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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 234.04M

Opening Weekend: 74.4M

Legs: 3.26

Overview: In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.


TMDB

7.3

IMDB

7.2

Metacritic

66

RT Tomato

74

RT Popcorn

79

Letterboxd

3.16

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, Nov 17, 2016$8,750,000+ 0.00%
Fri, Nov 18, 2016$29,661,434+ 238.99%4144
Sat, Nov 19, 2016$26,248,042 -11.51%4144
Sun, Nov 20, 2016$18,493,911 -29.54%4144
Mon, Nov 21, 2016$6,758,059 -63.46%4144
Tue, Nov 22, 2016$9,301,677+ 37.64%4144
Wed, Nov 23, 2016$10,931,033+ 17.52%4144
Thu, Nov 24, 2016$9,533,397 -12.79%4144
Fri, Nov 25, 2016$18,309,313+ 92.05%4144
Sat, Nov 26, 2016$17,220,401 -5.95%4144
Sun, Nov 27, 2016$9,555,049 -44.51%4144
Mon, Nov 28, 2016$2,162,255 -77.37%4144
Tue, Nov 29, 2016$2,953,186+ 36.58%4144
Wed, Nov 30, 2016$1,947,455 -34.06%4144
Thu, Dec 1, 2016$1,887,191 -3.09%4144
Fri, Dec 2, 2016$5,011,148+ 165.53%3988
Sat, Dec 3, 2016$8,105,554+ 61.75%3988
Sun, Dec 4, 2016$5,001,409 -38.30%3988
Mon, Dec 5, 2016$1,257,489 -74.86%3988
Tue, Dec 6, 2016$1,805,137+ 43.55%3988
Wed, Dec 7, 2016$1,211,051 -32.91%3988
Thu, Dec 8, 2016$1,171,712 -3.25%3988
Fri, Dec 9, 2016$2,830,218+ 141.55%3626
Sat, Dec 10, 2016$4,716,308+ 66.64%3626
Sun, Dec 11, 2016$2,874,725 -39.05%3626
Mon, Dec 12, 2016$862,230 -70.01%3626
Tue, Dec 13, 2016$1,203,759+ 39.61%3626
Wed, Dec 14, 2016$873,518 -27.43%3626
Thu, Dec 15, 2016$764,434 -12.49%3626
Fri, Dec 16, 2016$1,343,113+ 75.70%3036
Sat, Dec 17, 2016$2,035,823+ 51.57%3036
Sun, Dec 18, 2016$1,692,387 -16.87%3036
Mon, Dec 19, 2016$940,678 -44.42%3036
Tue, Dec 20, 2016$1,069,528+ 13.70%3036
Wed, Dec 21, 2016$734,502 -31.32%1966
Thu, Dec 22, 2016$838,125+ 14.11%1966
Fri, Dec 23, 2016$1,004,030+ 19.79%1966
Sat, Dec 24, 2016$625,736 -37.68%1966
Sun, Dec 25, 2016$1,288,208+ 105.87%1966
Mon, Dec 26, 2016$1,702,652+ 32.17%1966
Tue, Dec 27, 2016$1,443,542 -15.22%1966
Wed, Dec 28, 2016$1,338,895 -7.25%1966
Thu, Dec 29, 2016$1,306,480 -2.42%1966
Fri, Dec 30, 2016$1,428,728+ 9.36%1842
Sat, Dec 31, 2016$1,232,051 -13.77%1842
Sun, Jan 1, 2017$1,449,685+ 17.66%1842
Mon, Jan 2, 2017$1,502,481+ 3.64%1842
Tue, Jan 3, 2017$718,497 -52.18%1842
Wed, Jan 4, 2017$505,159 -29.69%1842
Thu, Jan 5, 2017$405,178 -19.79%1842
Fri, Jan 6, 2017$550,925+ 35.97%1188
Sat, Jan 7, 2017$821,412+ 49.10%1188
Sun, Jan 8, 2017$551,122 -32.91%1188
Mon, Jan 9, 2017$170,684 -69.03%1188
Tue, Jan 10, 2017$244,620+ 43.32%1188
Wed, Jan 11, 2017$148,227 -39.41%1188
Thu, Jan 12, 2017$127,762 -13.81%1188
Fri, Jan 13, 2017$230,858+ 80.69%502
Sat, Jan 14, 2017$405,883+ 75.82%502
Sun, Jan 15, 2017$305,033 -24.85%502
