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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemFollow

2016 • PG-13 • 2h 13m • Adventure, Fantasy, Family • Warner Bros.

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Box office summary

Opening weekend

$74.40M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$234.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$816.00M

$582.00M international

Domestic legs3.14x

Budget$180M

2016 rank#12

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Cast & crew

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David Yates

David Yates Director

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne Starring

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston Starring

Dan Fogler

Dan Fogler Starring

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell Starring

ScreenplayJ.K. Rowling Produced byDavid Heyman, J.K. Rowling CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot MusicJames Newton Howard Prod. DesignStuart Craig StudioWarner Bros. SeriesFantastic Beasts

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 18-20 1 $74.4M — 4,144 $17,954 $74.4M

2 Nov 25-27 2 $45.1M −39.4% 4,144 $10,880 $156.0M

3 Dec 2-4 2 $18.1M −59.8% 3,988 $4,543 $183.1M

4 Dec 9-11 3 $10.4M −42.5% 3,626 $2,874 $198.9M

5 Dec 16-18 5 $5.1M −51.3% 3,036 $1,670 $207.7M

6 Dec 23-25 12 $2.9M −42.5% 1,966 $1,484 $214.2M

7 Dec 30-Jan 1 11 $4.1M +40.9% 1,842 $2,232 $224.1M

8 Jan 6-8 14 $1.9M −53.2% 1,188 $1,619 $229.2M

9 Jan 13-15 20 $941.8K −51.0% 502 $1,876 $230.8M

10 Jan 20-22 24 $430.3K −54.3% 302 $1,425 $231.7M

11 Jan 27-29 32 $289.1K −32.8% 231 $1,252 $232.1M

12 Feb 3-5 36 $170.2K −41.1% 167 $1,019 $232.4M

13 Feb 10-12 26 $351.2K +106.4% 277 $1,268 $232.8M

14 Feb 17-19 30 $270.3K −23.0% 235 $1,150 $233.2M

15 Feb 24-26 30 $168.5K −37.7% 210 $802 $233.5M

16 Mar 3-5 32 $129.0K −23.4% 192 $672 $233.7M

17 Mar 10-12 32 $100.0K −22.5% 188 $532 $233.8M

18 Mar 17-19 33 $80.0K −20.0% 153 $523 $233.9M

19 Mar 24-26 46 $32.8K −59.0% 88 $373 $234.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Nov 17 #P $8.8M — $8.8M 0 $0 -1

