2, 2018 4 $3,263,348 -35% -50% 3,851 $847   $134,502,962 17
Dec 3, 2018 4 $828,259 -75% -48% 3,851 $215   $135,331,221 18
Dec 4, 2018 4 $1,362,122 +64% -39% 3,851 $354   $136,693,343 19
Dec 5, 2018 4 $903,248 -34% -35% 3,851 $235   $137,596,591 20
Dec 6, 2018 4 $805,933 -11% -41% 3,851 $209   $138,402,524 21
Dec 7, 2018 4 $1,783,921 +121% -42% 3,451 $517   $140,186,445 22
Dec 8, 2018 4 $3,120,787 +75% -38% 3,451 $904   $143,307,232 23
Dec 9, 2018 4 $2,049,138 -34% -37% 3,451 $594   $145,356,370 24
Dec 10, 2018 4 $591,474 -71% -29% 3,451 $171   $145,947,844 25
Dec 11, 2018 4 $923,392 +56% -32% 3,451 $268   $146,871,236 26
Dec 12, 2018 6 $593,524 -36% -34% 3,451 $172   $147,464,760 27
Dec 13, 2018 5 $538,650 -9% -33% 3,451 $156   $148,003,410 28
Dec 14, 2018 9 $1,022,480 +90% -43% 2,606 $392   $149,025,890 29
Dec 15, 2018 9 $1,582,248 +55% -49% 2,606 $607   $150,608,138 30
Dec 16, 2018 8 $1,185,111 -25% -42% 2,606 $455   $151,793,249 31
Dec 17, 2018 9 $430,155 -64% -27% 2,606 $165   $152,223,404 32
Dec 18, 2018 8 $658,296 +53% -29% 2,606 $253   $152,881,700 33
Dec 19, 2018 9 $401,263 -39% -32% 2,606 $154   $153,282,963 34
Dec 20, 2018 10 $309,750 -23% -42% 2,606 $119   $153,592,713 35
Dec 21, 2018 - $242,880 -22% -76% 682 $356   $153,835,593 36
Dec 22, 2018 - $335,656 +38% -79% 682 $492   $154,171,249 37
Dec 23, 2018 - $322,248 -4% -73% 682 $473   $154,493,497 38
Dec 24, 2018 - $226,170 -30% -47% 682 $332   $154,719,667 39
Dec 25, 2018 - $247,574 +9% -62% 682 $363   $154,967,241 40
Dec 26, 2018 - $308,190 +24% -23% 682 $452   $155,275,431 41
Dec 27, 2018 - $286,569 -7% -7% 682 $420   $155,562,000 42
Dec 28, 2018 - $328,579 +15% +35% 515 $638   $155,890,579 43
Dec 29, 2018 - $347,488 +6% +4% 515 $675   $156,238,067 44
Dec 30, 2018 - $311,634 -10% -3% 515 $605   $156,549,701 45
Dec 31, 2018 - $232,158 -26% +3% 515 $451   $156,781,859 46
Jan 1, 2019 - $296,067 +28% +20% 515 $575   $157,077,926 47
Jan 2, 2019 - $179,579 -39% -42% 515 $349   $157,257,505 48
Jan 3, 2019 - $151,068 -16% -47% 515 $293   $157,408,573 49
Jan 4, 2019 - $200,158 +32% -39% 401 $499   $157,608,731 50
Jan 5, 2019 - $262,992 +31% -24% 401 $656   $157,871,723 51
Jan 6, 2019 - $163,069 -38% -48% 401 $407   $158,034,792 52
Jan 7, 2019 - $52,212 -68% -78% 401 $130   $158,087,004 53
Jan 8, 2019 - $68,032 +30% -77% 401 $170   $158,155,036 54
Jan 9, 2019 - $46,246 -32% -74% 401 $115   $158,201,282 55
Jan 10, 2019 - $37,707 -18% -75% 401 $94   $158,238,989 56
Jan 11, 2019 - $72,304 +92% -64% 275 $263   $158,311,293 57
Jan 12, 2019 - $129,224 +79% -51% 275 $470   $158,440,517 58
Jan 13, 2019 - $80,186 -38% -51% 275 $292   $158,520,703 59
Jan 14, 2019 - $23,072 -71% -56% 275 $84   $158,543,775 60
Jan 15, 2019 - $35,843 +55% -47% 275 $130   $158,579,618 61
Jan 16, 2019 - $23,804 -34% -49% 275 $87   $158,603,422 62
Jan 17, 2019 - $17,566 -26% -53% 275 $64   $158,620,988 63
Jan 18, 2019 - $60,864 +246% -16% 288 $211   $158,681,852 64
Jan 19, 2019 - $112,581 +85% -13% 288 $391   $158,794,433 65
Jan 20, 2019 - $79,012 -30% -1% 288 $274   $158,873,445 66
Jan 21, 2019 - $66,663 -16% +189% 288 $231   $158,940,108 67
Jan 22, 2019 - $23,456 -65% -35% 288 $81   $158,963,564 68
Jan 23, 2019 - $19,481 -17% -18% 288 $68   $158,983,045 69
Jan 24, 2019 - $22,064 +13% +26% 288 $77   $159,005,109 70
Jan 25, 2019 - $37,900 +72% -38% 212 $179   $159,043,009 71
Jan 26, 2019 - $76,183 +101% -32% 212 $359   $159,119,192 72
Jan 27, 2019 - $46,486 -39% -41% 212 $219   $159,165,678 73
Jan 28, 2019 - $11,355 -76% -83% 212 $54   $159,177,033 74
Jan 29, 2019 - $13,876 +22% -41% 212 $65   $159,190,909 75
Jan 30, 2019 - $10,826 -22% -44% 212 $51   $159,201,735 76
Jan 31, 2019 - $13,353 +23% -39% 212 $63   $159,215,088 77
Feb 1, 2019 - $27,088 +103% -29% 189 $143   $159,242,176 78
Feb 2, 2019 - $57,670 +113% -24% 189 $305   $159,299,846 79
Feb 3, 2019 - $24,214 -58% -48% 189 $128   $159,324,060 80
Feb 4, 2019 - $8,257 -66% -27% 189 $44   $159,332,317 81
Feb 5, 2019 - $11,498 +39% -17% 189 $61   $159,343,815 82
Feb 6, 2019 - $9,530 -17% -12% 189 $50   $159,353,345 83
Feb 7, 2019 - $9,286 -3% -30% 189 $49   $159,362,631 84
Feb 8, 2019 - $16,712 +80% -38% 149 $112   $159,379,343 85
Feb 9, 2019 - $35,546 +113% -38% 149 $239   $159,414,889 86
Feb 10, 2019 - $22,644 -36% -6% 149 $152   $159,437,533 87
Feb 11, 2019 - $5,833 -74% -29% 149 $39   $159,443,366 88
Feb 12, 2019 - $5,686 -3% -51% 149 $38   $159,449,052 89
Feb 13, 2019 - $5,146 -9% -46% 149 $35   $159,454,198 90
Feb 14, 2019 - $11,861 +130% +28% 149 $80   $159,466,059 91
Feb 15, 2019 - $12,364 +4% -26% 104 $119   $159,478,423 92
Feb 16, 2019 - $24,495 +98% -31% 104 $236   $159,502,918 93
Feb 17, 2019 - $19,967 -18% -12% 104 $192   $159,522,885 94
Feb 18, 2019 - $16,356 -18% +180% 104 $157   $159,539,241 95
Feb 19, 2019 - $5,909 -64% +4% 104 $57   $159,545,150 96
Feb 20, 2019 - $5,220 -12% +1% 104 $50   $159,550,370 97
Feb 21, 2019 - $5,531 +6% -53% 104 $53   $159,555,901 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2018 1 $87,178,811   4,163 $20,941   $87,178,811 1
Nov 23, 2018 3 $35,962,595 -59% 4,163 $8,639   $123,141,406 2
Nov 30, 2018 4 $15,261,118 -58% 3,851 $3,963   $138,402,524 3
Dec 7, 2018 4 $9,600,886 -37% 3,451 $2,782   $148,003,410 4
Dec 14, 2018 9 $5,589,303 -42% 2,606 $2,145   $153,592,713 5
Dec 21, 2018 19 $1,969,287 -65% 682 $2,888   $155,562,000 6
Dec 28, 2018 20 $1,846,573 -6% 515 $3,586   $157,408,573 7
Jan 4, 2019 23 $830,416 -55% 401 $2,071   $158,238,989 8
Jan 11, 2019 28 $381,999 -54% 275 $1,389   $158,620,988 9
Jan 18, 2019 27 $384,121 +1% 288 $1,334   $159,005,109 10
Jan 25, 2019 30 $209,979 -45% 212 $990   $159,215,088 11
Feb 1, 2019 36 $147,543 -30% 189 $781   $159,362,631 12
Feb 8, 2019 45 $103,428 -30% 149 $694   $159,466,059 13
Feb 15, 2019 43 $89,842 -13% 104 $864   $159,555,901 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/16/2018 $882,556 0 307 902 $2,343,675 1/21/2019
Australia 11/16/2018 $6,269,494 699 699 2,610 $17,100,000 2/8/2019
Brazil 11/16/2018 $6,900,000 1,474 1,534 4,857 $15,800,000 2/8/2019
Bulgaria 11/16/2018 $145,924 0 0 0 $464,095 2/26/2019
China 11/15/2018 $36,710,000 124,995 124,995 161,846 $57,300,000 2/8/2019
Czech Republic 11/16/2018 $1,269,507 158 158 691 $3,356,778 2/5/2019
France 11/14/2018 $12,100,000 903 903 4,955 $34,200,000 2/8/2019
Germany 11/15/2018 $13,000,000 1,461 1,461 7,634 $44,000,000 2/8/2019
Indonesia 11/14/2018 $0 0 0 0 $560,000 1/1/2019
Italy 11/15/2018 $6,678,794 832 844 1,683 $14,700,000 2/8/2019
Japan 11/23/2018 $13,000,000 1,008 1,009 5,209 $58,200,000 2/8/2019
Lithuania 11/16/2018 $103,310 142 142 401 $329,097 1/11/2019
Mexico 11/16/2018 $6,115,875 3,747 3,747 5,679 $13,400,000 2/8/2019
Netherlands 11/14/2018 $2,831,081 131 228 1,661 $12,211,982 2/12/2019
Poland 11/16/2018 $1,400,067 274 274 1,370 $4,611,299 12/23/2018
Portugal 11/16/2018 $691,195 114 115 491 $1,914,101 1/17/2019
Russia (CIS) 11/16/2018 $12,726,009 1,623 1,633 6,349 $23,400,000 2/8/2019
Slovakia 11/16/2018 $421,538 78 78 273 $965,769 1/15/2019
South Korea 11/14/2018 $8,155,502 1,576 1,576 2,974 $18,400,000 2/8/2019
Spain 11/16/2018 $4,607,579 350 350 2,317 $12,700,000 2/8/2019
Sweden 11/14/2018 $0000$0
Taiwan 11/15/2018 $0000$0
Turkey 11/16/2018 $637,518 360 360 1,117 $1,755,184 1/10/2019
United Kingdom 11/16/2018 $15,815,851 674 679 4,777 $41,987,767 5/11/2022
 