Mon, Jan 16, 2017$260,128 -14.72%502
Tue, Jan 17, 2017$92,240 -64.54%502
Wed, Jan 18, 2017$60,407 -34.51%502
Thu, Jan 19, 2017$52,118 -13.72%502
Fri, Jan 20, 2017$100,371+ 92.58%302
Sat, Jan 21, 2017$205,265+ 104.51%302
Sun, Jan 22, 2017$124,707 -39.25%302
Mon, Jan 23, 2017$36,303 -70.89%302
Tue, Jan 24, 2017$42,840+ 18.01%302
Wed, Jan 25, 2017$32,158 -24.93%302
Thu, Jan 26, 2017$33,586+ 4.44%302
Fri, Jan 27, 2017$69,721+ 107.59%231
Sat, Jan 28, 2017$134,930+ 93.53%231
Sun, Jan 29, 2017$84,459 -37.41%231
Mon, Jan 30, 2017$22,848 -72.95%231
Tue, Jan 31, 2017$25,132+ 10.00%231
Wed, Feb 1, 2017$19,405 -22.79%231
Thu, Feb 2, 2017$18,802 -3.11%231
Fri, Feb 3, 2017$47,334+ 151.75%167
Sat, Feb 4, 2017$90,382+ 90.95%167
Sun, Feb 5, 2017$32,455 -64.09%167
Mon, Feb 6, 2017$13,031 -59.85%167
Tue, Feb 7, 2017$16,209+ 24.39%167
Wed, Feb 8, 2017$12,156 -25.00%167
Thu, Feb 9, 2017$12,485+ 2.71%167
Fri, Feb 10, 2017$87,545+ 601.20%277
Sat, Feb 11, 2017$166,770+ 90.50%277
Sun, Feb 12, 2017$96,848 -41.93%277
Mon, Feb 13, 2017$26,329 -72.81%277
Tue, Feb 14, 2017$49,041+ 86.26%277
Wed, Feb 15, 2017$23,557 -51.96%277
Thu, Feb 16, 2017$25,077+ 6.45%277
Fri, Feb 17, 2017$64,383+ 156.74%235
Sat, Feb 18, 2017$117,736+ 82.87%235
Sun, Feb 19, 2017$88,156 -25.12%235
Mon, Feb 20, 2017$69,760 -20.87%235
Tue, Feb 21, 2017$22,717 -67.44%235
Wed, Feb 22, 2017$20,141 -11.34%235
Thu, Feb 23, 2017$20,946+ 4.00%235
Fri, Feb 24, 2017$43,743+ 108.84%210
Sat, Feb 25, 2017$77,503+ 77.18%210
Sun, Feb 26, 2017$47,267 -39.01%210
Mon, Feb 27, 2017$12,562 -73.42%210
Tue, Feb 28, 2017$14,195+ 13.00%210
Wed, Mar 1, 2017$10,972 -22.71%210
Thu, Mar 2, 2017$13,776+ 25.56%210
Fri, Mar 3, 2017$32,192+ 133.68%192
Sat, Mar 4, 2017$60,750+ 88.71%192
Sun, Mar 5, 2017$36,105 -40.57%192
Mon, Mar 6, 2017$9,448 -73.83%192
Tue, Mar 7, 2017$9,681+ 2.47%192
Wed, Mar 8, 2017$8,785 -9.26%192
Thu, Mar 9, 2017$10,003+ 13.86%192
Fri, Mar 10, 2017$27,475+ 174.67%188
Sat, Mar 11, 2017$45,875+ 66.97%188
Sun, Mar 12, 2017$26,684 -41.83%188
Mon, Mar 13, 2017$11,207 -58.00%188
Tue, Mar 14, 2017$13,449+ 20.01%188
Wed, Mar 15, 2017$12,911 -4.00%188
Thu, Mar 16, 2017$12,781 -1.01%188
Fri, Mar 17, 2017$24,008+ 87.84%153
Sat, Mar 18, 2017$33,611+ 40.00%153
Sun, Mar 19, 2017$22,408 -33.33%153
Mon, Mar 20, 2017$9,411 -58.00%153
Tue, Mar 21, 2017$10,446+ 11.00%153
Wed, Mar 22, 2017$8,357 -20.00%153
Thu, Mar 23, 2017$8,691+ 4.00%153
Fri, Mar 24, 2017$10,009+ 15.17%88
Sat, Mar 25, 2017$14,198+ 41.85%88
Sun, Mar 26, 2017$8,577 -39.59%88
Mon, Mar 27, 2017$4,126 -51.89%88
Tue, Mar 28, 2017$4,827+ 16.99%88
Wed, Mar 29, 2017$4,240 -12.16%88
Thu, Mar 30, 2017$5,725+ 35.02%88
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Cast

