Fantastic Beasts 3 Box Office Projections Lower Than Crimes of Grindelwald
The box office projections for the Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore are even lower than the disappointing financial turnout of The Crimes of Grindelwald. The Secrets of Dumbledore follows on several years after the events of The Crimes of Grindelwald andseesAlbus Dumbledore (Jude Law) entrusting Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and his friends on a mission to defeat the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) as he masses a formidable army in his attempt to create a new world order that recognizes wizard superiority. Helmed by veteran Harry Potter director David Yates, with a screenplay by J.K. Rowling and Steve Kloves, the film will be the third entry in the Fantastic Beasts series and the eleventh in the Wizarding World franchise that also encompasses the Harry Potter movies.
However, despite the worldwide success of the Harry Potter series, the Fantastic Beasts films seem to have enjoyed a much less successful run as a successor/prequel to the series. The Crimes of Grindelwald received mixed reviews upon its release, making it the first Wizarding World film to receive a «Rotten» rating by Rotten Tomatoes, and is the lowest-grossing entry in the entireHarry Potter franchise, with its domestic opening earning only $62.2 million (compared to the first Fantastic Beasts' $74.4 million). In addition to this, it is the only film in the franchise to have earned less than $200 million at the North American box office, finishing its run with $160 million.
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However, it now seems that The Secrets of Dumbledore will potentially do even worse at the box office than its predecessor. According to Box Office Pro, the
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