Rest of World $109,199,691
 
International Total$488,899,438 5/11/2022

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
Mar 17, 20191280,402 280,402$5,044,432$5,044,4325
Mar 24, 2019397,840-65% 378,242$1,760,142$6,804,5746
Mar 31, 2019449,508-49% 427,750$890,649$7,695,2237
Apr 7, 2019633,571-32% 461,321$591,857$8,287,0808
Apr 14, 20191028,203-16% 489,524$366,357$8,653,4379
Apr 21, 20191433,624+19% 523,148$442,156$9,095,59310
Apr 28, 20191410,954-67% 534,102$154,451$9,250,04411
May 5, 20191614,202+30% 548,304$200,248$9,450,29212
May 12, 20191212,469-12% 560,773$175,813$9,626,10513
May 19, 2019147,958-36% 568,731$112,208$9,738,31314
May 26, 2019305,701-28% 574,432$80,384$9,818,69715
Jun 2, 2019218,808+54% 583,240$122,695$9,941,39216
Jun 9, 20192210,941+24% 594,181$140,701$10,082,09317
Jun 16, 20192610,639-3% 604,820$138,201$10,220,29418
Dec 1, 20194332,638 986,488$1,659,864$12,503,87842
Dec 8, 20191365,127-80% 1,051,615$324,984$12,828,86243

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 17, 20191726,922 726,922$14,720,170$14,720,1705
Mar 24, 20193109,806-85% 836,728$2,223,566$16,943,7366
Mar 31, 2019555,781-49% 892,509$1,129,558$18,073,2947
Apr 7, 2019735,147-37% 927,656$711,728$18,785,0228
Apr 14, 20193126,848+261% 1,054,504$2,568,675$21,353,6979
Apr 21, 2019841,673-67% 1,096,177$843,886$22,197,58310
Apr 28, 20191317,224-59% 1,113,401$348,785$22,546,36811
May 5, 20191913,422-22% 1,126,823$271,800$22,818,16812
May 12, 20191410,894-19% 1,137,717$220,605$23,038,77313
May 19, 20191910,105-7% 1,147,822$204,625$23,243,39814
May 26, 2019198,475-16% 1,156,297$171,617$23,415,01515
Jun 2, 2019169,441+11% 1,165,738$191,173$23,606,18816
Jun 9, 20191712,710+35% 1,178,448$190,518$23,796,70617
Jun 16, 2019831,306+146% 1,209,754$469,271$24,265,97718
Jun 23, 2019208,406-73% 1,218,160$126,008$24,391,98519
Jun 30, 2019189,569+14% 1,227,729$143,438$24,535,42320
Jul 7, 20192010,327+8% 1,238,056$154,796$24,690,21921
Jul 21, 20191114,184 1,263,853$212,625$25,076,91823
Dec 1, 201913183,183 1,500,931$1,517,051$27,399,68242
Nov 29, 20201838,025 1,617,928$805,750$28,985,35594

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Lead Ensemble Members

Johnny Depp    Gellert Grindelwald
Eddie Redmayne    Newton “Newt” Scamander
Zoë Kravitz    Leta Lestrange
Callum Turner    Theseus Scamander
Ezra Miller    Credence Barebone
Katherine Waterston    Porpentina “Tina” Goldstein
Jude Law    Albus Dumbledore
Alison Sudol    Queenie Goldstein
Dan Fogler    Jacob Kowalski
Claudia Kim    Mysterious Woman

Supporting Cast

Kevin Guthrie    Mr. Abernathy
Carmen Ejogo    Seraphina Picquery
Wolf Roth    Spielman
Derek Riddell    Torquil Travers
Cornell S. John    Arnold Gruzman
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson    Grimmson
Poppy Corby-Tuech    Vinda Rosier
Andrew Turner    MacDuff
Maja Bloom    Carrow
Simon Meacock    Krafft
David Sakurai    Krall
Claudius Peters    Nagel
Victoria Yeates    Bunty
Alfie Mailley   
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson    Skender
William Nadylam    Yusuf Kama
David Wilmot    Portkey Tout
Ed Gaughan    French Policeman
Olivia Popica    Receptionist
Daniele Hugues    Irma Dugard
Isaac Cortinovis Johnson    McClaggan’s Friend
Alfie Simmons    McClaggan
Fiona Glascott    Minerva McGonagall
Jamie Campbell Bower    Young Grindelwald
Toby Regbo    Young Dumbledore
Jemima Woolnough    Gryffindor Girl
Hollie Burgess    Gryffindor Girl
Thea Lamb    Young Leta Lestrange (13-16 Years Old)
Joshua Shea    Young Newt (13-16 Years Old)
Alfrun Rose    Red-Haired Witch
Brontis Jodorowsky    Nicolas Flamel
Jessica Williams    Eulalie Hicks
Olwen Fouere    Melusine
Isaura Barbe-Brown    Laurena Kama
Hugh Quarshie    Mustafa Kama
Isaac Domingos    Yusuf Kama (12 Years Old)
Keith Chanter    Corvus Lestrange Senior
Ruby Woolfenden    Young Leta Lestrange (3-6 Years Old)
Linda Santiago    Credence’s Aunt
Christopher Birks    Young Auror-Auditorium
Simon Wan    Chang

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
David Heyman    Producer
J.K. Rowling    Producer
Steve Kloves    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
J.K. Rowling    Screenwriter
Tim Lewis    Executive Producer
Neil Blair    Executive Producer
Rick Senat    Executive Producer
Danny Cohen    Executive Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Director of Photography
Stuart Craig    Production Designer
Mark Day    Editor
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
James Newton Howard    Composer
Fiona Weir    Casting Director
Tim Burke    Visual Effects Supervisor
Christian Manz    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Sharp    Unit Production Manager
Tim Lewis    Unit Production Manager
Josh Robertson    First Assistant Director
Josh Robertson    Associate Producer
Tom Brewster    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
Martin Foley    Supervising Art Director
Christian Huband    Art Director
Les Tomkins    Art Director
John King    Art Director
Lydia Fry    Art Director
Kate Grimble    Art Director
Samuel Leake    Art Director
Helen Xenopoulos    Art Director
Huw Arthur    Art Director
Hayley Easton-Street    Art Director
Mitch Low    Sound Mixer
Anna Worley    Script Supervisor
Marianne Jenkins    Post-Production Executive
Tim Grover    Post-Production Supervisor
Mark Burton    First Assistant Editor
Elise Anderson    Second Assistant Editor
Samuel Clough    Second Assistant Editor
Olly Young    Visual Effects Producer
Jim Weidman    Supervising Music Editor
Allan Jenkins    Music Editor
David Olson    Music Editor
Niv Adiri    Re-recording Mixer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Ian Tapp    Re-recording Mixer
Rob Malone    Sound Effects Editor
Dayo James    Sound Effects Editor
Gillian Dodders    Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
James Wichall    Dialogue Editor
Charlotte Finlay    Costume Supervisor
Rachel Speke    Make-up and Hair Designer
Anna Pinnock    Set Decorator
Pamela Joyce    Production Supervisor
Sue Quinn    Supervising Location Manager
David Watkins    Special Effects Supervisor
Peter Cobbin    Score Mixer
Kirsty Whalley    Score Mixer
Shawn Murphy    Score Recordist
Ben Howard    First Assistant Director: Additional Photography

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

Home Market Releases for March 12th, 2019

March 13th, 2019

The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion

It’s not a good week on the home market. There are some big releases, like Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, but none of them are good. There are a couple of contenders for Pick of the Week, but the The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends: The Complete Series DVD is a re-release at a more reasonable price, while it is worth waiting to get the The Miseducation of Cameron Post: Special Edition Blu-ray. In the end, I went with a late screener, The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. It is definitely the best bet for fans of Giallo and / or Film Noir. More...

