“Fantastic Beasts” pulled in an estimated $75 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, failing analyst expectations of at least $80 million. David Yates, who directed four “Harry Potter” movies, made the new picture from a screenplay written by the Potter creator herself, J.K. Rowling. “Fantastic Beasts,” inspired by a Rowling book of the same name, also stars Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo and Johnny Depp. Still, the spinoff did not top any of the openings for “Harry Potter” movies, coming closest to the 2007 debut of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” at $77.1 million. “Fantastic Beasts” pulled in more than $8 million from IMAX screens, and nine of the Top 10 grossing locations were IMAX.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 20, 2016 17:26 UTC