Tag: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

‘Moana’ expected to top Thanksgiving weekend box office

  WALT DISNEY’S PICTURES (Reuters) — Disney’s “Moana” is expected to top the Thanksgiving weekend box office. The animated movie which features Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as demi-god Maui with songs created by ‘Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, started off the extended five-day holiday break with $2.6 million worth of ticket sales on Thursday night (November 22) previews and is expected to net a total in the region of $85 million, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. Last weekend’s box […]

If a Legilimens looked inside my head during “Fantastic Beasts…”

QUEZON City, Philippines (November 23) – Finally, the long awaited movie of the year has arrived. Ever since teasers were released back in 2015, every Potterite, Potterhead and whatever you call die-hard Harry Potter fans have been waiting at the edge of their seats for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. As every Potter fan will know, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is one of the textbooks used by students of Hogwarts. […]

‘Potter’ fans work box office magic for ‘Fantastic Beasts’

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Harry Potter spin-off “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” debuted atop the North American box office, industry data showed Monday, taking a satisfactory but far from spellbinding $74.4 million. Based on a 2001 book by “Potter” novelist J.K. Rowling, the Warner Bros. film — starring Eddie Redmayne as a wizard in 1920s New York — had to rely on fans of the original franchise to bump up its […]

‘Fantastic Beasts’ expected to top weekend box office

(Reuters) — “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” a prequel to the hugely successful Harry Potter franchise, is expected to top the weekend box office with an estimated $90 million. The original eight-film franchise took $2.4 billion domestically and over $7.7 billion worldwide. “Fantastic Beasts,” which featured Eddie Redmayne in the lead role of Newt Scamander, is the first entry in a new five film franchise. Also out this weekend on wide release are […]

Enchanted Potter fans attend global ‘Fantastic Beasts’ event in London

      (Reuters) — Enchanted “Harry Potter” fans lined up in London’s Leicester Square on Thursday (October 13) for a global fan event to get a sneak peek at the new spinoff movie penned by J.K. Rowling, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. The British contingent of Potter-philes were part of a coordinated event to see early footage from “Fantastic Beasts” at select IMAX theatres in cities including Rome, Sao Paulo, Mexico City […]

Enchanted Potter fans attend global ‘Fantastic Beasts’ event in London

REUTERS — Enchanted “Harry Potter” fans lined up in London’s Leicester Square on Thursday (October 13) for a global fan event to get a sneak peek at the new spin-off movie penned by J.K. Rowling, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. The British contingent of Potter-philes were part of a coordinated event to see early footage from “Fantastic Beasts” at select IMAX theaters in cities including Rome, Sao Paulo, Mexico City and New York. […]

Final trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them’ is released

(Reuters) Ahead of the film’s November release, the final trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them’ has been released. The film is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling. Eddie Redmayne takes the lead role of Magizoologist Newt Scamander in the film directed by David Yates, who helmed the last four “Harry Potter” films. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” opens in 1926 with Newt Scamander […]