2018 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 12th, 2019

The Favorite

The BAFTA nominations were announced and The Favorite led the way with 12 nominations. Sometimes the BAFTAs are a really good indicator for who will do well on Oscar night. Other times their bias to British films is too much. I think this year will be an example of the latter and I don't think The Favourite is suddenly an Oscar favorite. That said, there’s still some things you can learn here. More...

International Box Office: Aquaman Floods China

December 12th, 2018

Aquaman

Aquaman debuted in China dominating the market with $92.98 million over the weekend for a total opening of $94.28 million. This is roughly as much as the rest of the top five made combined. It is also certainly more than it will open with domestically. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Calm before the Winter Storm

December 11th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

There were no new releases / expansions / re-releases in the top five over the weekend. In fact, there were no such films in the top ten. Not a single film in the top five even switched positions, so there’s almost nothing to talk about. Ralph Breaks the Internet held on a tiny bit better than predicted, but that didn’t stop the overall box office falling 27% from last weekend to $84 million. This is still ahead of the same weekend last year, but by a tiny 1.5% margin. Year-to-date, 2018’s margin over 2017 barely changed and currently sits at 10.7% or $1.04 billion at $10.82 billion to $9.77 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Christmas Comes Early for Animation

December 9th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Both animated films are doing great at the box office with Ralph Breaks the Internet matching our prediction nearly perfectly with a studio estimate of $16.1 million over the weekend, which would give it a running tally of $140.9 million. Internationally, the film has barely opened in half the world earning $18.0 million over the weekend for a total of $117.3 million. This includes a first place debut in Spain with $4.6 million over the five-day weekend. Its next major market isn’t until December 21st when it opens in Japan, while it is a Boxing Day release in Australia. More...

Friday Estimates: Box Office Sinks a Little Deeper

December 8th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It looks like it will be another soft weekend at the box office. The lack of new releases is not helping holdovers too much, but most of the top five is on pace to match expectations, more or less. For example, Ralph Breaks the Internet pulled in $3.52 million on Friday, putting it on pace for $15 million over the weekend. This is within a rounding error of our prediction and nothing to panic about. Granted, the film is falling behind Coco’s pace, while $200 million domestically is becoming a more difficult goal, but Disney could give it a push over the top if it wants to. More...

Weekend Predictions: Short List of New Releases

December 6th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The first weekend of December is usually a terrible weekend to release a new film. However, that’s because it is usually the first weekend after Thanksgiving long weekend. This year this is not the case, but there are still no wide releases to talk about. The closest to a new release is Schindler’s List, which is getting a semi-wide release. It has a slim chance at reaching the top ten, but I wouldn’t bet on it. This means the top five this week will be identical the top five from last weekend with Ralph Breaks the Internet leading the way. This weekend last year, Coco remained in top spot with $18.45 million, while the only wide release was Just Getting Started, which missed the Mendoza Line. I think 2018 will win in the year-over-year competition, but not by a lot. More...

International Box Office: Bohemian Rhapsody Challenges Grindelwald for Top Spot

December 5th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald remained in first place on the international chart with $40.8 million on 18,922 screens in 80 markets for totals of $386.9 million internationally and $521.4 million worldwide. Its biggest market of the weekend was Japan, where it added $7.5 million to its running tally, which now sits at $25.6 million. Its biggest market overall is China, where it has $56.65 million, including $2.37 million this past weekend, followed by the U.K. with $33.8 million, including $3.5 million this past weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ralph Wins, Most Holdovers Hold Strong

December 4th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The post-holiday weekend matched expectations, more or less. Ralph Breaks the Internet led the way with $25.57 million over the weekend. The Possession of Hannah Grace opened better than expected and earned more than it cost to make, so if it can find an audience on the home market, it could break even. Overall, the box office fell almost exactly $100 million from last weekend, but it is a post holiday weekend, so this 47% drop-off is not unexpected. More importantly, this is 9.5% above the same weekend last year, which continues 2018’s winning streak. 2018’s lead over 2017 is basically within a rounding error of where it was last week at $10.8 million / $1.05 billion at $10.70 billion to $9.65 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ralph Slips, Still Strong, Hannah Tops Expectations, Still Soft

December 2nd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet will retain top spot on the weekend box office chart with an estimated $25.8 million for a two-week total of $119.3 million. Granted, this is lower than we predicted, but not so much lower than anyone at Disney should be panicking. Internationally, the film added an estimated $33.7 million in 27 markets, lifting its international total to $87.7 million after two weeks of release. Its only major market opening of the weekend was the U.K. where it reportedly earned $5.2 million. This is less than Wreck-It Ralph opened with, but that film debuted during the school holidays, so it got a boost. Ralph Breaks the Internet should have longer than average legs thanks to Christmas, but I don’t think it will match its predecessor in this market. More...

Friday Estimates: Ralph has a mostly Graceful Decline

December 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet remained in top spot on the box office chart on Friday earning $5.74 million. This is 74% lower than its opening Friday; granted, that was a holiday, so a sharp decline was practically guranteed, but this is still sharper than anticipated. Look for $25 million over the weekend, which is weaker than our prediction and puts $200 million in jeopardy. It will need help over the Christmas break to get there. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases don’t look Very Graceful

November 29th, 2018

The Possession of Hannah Grace

It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving long weekend, which is one of the worst weekends for a wide release. This weekend, The Possession of Hannah Grace is the only new release and it is only opening in 1,700 theaters. This means Ralph Breaks the Internet will have no trouble remaining in first place. In fact, the top five from last weekend will remain nearly the same. A couple might switch places, but that’s it. This weekend last year, Coco remained in top spot with just under $28 million, while there were no new releases / semi-wide expansions that managed to grab a spot in the top five. Its holdovers vs. holdovers, which gives 2018 a small advantage. More...

International Box Office: Grindelwald Falls, But Remains in First Place

November 28th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald fell more than $100 million to $83.3 million on 27,922 screens in 80 markets for totals of $322.2 million internationally and $439.2 million worldwide. Its only new market was Japan, where it debuted with $13 million on 1,008 screens. By comparison, the first Fantastic Beasts earned $15.5 million during its debut in that market. The film’s best holdover was Germany, where it added $7.5 million on 1,460 screens lifting its running tally to $23.2 million after two weeks of release. On the other hand, it plummeted 82% during its second weekend in China down to just $6.44 million for a two-week total of $52.11 million. The film likely won’t reach $500 million internationally and its worldwide total might be as much as $200 million shy of its predecessor. This is still enough to be profitable, but there is reason to be concerned about the franchise going forward. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ralph, Creed Lead Box Office, Break Records

November 27th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The weekend box office was more lucrative than predicted with both Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II breaking records. Depending on how technical you want to be. Ralph Breaks the Internet led the way with $55.67 million over the three-day weekend and $84.47 million over five. This is technically the record for biggest Thanksgiving opening, as Frozen had a prestige opening the weekend before and only expanded wide on Thanksgiving. Nearly every other film on this week’s list also topped predictions helping this weekend to rise 26% from last weekend hitting $216 million over the three-day period. This was also 15% higher than the same weekend last year, which is a more important result. I was really expecting 2018’s lead over 2017 to be down significantly from its peak; however, instead it has stretched its lead to $1.04 billion or 11% at $10.53 billion to $9.49 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ralph Wrecks Predictions, Technically Sets Record

November 25th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

While Thanksgiving long weekend wasn’t as lucrative as earlier figures suggested, estimates are still better than our predictions. For example, Ralph Breaks the Internet should open with $55.67 million over the three-day weekend for a five-day opening of $84.47 million. This is technically the record for biggest Thanksgiving opening, as Frozen had a prestige opening the weekend before and only expanded wide on Thanksgiving. Internationally, the film reportedly made $41.5 million during its opening weekend. This doesn’t sound like a lot, but it is only playing in about a third of international markets, and only three major markets. It opened with an estimated $19.5 million in China, while it was also dominant in Mexico ($6.3 million) and Russia ($5.7 million). Overall, the film nearly tripled Wreck-it Ralph’s openings in the same markets. The film won’t have the same legs, as sequels almost never do, but this is still an amazing start and it is clearly on pace for $600 million worldwide. More...

Friday Estimates: Ralph Slips Below Moana’s Pace, Still a Monster Hit

November 24th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet again led the way on Friday with $21.74 million for a three-day total $50.54 million. Good news: It is still on pace to top our prediction; in fact, depending on when you read this on Saturday, it might have already done so. At this point, a five-day opening of $85 million seems like a safe bet. Bad news: it has fallen behind Moana’s daily pace, despite a much faster start, so it will definitely have weaker legs. It should still have no problem getting to $200 million domestically and still is in a race with Dr Seuss’ The Grinch for biggest hit of November. It’s just no longer a record-setting opening. More...