Fri Nov 18 #1 $29.7M — $29.7M 4,144 $7,158 1

Sat Nov 19 #1 $26.2M −11.5% $55.9M 4,144 $6,334 2

Sun Nov 20 #1 $18.5M −29.5% $74.4M 4,144 $4,463 3

Mon Nov 21 #1 $6.8M −63.5% $81.2M 4,144 $1,631 4

Tue Nov 22 #1 $9.3M +37.6% $90.5M 4,144 $2,245 5

Wed Nov 23 #2 $10.9M +17.5% $101.4M 4,144 $2,638 6

Thu Nov 24 #2 $9.5M −12.8% $110.9M 4,144 $2,301 7

Fri Nov 25 #2 $18.3M +92.1% −38.3% $129.2M 4,144 $4,418 8

Sat Nov 26 #2 $17.2M −5.9% −34.4% $146.5M 4,144 $4,156 9

Sun Nov 27 #2 $9.6M −44.5% −48.3% $156.0M 4,144 $2,306 10

Mon Nov 28 #2 $2.2M −77.4% −68.0% $158.2M 4,144 $522 11

Tue Nov 29 #2 $3.0M +36.6% −68.3% $161.1M 4,144 $713 12

Wed Nov 30 #2 $1.9M −34.1% −82.2% $163.1M 4,144 $470 13

Thu Dec 1 #2 $1.9M −3.1% −80.2% $165.0M 4,144 $455 14

Fri Dec 2 #2 $5.0M +165.5% −72.6% $170.0M 3,988 $1,257 15

Sat Dec 3 #2 $8.1M +61.8% −52.9% $178.1M 3,988 $2,032 16

Sun Dec 4 #2 $5.0M −38.3% −47.7% $183.1M 3,988 $1,254 17

Mon Dec 5 #2 $1.3M −74.9% −41.8% $184.3M 3,988 $315 18

Tue Dec 6 #2 $1.8M +43.6% −38.9% $186.1M 3,988 $453 19

Wed Dec 7 #2 $1.2M −32.9% −37.8% $187.4M 3,988 $304 20

Thu Dec 8 #2 $1.2M −3.2% −37.9% $188.5M 3,988 $294 21

Fri Dec 9 #3 $2.8M +141.5% −43.5% $191.4M 3,626 $781 22

Sat Dec 10 #3 $4.7M +66.6% −41.8% $196.1M 3,626 $1,301 23

Sun Dec 11 #3 $2.9M −39.0% −42.5% $198.9M 3,626 $793 24

Mon Dec 12 #3 $862.2K −70.0% −31.4% $199.8M 3,626 $238 25

Tue Dec 13 #3 $1.2M +39.6% −33.3% $201.0M 3,626 $332 26

Wed Dec 14 #3 $873.5K −27.4% −27.9% $201.9M 3,626 $241 27

Thu Dec 15 #3 $764.4K −12.5% −34.8% $202.7M 3,626 $211 28

Fri Dec 16 #6 $1.3M +75.7% −52.5% $204.0M 3,036 $442 29

Sat Dec 17 #5 $2.0M +51.6% −56.8% $206.0M 3,036 $671 30

Sun Dec 18 #5 $1.7M −16.9% −41.1% $207.7M 3,036 $557 31

Mon Dec 19 #4 $940.7K −44.4% +9.1% $208.7M 3,036 $310 32

Tue Dec 20 #5 $1.1M +13.7% −11.2% $209.7M 3,036 $352 33

Wed Dec 21 #8 $734.5K −31.3% −15.9% $210.5M 1,966 $374 34

Thu Dec 22 #8 $838.1K +14.1% +9.6% $211.3M 1,966 $426 35

Fri Dec 23 #9 $1.0M +19.8% −25.2% $212.3M 1,966 $511 36

Sat Dec 24 #11 $625.7K −37.7% −69.3% $212.9M 1,966 $318 37

Sun Dec 25 #12 $1.3M +105.9% −23.9% $214.2M 1,966 $655 38

Mon Dec 26 #11 $1.7M +32.2% +81.0% $215.9M 1,966 $866 39

Tue Dec 27 #10 $1.4M −15.2% +35.0% $217.4M 1,966 $734 40

Wed Dec 28 #9 $1.3M −7.2% +82.3% $218.7M 1,966 $681 41

Thu Dec 29 #10 $1.3M −2.4% +55.9% $220.0M 1,966 $665 42

Fri Dec 30 #9 $1.4M +9.4% +42.3% $221.4M 1,842 $776 43

Sat Dec 31 #11 $1.2M −13.8% +96.9% $222.7M 1,842 $669 44

Sun Jan 1 #10 $1.4M +17.7% +12.5% $224.1M 1,842 $787 45

Mon Jan 2 #9 $1.5M +3.6% −11.8% $225.6M 1,842 $816 46

Tue Jan 3 #9 $718.5K −52.2% −50.2% $226.3M 1,842 $390 47

Wed Jan 4 #10 $505.2K −29.7% −62.3% $226.9M 1,842 $274 48

