As Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore won the domestic box office over the weekend with a $ 43 million Harry Potter franchise, Batman rose to over $ 750 million worldwide.
According to Variety, Fantastic Beasts 3 continues the downward trend that began after the release of the original Fantastic Beasts and followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 for $ 169 million.
The first film grossed $ 74 million, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald grossed $ 62 million, and now the third record has reduced that to $ 43 million. Fantastic Beasts 3 has brought in $ 193 million worldwide so far and is on track to recoup its $ 200 million production costs.
In our review of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, we said that “it looks gloomy and feels like it was made by people who want to leave its magical premise, even though the series refuses to have anything resembling politics or adult perspectives.”
The Fantastic Beasts saga was supposed to last five films, but Warner Bros. they are said to be waiting to see how this latest film performs before moving on with a script for a potential fourth film.
In addition to average reviews, the Fantastic Beasts franchise has been overshadowed by J.C.’s anti-trans rhetoric. K. Rowling, the allegations of domestic violence that led Johnny Depp to leave, and the recent arrest of Ezra Miller for disorderly conduct and harassment.
Batman, on the other hand, continues to impress and has reached $ 750 million worldwide. Batman remains the most lucrative film of the year, bringing in $ 365 million domestically and $ 386 million internationally.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 finished second last weekend with $ 30 million in ticket sales. Sonic’s second release dropped 58 percent from the first weekend, but still managed to spend $ 119 million in North America.
The Lost City took third place with $ 6.5 million, Everything Everywhere took fourth place with $ 6.1 million, and the father of Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson Stew rounded out the top five with $ 5 million. Morbius was knocked out of the top five for just $ 4.7 million.
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