Daily Box Office: Ralph Slips, but is still Thankful

November 23rd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and some studios were closed for the day, but we have a full list of box office numbers today. Ralph Breaks the Internet continued to lead the way at the box office with $10.3 million on Thursday for a two-day total of $28.8 million. The film is still well above Coco and Moana’s two-day pace, but it fell 44% from its Wednesday debut, which is a sharper decline than either of those two films suffered. It is on pace to dominate the five-day weekend with $85 million, which is below yesterday’s pace and below Frozen’s record-setting wide expansion, but I can’t imagine there are many people at Disney that are disappointed with this result. The film’s reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore, plus its family friendly target audience should help it last in theaters till the new year and it should be profitable enough that the studio will want to turn the franchise into a trilogy. More...

Daily Box Office: Ralph is Breaking Record Books

November 22nd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It’s Thanksgiving long weekend, which means many studios are closed and are not reporting official numbers. However, one of the studios that is reporting numbers is Disney and they are reporting record-breaking numbers. Ralph Breaks the Internet earned $18.5 million on Wednesday, which is significantly more than either Coco or Moana managed the previous two years. In fact, this is more than Frozen managed during its record-breaking wide expansion back in 2013. This film’s reviews are great and it earned an A minus from CinemaScore, so it should have good legs and could top Frozen’s $93.59 million five-day opening. In fact, some studios think it has a real chance of $100 million during its five-day opening. I’m not that bullish, but even if it only earns $90 million over five-days, it will still be a monster hit and way more than we predicted. More...

Weekend Prediction: Will Ralph Wreck the Competition?

November 21st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It’s Thanksgiving long weekend, which means it is officially the start of the holiday blockbuster season. This year, three films are opening wide hoping to become hits. One of them, Ralph Breaks the Internet, could become the biggest hit of the month. Creed II is expected to top its predecessor during its five-day opening. Robin Hood is just hoping not to bomb in theaters. Both Green Book and The Front Runner were scheduled to expand wide, but neither will. In fact, The Front Runner isn’t even expanding semi-wide. This weekend last year, Coco opened with nearly $73 million during its five day weekend. Ralph Breaks the Internet likely won’t earn that much over the weekend, but it should come close. Additionally, Justice League earned $60 million during the five-day frame, which is very likely better than Creed II will perform. However, after that point, 2018’s depth becomes stronger than 2017’s depth and we should earn the small win in the year-over-year competition. More...

Theater Averages: Gate Begins Eternity on Top

November 20th, 2018

At Eternity’s Gate

At Eternity’s Gate led the weekend chart with an average of $23,214 in four theaters. The overall box office leader, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was next with an average of $14,932. Green Book debuted with an average of $12,817 in 25 theaters. This would normally be a good start for a limited release, especially one playing in 25 theaters. However, it isn’t good enough to justify a wide expansion on Wednesday. More...

International Box Office: Grindelwald Has Quarter Billion Dollar Global Debut

November 20th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald started its international run with $191.5 million on 50,865 screens in 79 markets for a worldwide debut of $253.7 million. Its largest opening was in China, but it had to settle for second place there with $36.68 million on 22,008 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $37.53 million. It had more impressive debuts in the U.K. ($16.3 million on 1,823 screens) and in Russia ($12.36 million on 1,623). The film had the best opening in the Harry Potter franchise in 21 markets, but overall, it was only 3% ahead of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the same markets. Its much weaker reviews will likely lead to shorter legs, but even so, it should still have no problem getting to $600 million worldwide and becoming Warner Bros.’ biggest hit of the year. If the next installment in the franchise falls just as much, then the studio will have reason to be concerned. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Grindelwald Debuts on Top, but Pales Compared to Harry Potter

November 19th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As expected, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the weekend box office chart; however, it failed to meet expectations by about 10%. Additionally, neither Instant Family nor Widows matched expectations and this hurt the overall box office, which fell 2.9% from last weekend to $172 million. More importantly, this is 14% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2018 has reached $10 billion and now has a running tally of $10.18 billion. This is 11% or $1.01 billion ahead of last year’s pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Grindelwald Fails to Match Expectations, at least Domestically

November 18th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As expected, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the chart over the weekend. However, the opening is weaker than expected with an estimated $62.2 million. Additionally, it has weaker reviews (40% vs. 74%) compared to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; a worse CinemaScore (B plus vs. A); and a lower internal multiplier (2.43 vs. 2.51), so this film's legs will likely be much shorter and getting to $200 million might be asking too much. On the other hand, the film has an estimated $191 million internationally, so there’s no reason to worry for Warner Bros., as this movie will be fantastically profitable in the end. More...

Friday Estimates: Grindelwald Comes in First, but Doesn’t have a Fantastic Friday

November 17th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opened in first place with $25.7 million on Friday. The film actually had better previews than Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but its Friday was 13% below its predecessor. This is a bad sign for its legs. Additionally, its reviews fell to just 40% positive, while it only managed a B plus from CinemaScore. On the positive side, the film is doing much better internationally and the film already has $74.3 million in just two days of international release. It will break even on just its international numbers, but the film’s poor reception with critics and moviegoers could hurt the rest of the installments in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Grindelwald’s Previews were Fantastic and Beastly

November 16th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald earned $9.1 million during previews on Thursday, which is better than Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them managed. Granted, it was better by mere percentage points, as that earlier film earned $8.75 million during its previews. Where it goes from here is a bit of a mystery. On the one hand, its reviews are much worse than the previous installment’s reviews were and it is a sequel. Both of those facts suggest shorter legs. However, the gap between Fantastic Beasts and the last original Harry Potter film may have resulted in a much more front-loaded run, so The Crimes of Grindelwald could benefit from that. As always, we will know better this time tomorrow when Friday estimates are out. More...

Weekend Prediction: Is Grindelwald Committing Crimes against the Harry Potter Franchise?

November 15th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the latest installment in the Harry Potter franchise, but sadly, its reviews are, by far, the worst in the franchise. It should still have no trouble earning first place and will very likely break even just on its international numbers, but this is still troubling for its future. The second biggest release of the week is Instant Family and its reviews are good, but not great. They are certainly fine for a family comedy. Widows is the best-reviewed new release, but its buzz is quiet enough that it will barely finish in the top five. Meanwhile, A Private War is expanding nationwide and that could help it earn a spot in the top ten, but I wouldn’t bet on it. This weekend last year, Justice League opened with $93.84 million, while Wonder debuted in second place with $27.55 million. Add in The Star’s $9.81 million opening and the three wide releases pulled in $130 million. There’s no way the new releases this year will match that and 2018 will likely lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: November

November 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office. More...

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer

September 26th, 2018

Fantasy adventure starring Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, and Jude Law opens November 16 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer

July 22nd, 2018

Fantasy adventure starring Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, and Jude Law opens November 16 ... Full Movie Details. More...


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  3. Box Office
  4. International
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  6. Full Financials
  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Synopsis

At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided Wizarding World.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$62,163,104 (39.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$200,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,163 opening theaters/4,163 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $188,786,981

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 375 $159,555,901
All Time International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 122 $488,899,438
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 159 $648,455,339

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 16th, 2018 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
November 16th, 2018 (IMAX) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (France)
November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (Indonesia)
November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands)
November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (South Korea)
November 14th, 2018 (Wide) (Sweden)
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Video Release: February 12th, 2019 by Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sequences of fantasy action.
(Rating bulletin 2543 (Cert #51794), 9/5/2018)
Running Time: 134 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: Set in New York City, Set in London, Ensemble, 1920s, Secret Magic, Good vs. Evil, Romance, Faulty Memory, Forbidden Romance, Prequel, 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: Heyday Films, Warner Bros.
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 37 $29,375,498 Nov 23, 2018 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 77 $35,388,402 Nov 23, 2018 10
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 34 $42,357,071 Nov 23, 2018 10
Biggest Domestic November Weekend 32 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Adventure Weekend Domestic 90 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic 89 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Fantasy Weekend Domestic 29 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Spin-Off Weekend Domestic 12 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Warner Bros. Weekend Domestic 40 $62,163,104 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top 2018 Theater Average 82 $14,932 Nov 16, 2018 3
Top Fantasy Day Domestic 62 $25,473,261 Nov 16, 2018 1
Top Spin-Off Day Domestic 23 $25,473,261 Nov 16, 2018 1
Top Warner Bros. Day Domestic 90 $25,473,261 Nov 16, 2018 1
Biggest Domestic November Day 62 $25,473,261 Nov 16, 2018 1

Lead Ensemble Members

Johnny Depp    Gellert Grindelwald
Eddie Redmayne    Newton “Newt” Scamander
Zoë Kravitz    Leta Lestrange
Callum Turner    Theseus Scamander
Ezra Miller    Credence Barebone
Katherine Waterston    Porpentina “Tina” Goldstein
Jude Law    Albus Dumbledore
Alison Sudol    Queenie Goldstein
Dan Fogler    Jacob Kowalski
Claudia Kim    Mysterious Woman