Thu Jan 5 #10 $405.2K −19.8% −69.0% $227.3M 1,842 $220 49

Fri Jan 6 #14 $550.9K +36.0% −61.4% $227.8M 1,188 $464 50

Sat Jan 7 #14 $821.4K +49.1% −33.3% $228.6M 1,188 $691 51

Sun Jan 8 #14 $551.1K −32.9% −62.0% $229.2M 1,188 $464 52

Mon Jan 9 #13 $170.7K −69.0% −88.6% $229.4M 1,188 $144 53

Tue Jan 10 #13 $244.6K +43.3% −66.0% $229.6M 1,188 $206 54

Wed Jan 11 #13 $148.2K −39.4% −70.7% $229.7M 1,188 $125 55

Thu Jan 12 #13 $127.8K −13.8% −68.5% $229.9M 1,188 $108 56

Fri Jan 13 #- $230.9K +80.7% −58.1% $230.1M 502 $460 57

Sat Jan 14 #- $405.9K +75.8% −50.6% $230.5M 502 $809 58

Sun Jan 15 #- $305.0K −24.8% −44.7% $230.8M 502 $608 59

Mon Jan 16 #- $260.1K −14.7% +52.4% $231.1M 502 $518 60

Tue Jan 17 #- $92.2K −64.5% −62.3% $231.2M 502 $184 61

Wed Jan 18 #- $60.4K −34.5% −59.2% $231.2M 502 $120 62

Thu Jan 19 #- $52.1K −13.7% −59.2% $231.3M 502 $104 63

Fri Jan 20 #- $100.4K +92.6% −56.5% $231.4M 302 $332 64

Sat Jan 21 #- $205.3K +104.5% −49.4% $231.6M 302 $680 65

Sun Jan 22 #- $124.7K −39.2% −59.1% $231.7M 302 $413 66

Mon Jan 23 #- $36.3K −70.9% −86.0% $231.7M 302 $120 67

Tue Jan 24 #- $42.8K +18.0% −53.6% $231.8M 302 $142 68

Wed Jan 25 #- $32.2K −24.9% −46.8% $231.8M 302 $106 69

Thu Jan 26 #- $33.6K +4.4% −35.6% $231.9M 302 $111 70

Fri Jan 27 #- $69.7K +107.6% −30.5% $231.9M 231 $302 71

Sat Jan 28 #- $134.9K +93.5% −34.3% $232.1M 231 $584 72

Sun Jan 29 #- $84.5K −37.4% −32.3% $232.1M 231 $366 73

Mon Jan 30 #- $22.8K −72.9% −37.1% $232.2M 231 $99 74

Tue Jan 31 #- $25.1K +10.0% −41.3% $232.2M 231 $109 75

Wed Feb 1 #- $19.4K −22.8% −39.7% $232.2M 231 $84 76

Thu Feb 2 #- $18.8K −3.1% −44.0% $232.2M 231 $81 77

Fri Feb 3 #- $47.3K +151.7% −32.1% $232.3M 167 $283 78

Sat Feb 4 #- $90.4K +90.9% −33.0% $232.4M 167 $541 79

Sun Feb 5 #- $32.5K −64.1% −61.6% $232.4M 167 $194 80

Mon Feb 6 #- $13.0K −59.8% −43.0% $232.4M 167 $78 81

Tue Feb 7 #- $16.2K +24.4% −35.5% $232.4M 167 $97 82

Wed Feb 8 #- $12.2K −25.0% −37.4% $232.4M 167 $73 83

Thu Feb 9 #- $12.5K +2.7% −33.6% $232.5M 167 $75 84

Fri Feb 10 #- $87.5K +601.2% +85.0% $232.5M 277 $316 85

Sat Feb 11 #- $166.8K +90.5% +84.5% $232.7M 277 $602 86

Sun Feb 12 #- $96.8K −41.9% +198.4% $232.8M 277 $350 87

Mon Feb 13 #- $26.3K −72.8% +102.0% $232.8M 277 $95 88

Tue Feb 14 #- $49.0K +86.3% +202.6% $232.9M 277 $177 89

Wed Feb 15 #- $23.6K −52.0% +93.8% $232.9M 277 $85 90

Thu Feb 16 #- $25.1K +6.5% +100.9% $232.9M 277 $91 91

Fri Feb 17 #- $64.4K +156.7% −26.5% $233.0M 235 $274 92

Sat Feb 18 #- $117.7K +82.9% −29.4% $233.1M 235 $501 93

Sun Feb 19 #- $88.2K −25.1% −9.0% $233.2M 235 $375 94

Mon Feb 20 #- $69.8K −20.9% +165.0% $233.3M 235 $297 95

Tue Feb 21 #- $22.7K −67.4% −53.7% $233.3M 235 $97 96

