Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is een prequel op de Harry Potter films en franchise die zich in Amerika afspeelt en nog vijf vervolgen gaat krijgen. Deze eerste film draait nu net enkele dagen in de US en pakte dit weekeinde $75 miljoen en wereldwijd staat de teller volgens deze website op $200 miljoen en dat is twintig meer dan de productie kosten. Dus hier zijn we voorlopig nog niet vanaf.

It should come as a shock to no one that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them dominated the box office this weekend. It was opening against two small movies, and it's the continuation of the beloved Harry Potter franchise. The question wasn't, "Will it open big?" The question was, "How big will it open?" And while it didn't eclipse the opening weekend of any of the Harry Potter movies, it still pulled in a respectable $75 million from 4,144 theaters. The movie, which cost $180 million, launched around the world this weekend and is on track to pull in $200 million worldwide. When you consider that it nabbed an A CinemaScore from audiences, the movie should have some legs, although there will certainly be competition over Thanksgiving from Disney's animated family film, Moana.