Supporting Cast

Kevin Guthrie    Mr. Abernathy
Carmen Ejogo    Seraphina Picquery
Wolf Roth    Spielman
Derek Riddell    Torquil Travers
Cornell S. John    Arnold Gruzman
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson    Grimmson
Poppy Corby-Tuech    Vinda Rosier
Andrew Turner    MacDuff
Maja Bloom    Carrow
Simon Meacock    Krafft
David Sakurai    Krall
Claudius Peters    Nagel
Victoria Yeates    Bunty
Alfie Mailley   
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson    Skender
William Nadylam    Yusuf Kama
David Wilmot    Portkey Tout
Ed Gaughan    French Policeman
Olivia Popica    Receptionist
Daniele Hugues    Irma Dugard
Isaac Cortinovis Johnson    McClaggan’s Friend
Alfie Simmons    McClaggan
Fiona Glascott    Minerva McGonagall
Jamie Campbell Bower    Young Grindelwald
Toby Regbo    Young Dumbledore
Jemima Woolnough    Gryffindor Girl
Hollie Burgess    Gryffindor Girl
Thea Lamb    Young Leta Lestrange (13-16 Years Old)
Joshua Shea    Young Newt (13-16 Years Old)
Alfrun Rose    Red-Haired Witch
Brontis Jodorowsky    Nicolas Flamel
Jessica Williams    Eulalie Hicks
Olwen Fouere    Melusine
Isaura Barbe-Brown    Laurena Kama
Hugh Quarshie    Mustafa Kama
Isaac Domingos    Yusuf Kama (12 Years Old)
Keith Chanter    Corvus Lestrange Senior
Ruby Woolfenden    Young Leta Lestrange (3-6 Years Old)
Linda Santiago    Credence’s Aunt
Christopher Birks    Young Auror-Auditorium
Simon Wan    Chang

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
David Heyman    Producer
J.K. Rowling    Producer
Steve Kloves    Producer
Lionel Wigram    Producer
J.K. Rowling    Screenwriter
Tim Lewis    Executive Producer
Neil Blair    Executive Producer
Rick Senat    Executive Producer
Danny Cohen    Executive Producer
Philippe Rousselot    Director of Photography
Stuart Craig    Production Designer
Mark Day    Editor
Colleen Atwood    Costume Designer
James Newton Howard    Composer
Fiona Weir    Casting Director
Tim Burke    Visual Effects Supervisor
Christian Manz    Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Sharp    Unit Production Manager
Tim Lewis    Unit Production Manager
Josh Robertson    First Assistant Director
Josh Robertson    Associate Producer
Tom Brewster    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
Martin Foley    Supervising Art Director
Christian Huband    Art Director
Les Tomkins    Art Director
John King    Art Director
Lydia Fry    Art Director
Kate Grimble    Art Director
Samuel Leake    Art Director
Helen Xenopoulos    Art Director
Huw Arthur    Art Director
Hayley Easton-Street    Art Director
Mitch Low    Sound Mixer
Anna Worley    Script Supervisor
Marianne Jenkins    Post-Production Executive
Tim Grover    Post-Production Supervisor
Mark Burton    First Assistant Editor
Elise Anderson    Second Assistant Editor
Samuel Clough    Second Assistant Editor
Olly Young    Visual Effects Producer
Jim Weidman    Supervising Music Editor
Allan Jenkins    Music Editor
David Olson    Music Editor
Niv Adiri    Re-recording Mixer
Andy Nelson    Re-recording Mixer
Ian Tapp    Re-recording Mixer
Rob Malone    Sound Effects Editor
Dayo James    Sound Effects Editor
Gillian Dodders    Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor
James Wichall    Dialogue Editor
Charlotte Finlay    Costume Supervisor
Rachel Speke    Make-up and Hair Designer
Anna Pinnock    Set Decorator
Pamela Joyce    Production Supervisor
Sue Quinn    Supervising Location Manager
David Watkins    Special Effects Supervisor
Peter Cobbin    Score Mixer
Kirsty Whalley    Score Mixer
Shawn Murphy    Score Recordist
Ben Howard    First Assistant Director: Additional Photography

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

Home Market Releases for March 12th, 2019

March 13th, 2019

The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion

It’s not a good week on the home market. There are some big releases, like Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, but none of them are good. There are a couple of contenders for Pick of the Week, but the The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends: The Complete Series DVD is a re-release at a more reasonable price, while it is worth waiting to get the The Miseducation of Cameron Post: Special Edition Blu-ray. In the end, I went with a late screener, The Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. It is definitely the best bet for fans of Giallo and / or Film Noir. More...

2018 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 12th, 2019

The Favorite

The BAFTA nominations were announced and The Favorite led the way with 12 nominations. Sometimes the BAFTAs are a really good indicator for who will do well on Oscar night. Other times their bias to British films is too much. I think this year will be an example of the latter and I don't think The Favourite is suddenly an Oscar favorite. That said, there’s still some things you can learn here. More...

International Box Office: Aquaman Floods China

December 12th, 2018

Aquaman

Aquaman debuted in China dominating the market with $92.98 million over the weekend for a total opening of $94.28 million. This is roughly as much as the rest of the top five made combined. It is also certainly more than it will open with domestically. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: The Calm before the Winter Storm

December 11th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

There were no new releases / expansions / re-releases in the top five over the weekend. In fact, there were no such films in the top ten. Not a single film in the top five even switched positions, so there’s almost nothing to talk about. Ralph Breaks the Internet held on a tiny bit better than predicted, but that didn’t stop the overall box office falling 27% from last weekend to $84 million. This is still ahead of the same weekend last year, but by a tiny 1.5% margin. Year-to-date, 2018’s margin over 2017 barely changed and currently sits at 10.7% or $1.04 billion at $10.82 billion to $9.77 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Christmas Comes Early for Animation

December 9th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Both animated films are doing great at the box office with Ralph Breaks the Internet matching our prediction nearly perfectly with a studio estimate of $16.1 million over the weekend, which would give it a running tally of $140.9 million. Internationally, the film has barely opened in half the world earning $18.0 million over the weekend for a total of $117.3 million. This includes a first place debut in Spain with $4.6 million over the five-day weekend. Its next major market isn’t until December 21st when it opens in Japan, while it is a Boxing Day release in Australia. More...

Friday Estimates: Box Office Sinks a Little Deeper

December 8th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It looks like it will be another soft weekend at the box office. The lack of new releases is not helping holdovers too much, but most of the top five is on pace to match expectations, more or less. For example, Ralph Breaks the Internet pulled in $3.52 million on Friday, putting it on pace for $15 million over the weekend. This is within a rounding error of our prediction and nothing to panic about. Granted, the film is falling behind Coco’s pace, while $200 million domestically is becoming a more difficult goal, but Disney could give it a push over the top if it wants to. More...

Weekend Predictions: Short List of New Releases

December 6th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The first weekend of December is usually a terrible weekend to release a new film. However, that’s because it is usually the first weekend after Thanksgiving long weekend. This year this is not the case, but there are still no wide releases to talk about. The closest to a new release is Schindler’s List, which is getting a semi-wide release. It has a slim chance at reaching the top ten, but I wouldn’t bet on it. This means the top five this week will be identical the top five from last weekend with Ralph Breaks the Internet leading the way. This weekend last year, Coco remained in top spot with $18.45 million, while the only wide release was Just Getting Started, which missed the Mendoza Line. I think 2018 will win in the year-over-year competition, but not by a lot. More...

International Box Office: Bohemian Rhapsody Challenges Grindelwald for Top Spot

December 5th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald remained in first place on the international chart with $40.8 million on 18,922 screens in 80 markets for totals of $386.9 million internationally and $521.4 million worldwide. Its biggest market of the weekend was Japan, where it added $7.5 million to its running tally, which now sits at $25.6 million. Its biggest market overall is China, where it has $56.65 million, including $2.37 million this past weekend, followed by the U.K. with $33.8 million, including $3.5 million this past weekend. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ralph Wins, Most Holdovers Hold Strong

December 4th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The post-holiday weekend matched expectations, more or less. Ralph Breaks the Internet led the way with $25.57 million over the weekend. The Possession of Hannah Grace opened better than expected and earned more than it cost to make, so if it can find an audience on the home market, it could break even. Overall, the box office fell almost exactly $100 million from last weekend, but it is a post holiday weekend, so this 47% drop-off is not unexpected. More importantly, this is 9.5% above the same weekend last year, which continues 2018’s winning streak. 2018’s lead over 2017 is basically within a rounding error of where it was last week at $10.8 million / $1.05 billion at $10.70 billion to $9.65 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ralph Slips, Still Strong, Hannah Tops Expectations, Still Soft

December 2nd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet will retain top spot on the weekend box office chart with an estimated $25.8 million for a two-week total of $119.3 million. Granted, this is lower than we predicted, but not so much lower than anyone at Disney should be panicking. Internationally, the film added an estimated $33.7 million in 27 markets, lifting its international total to $87.7 million after two weeks of release. Its only major market opening of the weekend was the U.K. where it reportedly earned $5.2 million. This is less than Wreck-It Ralph opened with, but that film debuted during the school holidays, so it got a boost. Ralph Breaks the Internet should have longer than average legs thanks to Christmas, but I don’t think it will match its predecessor in this market. More...

