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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Opens With $253 Million at Worldwide Box Office

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Opens With $253 Million at Worldwide Box Office 3w6x46

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 19 November 2018 13:51 IST

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Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Highlights

Better opening than any Potter film in 18 markets
Takes Fantastic Beasts series over a billion dollars globally
Warner Bros. had its best 2018 opening in 30 countries

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Despite middling reviews from most corners, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald grossed $253.2 million (about Rs. 1,824 crores) at the worldwide box office over the weekend and in doing so, took the Harry Potter spin-off franchise total over a billion dollars. Its 2016 predecessor, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, had earned $814 million globally during its theatrical run.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald box office collection 2m25o

Of that $253.2 million total, The Crimes of Grindelwald picked up $62.2 million (about Rs. 448 crores) in the US, with the rest $191 million (about Rs. 1,375.67 crores) coming from international markets. The latter figure is higher than what the original did back in 2016, at $186 million. The sequel had the best opening of any Wizarding World film in 18 countries, including Russia ($12.1 million), Brazil ($6.9 million), Argentina, and Indonesia.

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China, expectedly, was the biggest contributor to the international total with $37.5 million (about Rs. 270 crores), followed by the UK ($16.3 million), and ($12.8 million). In India, The Crimes of Grindelwald had brought in Rs. 7.45 crores (about $1.034 million) till Saturday, including Thursday paid previews. Figures for Sunday aren't yet available, we will update this piece once we have them.

Though China was the biggest international market, it still finished second to the Tom Hardy-starrer Ralph Breaks the Internet opens worldwide.

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