FantasticBeasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore disappoints on its opening night at the box office, bringing in only $6 million on Thursday, a franchise low.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore's opening night box office gross comes in at a low for the series. Secrets of Dumbledore is the third installment in the Harry Potter prequel series that began in 2016. Directed by David Yates with a screenplay by J. K.
Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law return to the lead the cast as Newt and Dumbledore alongside Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, and Katherine Waterston. Making his debut as Grindelwald is Mads Mikkelsen, who took the role over from Johnny Depp after he was asked to step down due to the contentious legal battle with his ex-wife, Amber Heard.
For franchise films, their opening night gross is often indicative of how many diehard fans are rushing out to theaters to see the film as soon as possible. This doesn't bode well for Warner Bros., as these dwindling box office returns would suggest that fan enthusiasm and overall interest in the Fantastic Beasts series is at an all-time low.
Other than the pandemic, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore has had a few other off-screen issues thrown in front of it. Other than the domestic abuse allegations against Depp, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling remains a divisive figure due to her repeated inflammatory comments on transgender people, which have undoubtedly marred the movie which she co-wrote.
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