Friday Estimates: Ralph has a mostly Graceful Decline

December 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet remained in top spot on the box office chart on Friday earning $5.74 million. This is 74% lower than its opening Friday; granted, that was a holiday, so a sharp decline was practically guranteed, but this is still sharper than anticipated. Look for $25 million over the weekend, which is weaker than our prediction and puts $200 million in jeopardy. It will need help over the Christmas break to get there. More...

Weekend Predictions: New Releases don’t look Very Graceful

November 29th, 2018

The Possession of Hannah Grace

It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving long weekend, which is one of the worst weekends for a wide release. This weekend, The Possession of Hannah Grace is the only new release and it is only opening in 1,700 theaters. This means Ralph Breaks the Internet will have no trouble remaining in first place. In fact, the top five from last weekend will remain nearly the same. A couple might switch places, but that’s it. This weekend last year, Coco remained in top spot with just under $28 million, while there were no new releases / semi-wide expansions that managed to grab a spot in the top five. Its holdovers vs. holdovers, which gives 2018 a small advantage. More...

International Box Office: Grindelwald Falls, But Remains in First Place

November 28th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald fell more than $100 million to $83.3 million on 27,922 screens in 80 markets for totals of $322.2 million internationally and $439.2 million worldwide. Its only new market was Japan, where it debuted with $13 million on 1,008 screens. By comparison, the first Fantastic Beasts earned $15.5 million during its debut in that market. The film’s best holdover was Germany, where it added $7.5 million on 1,460 screens lifting its running tally to $23.2 million after two weeks of release. On the other hand, it plummeted 82% during its second weekend in China down to just $6.44 million for a two-week total of $52.11 million. The film likely won’t reach $500 million internationally and its worldwide total might be as much as $200 million shy of its predecessor. This is still enough to be profitable, but there is reason to be concerned about the franchise going forward. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Ralph, Creed Lead Box Office, Break Records

November 27th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The weekend box office was more lucrative than predicted with both Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II breaking records. Depending on how technical you want to be. Ralph Breaks the Internet led the way with $55.67 million over the three-day weekend and $84.47 million over five. This is technically the record for biggest Thanksgiving opening, as Frozen had a prestige opening the weekend before and only expanded wide on Thanksgiving. Nearly every other film on this week’s list also topped predictions helping this weekend to rise 26% from last weekend hitting $216 million over the three-day period. This was also 15% higher than the same weekend last year, which is a more important result. I was really expecting 2018’s lead over 2017 to be down significantly from its peak; however, instead it has stretched its lead to $1.04 billion or 11% at $10.53 billion to $9.49 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Ralph Wrecks Predictions, Technically Sets Record

November 25th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

While Thanksgiving long weekend wasn’t as lucrative as earlier figures suggested, estimates are still better than our predictions. For example, Ralph Breaks the Internet should open with $55.67 million over the three-day weekend for a five-day opening of $84.47 million. This is technically the record for biggest Thanksgiving opening, as Frozen had a prestige opening the weekend before and only expanded wide on Thanksgiving. Internationally, the film reportedly made $41.5 million during its opening weekend. This doesn’t sound like a lot, but it is only playing in about a third of international markets, and only three major markets. It opened with an estimated $19.5 million in China, while it was also dominant in Mexico ($6.3 million) and Russia ($5.7 million). Overall, the film nearly tripled Wreck-it Ralph’s openings in the same markets. The film won’t have the same legs, as sequels almost never do, but this is still an amazing start and it is clearly on pace for $600 million worldwide. More...

Friday Estimates: Ralph Slips Below Moana’s Pace, Still a Monster Hit

November 24th, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet again led the way on Friday with $21.74 million for a three-day total $50.54 million. Good news: It is still on pace to top our prediction; in fact, depending on when you read this on Saturday, it might have already done so. At this point, a five-day opening of $85 million seems like a safe bet. Bad news: it has fallen behind Moana’s daily pace, despite a much faster start, so it will definitely have weaker legs. It should still have no problem getting to $200 million domestically and still is in a race with Dr Seuss’ The Grinch for biggest hit of November. It’s just no longer a record-setting opening. More...

Daily Box Office: Ralph Slips, but is still Thankful

November 23rd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and some studios were closed for the day, but we have a full list of box office numbers today. Ralph Breaks the Internet continued to lead the way at the box office with $10.3 million on Thursday for a two-day total of $28.8 million. The film is still well above Coco and Moana’s two-day pace, but it fell 44% from its Wednesday debut, which is a sharper decline than either of those two films suffered. It is on pace to dominate the five-day weekend with $85 million, which is below yesterday’s pace and below Frozen’s record-setting wide expansion, but I can’t imagine there are many people at Disney that are disappointed with this result. The film’s reviews and its A minus from CinemaScore, plus its family friendly target audience should help it last in theaters till the new year and it should be profitable enough that the studio will want to turn the franchise into a trilogy. More...

Daily Box Office: Ralph is Breaking Record Books

November 22nd, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It’s Thanksgiving long weekend, which means many studios are closed and are not reporting official numbers. However, one of the studios that is reporting numbers is Disney and they are reporting record-breaking numbers. Ralph Breaks the Internet earned $18.5 million on Wednesday, which is significantly more than either Coco or Moana managed the previous two years. In fact, this is more than Frozen managed during its record-breaking wide expansion back in 2013. This film’s reviews are great and it earned an A minus from CinemaScore, so it should have good legs and could top Frozen’s $93.59 million five-day opening. In fact, some studios think it has a real chance of $100 million during its five-day opening. I’m not that bullish, but even if it only earns $90 million over five-days, it will still be a monster hit and way more than we predicted. More...

Weekend Prediction: Will Ralph Wreck the Competition?

November 21st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

It’s Thanksgiving long weekend, which means it is officially the start of the holiday blockbuster season. This year, three films are opening wide hoping to become hits. One of them, Ralph Breaks the Internet, could become the biggest hit of the month. Creed II is expected to top its predecessor during its five-day opening. Robin Hood is just hoping not to bomb in theaters. Both Green Book and The Front Runner were scheduled to expand wide, but neither will. In fact, The Front Runner isn’t even expanding semi-wide. This weekend last year, Coco opened with nearly $73 million during its five day weekend. Ralph Breaks the Internet likely won’t earn that much over the weekend, but it should come close. Additionally, Justice League earned $60 million during the five-day frame, which is very likely better than Creed II will perform. However, after that point, 2018’s depth becomes stronger than 2017’s depth and we should earn the small win in the year-over-year competition. More...

Theater Averages: Gate Begins Eternity on Top

November 20th, 2018

At Eternity’s Gate

At Eternity’s Gate led the weekend chart with an average of $23,214 in four theaters. The overall box office leader, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was next with an average of $14,932. Green Book debuted with an average of $12,817 in 25 theaters. This would normally be a good start for a limited release, especially one playing in 25 theaters. However, it isn’t good enough to justify a wide expansion on Wednesday. More...

International Box Office: Grindelwald Has Quarter Billion Dollar Global Debut

November 20th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald started its international run with $191.5 million on 50,865 screens in 79 markets for a worldwide debut of $253.7 million. Its largest opening was in China, but it had to settle for second place there with $36.68 million on 22,008 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $37.53 million. It had more impressive debuts in the U.K. ($16.3 million on 1,823 screens) and in Russia ($12.36 million on 1,623). The film had the best opening in the Harry Potter franchise in 21 markets, but overall, it was only 3% ahead of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the same markets. Its much weaker reviews will likely lead to shorter legs, but even so, it should still have no problem getting to $600 million worldwide and becoming Warner Bros.’ biggest hit of the year. If the next installment in the franchise falls just as much, then the studio will have reason to be concerned. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Grindelwald Debuts on Top, but Pales Compared to Harry Potter

November 19th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As expected, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the weekend box office chart; however, it failed to meet expectations by about 10%. Additionally, neither Instant Family nor Widows matched expectations and this hurt the overall box office, which fell 2.9% from last weekend to $172 million. More importantly, this is 14% lower than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2018 has reached $10 billion and now has a running tally of $10.18 billion. This is 11% or $1.01 billion ahead of last year’s pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Grindelwald Fails to Match Expectations, at least Domestically

November 18th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

As expected, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the chart over the weekend. However, the opening is weaker than expected with an estimated $62.2 million. Additionally, it has weaker reviews (40% vs. 74%) compared to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; a worse CinemaScore (B plus vs. A); and a lower internal multiplier (2.43 vs. 2.51), so this film's legs will likely be much shorter and getting to $200 million might be asking too much. On the other hand, the film has an estimated $191 million internationally, so there’s no reason to worry for Warner Bros., as this movie will be fantastically profitable in the end. More...

Friday Estimates: Grindelwald Comes in First, but Doesn’t have a Fantastic Friday

November 17th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opened in first place with $25.7 million on Friday. The film actually had better previews than Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but its Friday was 13% below its predecessor. This is a bad sign for its legs. Additionally, its reviews fell to just 40% positive, while it only managed a B plus from CinemaScore. On the positive side, the film is doing much better internationally and the film already has $74.3 million in just two days of international release. It will break even on just its international numbers, but the film’s poor reception with critics and moviegoers could hurt the rest of the installments in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Grindelwald’s Previews were Fantastic and Beastly

November 16th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald earned $9.1 million during previews on Thursday, which is better than Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them managed. Granted, it was better by mere percentage points, as that earlier film earned $8.75 million during its previews. Where it goes from here is a bit of a mystery. On the one hand, its reviews are much worse than the previous installment’s reviews were and it is a sequel. Both of those facts suggest shorter legs. However, the gap between Fantastic Beasts and the last original Harry Potter film may have resulted in a much more front-loaded run, so The Crimes of Grindelwald could benefit from that. As always, we will know better this time tomorrow when Friday estimates are out. More...