Wed Feb 22 #- $20.1K −11.3% −14.5% $233.3M 235 $86 97

Thu Feb 23 #- $20.9K +4.0% −16.5% $233.3M 235 $89 98

Fri Feb 24 #- $43.7K +108.8% −32.1% $233.4M 210 $208 99

Sat Feb 25 #- $77.5K +77.2% −34.2% $233.5M 210 $369 100

Sun Feb 26 #- $47.3K −39.0% −46.4% $233.5M 210 $225 101

Mon Feb 27 #- $12.6K −73.4% −82.0% $233.5M 210 $60 102

Tue Feb 28 #- $14.2K +13.0% −37.5% $233.5M 210 $68 103

Wed Mar 1 #- $11.0K −22.7% −45.5% $233.5M 210 $52 104

Thu Mar 2 #- $13.8K +25.6% −34.2% $233.6M 210 $66 105

Fri Mar 3 #- $32.2K +133.7% −26.4% $233.6M 192 $168 106

Sat Mar 4 #- $60.8K +88.7% −21.6% $233.6M 192 $316 107

Sun Mar 5 #- $36.1K −40.6% −23.6% $233.7M 192 $188 108

Mon Mar 6 #- $9.4K −73.8% −24.8% $233.7M 192 $49 109

Tue Mar 7 #- $9.7K +2.5% −31.8% $233.7M 192 $50 110

Wed Mar 8 #- $8.8K −9.3% −19.9% $233.7M 192 $46 111

Thu Mar 9 #- $10.0K +13.9% −27.4% $233.7M 192 $52 112

Fri Mar 10 #- $27.5K +174.7% −14.7% $233.7M 188 $146 113

Sat Mar 11 #- $45.9K +67.0% −24.5% $233.8M 188 $244 114

Sun Mar 12 #- $26.7K −41.8% −26.1% $233.8M 188 $142 115

Mon Mar 13 #- $11.2K −58.0% +18.6% $233.8M 188 $60 116

Tue Mar 14 #- $13.4K +20.0% +38.9% $233.8M 188 $72 117

Wed Mar 15 #- $12.9K −4.0% +47.0% $233.9M 188 $69 118

Thu Mar 16 #- $12.8K −1.0% +27.8% $233.9M 188 $68 119

Fri Mar 17 #- $24.0K +87.8% −12.6% $233.9M 153 $157 120

Sat Mar 18 #- $33.6K +40.0% −26.7% $233.9M 153 $220 121

Sun Mar 19 #- $22.4K −33.3% −16.0% $233.9M 153 $146 122

Mon Mar 20 #- $9.4K −58.0% −16.0% $234.0M 153 $62 123

Tue Mar 21 #- $10.4K +11.0% −22.3% $234.0M 153 $68 124

Wed Mar 22 #- $8.4K −20.0% −35.3% $234.0M 153 $55 125

Thu Mar 23 #- $8.7K +4.0% −32.0% $234.0M 153 $57 126

Fri Mar 24 #- $10.0K +15.2% −58.3% $234.0M 88 $114 127

Sat Mar 25 #- $14.2K +41.9% −57.8% $234.0M 88 $161 128

Sun Mar 26 #- $8.6K −39.6% −61.7% $234.0M 88 $97 129

Mon Mar 27 #- $4.1K −51.9% −56.2% $234.0M 88 $47 130

Tue Mar 28 #- $4.8K +17.0% −53.8% $234.0M 88 $55 131

Wed Mar 29 #- $4.2K −12.2% −49.3% $234.0M 88 $48 132

Thu Mar 30 #- $5.7K +35.0% −34.1% $234.0M 88 $65 133

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$231.9M

Nov 17Dec 5Dec 22Jan 9Jan 26

Weekend grossWk 10 · $430.3K

$74.4M

$45.1M

$18.1M

$10.4M

$5.1M

$2.9M

$4.1M

$1.9M

$941.8K

$430.3K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 4,144 → 302 −92.7%

4,144 open302 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −54.3%

−39.4%

W1→2

−59.8%

W2→3

−42.5%

W3→4

−51.3%

W4→5

−42.5%

W5→6

+40.9%

W6→7

−53.2%

W7→8

−51.0%

W8→9

−54.3%

W9→10

Steepest −59.8%Biggest gain +40.9%

Run milestones

$200M in 26 days

$100M

Day 6

Nov 23

$200M

Day 26

Dec 13

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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