NameCharacter
Eddie RedmayneNewt Scamander
Katherine WaterstonPorpentina 'Tina' Goldstein
Dan FoglerJacob Kowalski
Alison SudolQueenie Goldstein
Colin FarrellPercival Graves
Jon VoightHenry Shaw Sr.
Ron PerlmanGnarlak
Johnny DeppGellert Grindelwald
Zoë KravitzLeta Lestrange
Ezra MillerCredence Barebone
Samantha MortonMary Lou Barebone
Carmen EjogoSeraphina Picquery
Josh CowderyHenry Shaw Jr.
Ronan RafteryLangdon Shaw
Faith Wood-BlagroveModesty Barebone
Jenn MurrayChastity Barebone
Gemma ChanMadame Ya Zou
Peter BreitmayerGilbert Bingley
Kevin GuthrieMr. Abernathy
Sean CroninNearby Criminal
Sam RedfordCustoms Official
Akin GaziAuror
Todd BoyceThe Announcer
Anne WittmanHousewife
Andreea PăduraruAuror 9
Matthew SimPhotographer 1
Elizabeth MoynihanExecutioner #1
Adam LazarusWizard
Lucie PohlSecretary
Tim BentinckWitness
Bart EdwardsNew York Chief of Police
Brian F. MulveyThe Watchman
Tristan TaitReporter
Tom Clarke HillPhotographer 2
Cory PetersonBank Employee
Jake SamuelsBank Guard
Max CazierYoung Man
Dan HedayaRed
Christy MeyerGuide - Inside Macusa
Guy PaulAuror 2
Walles HamondeAuror 10
Dominique TipperAuror 1
Leo HellerBoy with Birthmark
Miles RoughleyPoor Boy
Erick HaydenPoliceman
Paul BirchardHobo
Tom HodgkinsBarker
Ellie HaddingtonMrs. Esposito
Joseph MacnabPolice Officer 1
Martin OelbermannHeinrich Eberstadt
Richard ClothierBritish Envoy
Christian DixonMomolou Wotorson
Richard HardistyAuror 4
Miquel BrownExecutioner #2
Wunmi MosakuBeryl
Cristian SolimenoExecutioner #3
Matthew WilsonSam the Obliviator
Aretha AyehSinger - The Blind Pig Speakeasy
EmmiSinger - The Blind Pig Speakeasy
Nicholas McGaugheyAustralian Wizard
Arinzé KeneAuror 6
Jane PerryBakery Customer
Abi AdeyemiInternational Royal Dignitar (uncredited)
Alphonso AustinBoat Crew (uncredited)
Roy BeckSenator Shaw's Speechwriter (uncredited)
David J BiscoeJournalist (uncredited)
Lee BoltonPhotographer (uncredited)
Neil BroomeGala Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Fanny CarbonnelMrs. Goldstein (uncredited)
David Charles-CullyGentleman (uncredited)
Craig DaviesNew Yorker (uncredited)
Chloe de BurghTenement Woman (uncredited)
Paul DewdneyNew York Journalist (uncredited)
Rudi DharmalingamRanjit (uncredited)
Joshua DiffleyYoung Husband (uncredited)
Richard DouglasGentleman (uncredited)
Henry DouthwaiteSkender (uncredited)
Dino FazzaniFactory Worker (uncredited)
Abigayle HoneywillCriminal (uncredited)
Attila G. KerekesNew York Citizen (uncredited)
Simon KerrisonHigh Society Gentleman / Gala Guest (uncredited)
Denis KhoroshkoBanker Smirnoff (uncredited)
Alan MandelMr. Goldstein (uncredited)
Jorge LeonSpaniard Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Christine MarzanoExterminator (uncredited)
Pete MeadsFactory Worker (uncredited)
Dennis O'DonnellCircus Escapologist (uncredited)
Gino PiccianoGangster (uncredited)
Jason RedshawHigher Class Gentleman (uncredited)
Dave SimonNew York Socialite (uncredited)
Connor SullivanGala Guest (uncredited)
Dan TrotterStreet Vendor (uncredited)
Morgan WaltersWatchman (uncredited)
Anick WigetCriminal on 'Wanted' Poster (uncredited)
Reid AndersonAuror (uncredited)
Tineke Ann RobsonAuror (uncredited)
Cinta Laura KiehlCandy Store Girl
Annarie BoorNew Yorker (uncredited)

Comps

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $110.14M

Investor Share: $66.09M

Week 2: $61.68M

Investor Share: $33.92M

Week 3+: $70.96M

Investor Share: $35.48M

International

$577.69M (70.41%)

Investor Share: $202.19M

Costs

Budget: $180M


P&A: $180M

Breakdown

Gross: $811.72M


Net: $337.68M


Costs: $360M

Profit

Profit: $-22.32M (Loss)

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

Production Companies

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