Weekend Prediction: Is Grindelwald Committing Crimes against the Harry Potter Franchise?

November 15th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the latest installment in the Harry Potter franchise, but sadly, its reviews are, by far, the worst in the franchise. It should still have no trouble earning first place and will very likely break even just on its international numbers, but this is still troubling for its future. The second biggest release of the week is Instant Family and its reviews are good, but not great. They are certainly fine for a family comedy. Widows is the best-reviewed new release, but its buzz is quiet enough that it will barely finish in the top five. Meanwhile, A Private War is expanding nationwide and that could help it earn a spot in the top ten, but I wouldn’t bet on it. This weekend last year, Justice League opened with $93.84 million, while Wonder debuted in second place with $27.55 million. Add in The Star’s $9.81 million opening and the three wide releases pulled in $130 million. There’s no way the new releases this year will match that and 2018 will likely lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: November

November 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office. More...

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer

September 26th, 2018

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2018 1 $62,163,104   4,163 $14,932   $62,163,104 1
Nov 23, 2018 4 $29,375,498 -53% 4,163 $7,056   $116,554,309 2
Nov 30, 2018 4 $11,361,556 -61% 3,851 $2,950   $134,502,962 3
Dec 7, 2018 4 $6,953,846 -39% 3,451 $2,015   $145,356,370 4
Dec 14, 2018 9 $3,789,839 -46% 2,606 $1,454   $151,793,249 5
Dec 21, 2018 16 $900,784 -76% 682 $1,321   $154,493,497 6
Dec 28, 2018 19 $987,701 +10% 515 $1,918   $156,549,701 7
Jan 4, 2019 23 $626,219 -37% 401 $1,562   $158,034,792 8
Jan 11, 2019 27 $281,714 -55% 275 $1,024   $158,520,703 9
Jan 18, 2019 26 $252,457 -10% 288 $877   $158,873,445 10
Jan 25, 2019 30 $160,569 -36% 212 $757   $159,165,678 11
Feb 1, 2019 34 $108,972 -32% 189 $577   $159,324,060 12
Feb 8, 2019 39 $74,902 -31% 149 $503   $159,437,533 13
Feb 15, 2019 42 $56,826 -24% 104 $546   $159,522,885 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 15, 2018 P $9,100,000     3,300 $2,758   $9,100,000  
Nov 16, 2018 1 $25,473,261     4,163 $6,119   $25,473,261 1
Nov 17, 2018 1 $21,321,824 -16%   4,163 $5,122   $46,795,085 2
Nov 18, 2018 1 $15,368,019 -28%   4,163 $3,692   $62,163,104 3
Nov 19, 2018 1 $5,074,414 -67%   4,163 $1,219   $67,237,518 4
Nov 20, 2018 1 $6,959,720 +37%   4,163 $1,672   $74,197,238 5
Nov 21, 2018 4 $6,789,283 -2%   4,163 $1,631   $80,986,521 6
Nov 22, 2018 3 $6,192,290 -9%   4,163 $1,487   $87,178,811 7
Nov 23, 2018 3 $11,604,272 +87% -54% 4,163 $2,787   $98,783,083 8
Nov 24, 2018 4 $11,281,377 -3% -47% 4,163 $2,710   $110,064,460 9
Nov 25, 2018 4 $6,489,849 -42% -58% 4,163 $1,559   $116,554,309 10
Nov 26, 2018 3 $1,594,100 -75% -69% 4,163 $383   $118,148,409 11
Nov 27, 2018 3 $2,234,749 +40% -68% 4,163 $537   $120,383,158 12
Nov 28, 2018 3 $1,392,362 -38% -79% 4,163 $334   $121,775,520 13
Nov 29, 2018 3 $1,365,886 -2% -78% 4,163 $328   $123,141,406 14
Nov 30, 2018 4 $3,077,332 +125% -73% 3,851 $799   $126,218,738 15
Dec 1, 2018 4 $5,020,876 +63% -55% 3,851 $1,304   $131,239,614 16
Dec 2, 2018 4 $3,263,348 -35% -50% 3,851 $847   $134,502,962 17
Dec 3, 2018 4 $828,259 -75% -48% 3,851 $215   $135,331,221 18
Dec 4, 2018 4 $1,362,122 +64% -39% 3,851 $354   $136,693,343 19
Dec 5, 2018 4 $903,248 -34% -35% 3,851 $235   $137,596,591 20
Dec 6, 2018 4 $805,933 -11% -41% 3,851 $209   $138,402,524 21
Dec 7, 2018 4 $1,783,921 +121% -42% 3,451 $517   $140,186,445 22
Dec 8, 2018 4 $3,120,787 +75% -38% 3,451 $904   $143,307,232 23
Dec 9, 2018 4 $2,049,138 -34% -37% 3,451 $594   $145,356,370 24
Dec 10, 2018 4 $591,474 -71% -29% 3,451 $171   $145,947,844 25
Dec 11, 2018 4 $923,392 +56% -32% 3,451 $268   $146,871,236 26
Dec 12, 2018 6 $593,524 -36% -34% 3,451 $172   $147,464,760 27
Dec 13, 2018 5 $538,650 -9% -33% 3,451 $156   $148,003,410 28
Dec 14, 2018 9 $1,022,480 +90% -43% 2,606 $392   $149,025,890 29
Dec 15, 2018 9 $1,582,248 +55% -49% 2,606 $607   $150,608,138 30
Dec 16, 2018 8 $1,185,111 -25% -42% 2,606 $455   $151,793,249 31
Dec 17, 2018 9 $430,155 -64% -27% 2,606 $165   $152,223,404 32
Dec 18, 2018 8 $658,296 +53% -29% 2,606 $253   $152,881,700 33
Dec 19, 2018 9 $401,263 -39% -32% 2,606 $154   $153,282,963 34
Dec 20, 2018 10 $309,750 -23% -42% 2,606 $119   $153,592,713 35
Dec 21, 2018 - $242,880 -22% -76% 682 $356   $153,835,593 36
Dec 22, 2018 - $335,656 +38% -79% 682 $492   $154,171,249 37
Dec 23, 2018 - $322,248 -4% -73% 682 $473   $154,493,497 38
Dec 24, 2018 - $226,170 -30% -47% 682 $332   $154,719,667 39
Dec 25, 2018 - $247,574 +9% -62% 682 $363   $154,967,241 40
Dec 26, 2018 - $308,190 +24% -23% 682 $452   $155,275,431 41
Dec 27, 2018 - $286,569 -7% -7% 682 $420   $155,562,000 42
Dec 28, 2018 - $328,579 +15% +35% 515 $638   $155,890,579 43
Dec 29, 2018 - $347,488 +6% +4% 515 $675   $156,238,067 44
Dec 30, 2018 - $311,634 -10% -3% 515 $605   $156,549,701 45
Dec 31, 2018 - $232,158 -26% +3% 515 $451   $156,781,859 46
Jan 1, 2019 - $296,067 +28% +20% 515 $575   $157,077,926 47
Jan 2, 2019 - $179,579 -39% -42% 515 $349   $157,257,505 48
Jan 3, 2019 - $151,068 -16% -47% 515 $293   $157,408,573 49
Jan 4, 2019 - $200,158 +32% -39% 401 $499   $157,608,731 50
Jan 5, 2019 - $262,992 +31% -24% 401 $656   $157,871,723 51
Jan 6, 2019 - $163,069 -38% -48% 401 $407   $158,034,792 52
Jan 7, 2019 - $52,212 -68% -78% 401 $130   $158,087,004 53
Jan 8, 2019 - $68,032 +30% -77% 401 $170   $158,155,036 54
Jan 9, 2019 - $46,246 -32% -74% 401 $115   $158,201,282 55
Jan 10, 2019 - $37,707 -18% -75% 401 $94   $158,238,989 56
Jan 11, 2019 - $72,304 +92% -64% 275 $263   $158,311,293 57
Jan 12, 2019 - $129,224 +79% -51% 275 $470   $158,440,517 58
Jan 13, 2019 - $80,186 -38% -51% 275 $292   $158,520,703 59
Jan 14, 2019 - $23,072 -71% -56% 275 $84   $158,543,775 60
Jan 15, 2019 - $35,843 +55% -47% 275 $130   $158,579,618 61
Jan 16, 2019 - $23,804 -34% -49% 275 $87   $158,603,422 62
Jan 17, 2019 - $17,566 -26% -53% 275 $64   $158,620,988 63
Jan 18, 2019 - $60,864 +246% -16% 288 $211   $158,681,852 64
Jan 19, 2019 - $112,581 +85% -13% 288 $391   $158,794,433 65
Jan 20, 2019 - $79,012 -30% -1% 288 $274   $158,873,445 66
Jan 21, 2019 - $66,663 -16% +189% 288 $231   $158,940,108 67
Jan 22, 2019 - $23,456 -65% -35% 288 $81   $158,963,564 68
Jan 23, 2019 - $19,481 -17% -18% 288 $68   $158,983,045 69
Jan 24, 2019 - $22,064 +13% +26% 288 $77   $159,005,109 70
Jan 25, 2019 - $37,900 +72% -38% 212 $179   $159,043,009 71
Jan 26, 2019 - $76,183 +101% -32% 212 $359   $159,119,192 72
Jan 27, 2019 - $46,486 -39% -41% 212 $219   $159,165,678 73
Jan 28, 2019 - $11,355 -76% -83% 212 $54   $159,177,033 74
Jan 29, 2019 - $13,876 +22% -41% 212 $65   $159,190,909 75
Jan 30, 2019 - $10,826 -22% -44% 212 $51   $159,201,735 76
Jan 31, 2019 - $13,353 +23% -39% 212 $63   $159,215,088 77
Feb 1, 2019 - $27,088 +103% -29% 189 $143   $159,242,176 78
Feb 2, 2019 - $57,670 +113% -24% 189 $305   $159,299,846 79
Feb 3, 2019 - $24,214 -58% -48% 189 $128   $159,324,060 80
Feb 4, 2019 - $8,257 -66% -27% 189 $44   $159,332,317 81
Feb 5, 2019 - $11,498 +39% -17% 189 $61   $159,343,815 82
Feb 6, 2019 - $9,530 -17% -12% 189 $50   $159,353,345 83
Feb 7, 2019 - $9,286 -3% -30% 189 $49   $159,362,631 84
Feb 8, 2019 - $16,712 +80% -38% 149 $112   $159,379,343 85
Feb 9, 2019 - $35,546 +113% -38% 149 $239   $159,414,889 86
Feb 10, 2019 - $22,644 -36% -6% 149 $152   $159,437,533 87
Feb 11, 2019 - $5,833 -74% -29% 149 $39   $159,443,366 88
Feb 12, 2019 - $5,686 -3% -51% 149 $38   $159,449,052 89
Feb 13, 2019 - $5,146 -9% -46% 149 $35   $159,454,198 90
Feb 14, 2019 - $11,861 +130% +28% 149 $80   $159,466,059 91
Feb 15, 2019 - $12,364 +4% -26% 104 $119   $159,478,423 92
Feb 16, 2019 - $24,495 +98% -31% 104 $236   $159,502,918 93
Feb 17, 2019 - $19,967 -18% -12% 104 $192   $159,522,885 94
Feb 18, 2019 - $16,356 -18% +180% 104 $157   $159,539,241 95
Feb 19, 2019 - $5,909 -64% +4% 104 $57   $159,545,150 96
Feb 20, 2019 - $5,220 -12% +1% 104 $50   $159,550,370 97
Feb 21, 2019 - $5,531 +6% -53% 104 $53   $159,555,901 98

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 16, 2018 1 $87,178,811   4,163 $20,941   $87,178,811 1
Nov 23, 2018 3 $35,962,595 -59% 4,163 $8,639   $123,141,406 2
Nov 30, 2018 4 $15,261,118 -58% 3,851 $3,963   $138,402,524 3
Dec 7, 2018 4 $9,600,886 -37% 3,451 $2,782   $148,003,410 4
Dec 14, 2018 9 $5,589,303 -42% 2,606 $2,145   $153,592,713 5
Dec 21, 2018 19 $1,969,287 -65% 682 $2,888   $155,562,000 6
Dec 28, 2018 20 $1,846,573 -6% 515 $3,586   $157,408,573 7
Jan 4, 2019 23 $830,416 -55% 401 $2,071   $158,238,989 8
Jan 11, 2019 28 $381,999 -54% 275 $1,389   $158,620,988 9
Jan 18, 2019 27 $384,121 +1% 288 $1,334   $159,005,109 10
Jan 25, 2019 30 $209,979 -45% 212 $990   $159,215,088 11
Feb 1, 2019 36 $147,543 -30% 189 $781   $159,362,631 12
Feb 8, 2019 45 $103,428 -30% 149 $694   $159,466,059 13
Feb 15, 2019 43 $89,842 -13% 104 $864   $159,555,901 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 11/16/2018 $882,556 0 307 902 $2,343,675 1/21/2019
Australia 11/16/2018 $6,269,494 699 699 2,610 $17,100,000 2/8/2019
Brazil 11/16/2018 $6,900,000 1,474 1,534 4,857 $15,800,000 2/8/2019
Bulgaria 11/16/2018 $145,924 0 0 0 $464,095 2/26/2019
China 11/15/2018 $36,710,000 124,995 124,995 161,846 $57,300,000 2/8/2019
Czech Republic 11/16/2018 $1,269,507 158 158 691 $3,356,778 2/5/2019
France 11/14/2018 $12,100,000 903 903 4,955 $34,200,000 2/8/2019
Germany 11/15/2018 $13,000,000 1,461 1,461 7,634 $44,000,000 2/8/2019
Indonesia 11/14/2018 $0 0 0 0 $560,000 1/1/2019
Italy 11/15/2018 $6,678,794 832 844 1,683 $14,700,000 2/8/2019
Japan 11/23/2018 $13,000,000 1,008 1,009 5,209 $58,200,000 2/8/2019
Lithuania 11/16/2018 $103,310 142 142 401 $329,097 1/11/2019
Mexico 11/16/2018 $6,115,875 3,747 3,747 5,679 $13,400,000 2/8/2019
Netherlands 11/14/2018 $2,831,081 131 228 1,661 $12,211,982 2/12/2019
Poland 11/16/2018 $1,400,067 274 274 1,370 $4,611,299 12/23/2018
Portugal 11/16/2018 $691,195 114 115 491 $1,914,101 1/17/2019
Russia (CIS) 11/16/2018 $12,726,009 1,623 1,633 6,349 $23,400,000 2/8/2019
Slovakia 11/16/2018 $421,538 78 78 273 $965,769 1/15/2019
South Korea 11/14/2018 $8,155,502 1,576 1,576 2,974 $18,400,000 2/8/2019
Spain 11/16/2018 $4,607,579 350 350 2,317 $12,700,000 2/8/2019
Sweden 11/14/2018 $0000$0
Taiwan 11/15/2018 $0000$0
Turkey 11/16/2018 $637,518 360 360 1,117 $1,755,184 1/10/2019
United Kingdom 11/16/2018 $15,815,851 674 679 4,777 $41,987,767 5/11/2022
 
Rest of World $109,199,691
 
International Total$488,899,438 5/11/2022

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
Mar 17, 20191280,402 280,402$5,044,432$5,044,4325
Mar 24, 2019397,840-65% 378,242$1,760,142$6,804,5746
Mar 31, 2019449,508-49% 427,750$890,649$7,695,2237
Apr 7, 2019633,571-32% 461,321$591,857$8,287,0808
Apr 14, 20191028,203-16% 489,524$366,357$8,653,4379
Apr 21, 20191433,624+19% 523,148$442,156$9,095,59310
Apr 28, 20191410,954-67% 534,102$154,451$9,250,04411
May 5, 20191614,202+30% 548,304$200,248$9,450,29212
May 12, 20191212,469-12% 560,773$175,813$9,626,10513
May 19, 2019147,958-36% 568,731$112,208$9,738,31314
May 26, 2019305,701-28% 574,432$80,384$9,818,69715
Jun 2, 2019218,808+54% 583,240$122,695$9,941,39216
Jun 9, 20192210,941+24% 594,181$140,701$10,082,09317
Jun 16, 20192610,639-3% 604,820$138,201$10,220,29418
Dec 1, 20194332,638 986,488$1,659,864$12,503,87842
Dec 8, 20191365,127-80% 1,051,615$324,984$12,828,86243

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Mar 17, 20191726,922 726,922$14,720,170$14,720,1705
Mar 24, 20193109,806-85% 836,728$2,223,566$16,943,7366
Mar 31, 2019555,781-49% 892,509$1,129,558$18,073,2947
Apr 7, 2019735,147-37% 927,656$711,728$18,785,0228
Apr 14, 20193126,848+261% 1,054,504$2,568,675$21,353,6979
Apr 21, 2019841,673-67% 1,096,177$843,886$22,197,58310
Apr 28, 20191317,224-59% 1,113,401$348,785$22,546,36811
May 5, 20191913,422-22% 1,126,823$271,800$22,818,16812
May 12, 20191410,894-19% 1,137,717$220,605$23,038,77313
May 19, 20191910,105-7% 1,147,822$204,625$23,243,39814
May 26, 2019198,475-16% 1,156,297$171,617$23,415,01515
Jun 2, 2019169,441+11% 1,165,738$191,173$23,606,18816
Jun 9, 20191712,710+35% 1,178,448$190,518$23,796,70617
Jun 16, 2019831,306+146% 1,209,754$469,271$24,265,97718
Jun 23, 2019208,406-73% 1,218,160$126,008$24,391,98519
Jun 30, 2019189,569+14% 1,227,729$143,438$24,535,42320
Jul 7, 20192010,327+8% 1,238,056$154,796$24,690,21921
Jul 21, 20191114,184 1,263,853$212,625$25,076,91823
Dec 1, 201913183,183 1,500,931$1,517,051$27,399,68242
Nov 29, 20201838,025 1,617,928$805,750$28,985,35594

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