Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)

Last updated

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
FBAWTFT-poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by David Yates
Written by J. K. Rowling
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Philippe Rousselot
Edited by Mark Day
Music by James Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures [1]
Release dates
  • 10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)(Alice Tully Hall)
  • 18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)(United Kingdom and United States)
Running time
133 minutes [2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States [3] [4]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$175–200 million [5] [6] [7]
Box office$814 million [8] [9]

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates and written by J. K. Rowling. It is the first instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series and the ninth overall in the Wizarding World franchise, serving as a spin-off of and prequel to the Harry Potter film series; it is inspired by the 2001 guide book of the same name by Rowling. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo, Ron Perlman, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp.

Contents

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them premiered in New York City on 10 November 2016 and was released in cinemas worldwide on 18 November 2016 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics and emerged a commercial success after grossing $814 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2016. The film was nominated for five British Academy Film Awards, including Best British Film, and won for Best Production Design. It was nominated for two Academy Awards and won for Best Costume Design, becoming the first Wizarding World film to win an Academy Award. [10] Two sequels have been released: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).

Plot

In 1926, British wizard and "magizoologist" Newt Scamander arrives in New York City. He observes Mary Lou Barebone, the non-magical ("No-Maj" or "Muggle") head of the New Salem Philanthropic Society, preaching that witches and wizards are real and dangerous. Attempting to recapture a Niffler that escaped from his suitcase of magical creatures, Newt meets No-Maj Jacob Kowalski, an aspiring baker, and they unwittingly swap suitcases. Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, a demoted Auror of the Magical Congress of the United States (MACUSA), arrests Newt for breaking magical law. Since the suitcase in his possession only contains Jacob's baked goods, Newt is released. At home, Jacob opens Newt's suitcase, inadvertently freeing several creatures into the city.

After Tina and Newt find Jacob and the suitcase, Tina takes them to her apartment and introduces them to Queenie, her Legilimens sister. Jacob and Queenie are mutually attracted, though American wizards are forbidden to have any contact with No-Majs. Newt takes Jacob inside his suitcase, magically expanded to house various creatures including an Obscurial, a parasite that develops inside magically gifted children when their abilities are suppressed; those afflicted rarely live past the age of ten.

After they recapture two of the three escaped beasts, Tina returns the suitcase to MACUSA, but they are arrested, as officials believe one of Newt's creatures is responsible for killing Senator Henry Shaw Jr., who was actually attacked by a different Obscurial. The Director of Magical Security, Percival Graves, accuses Newt of conspiring with the infamous dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, and decides to destroy Newt's suitcase and obliviate Jacob's recent memories. Newt and Tina are sentenced to death. Queenie senses this, rescues Jacob before his memory can be wiped, then helps Newt and Tina escape and retrieve Newt's suitcase. A tip from Tina's goblin informant Gnarlak leads the four to recapture the last of the escaped creatures.

Graves approaches Credence, Mary Lou's adult adopted son, and offers to free him from his abusive mother in exchange for helping to find the Obscurial causing destruction throughout the city. Credence finds a wand under his adopted sister Modesty's bed, which Mary Lou assumes is his; when Credence is about to be punished, the Obscurial kills Mary Lou and her eldest daughter Chastity. Graves, assuming Modesty is the Obscurial' host, dismisses Credence as a Squib and refuses to teach him magic as he had promised in return for service. Credence reveals he is the real host, having survived due to the intensity of his magic, and attacks the city in broad daylight.

Newt finds Credence hiding in a subway tunnel but is attacked by Graves. Tina, who had tried to protect Credence from Mary Lou (leading to her demotion), attempts to calm the boy, while Graves tries to convince Credence to listen to him. As Credence returns to human form, MACUSA President Seraphina Picquery and the Aurors counterattack, shattering the Obscurial. However, unseen by anyone but Newt, a single wisp of the creature flees the scene. Graves admits he had planned to unleash the Obscurial to expose the magical community to the No-Majs and then frame Newt for the incident. He claims MACUSA's laws openly protect No-Majs at the expense of the magical community, and he no longer cares to live in hiding. Picquery orders the Aurors to apprehend Graves, but he defeats them. Newt captures him with the help of one of his beasts and reveals that Graves is Grindelwald in disguise.

MACUSA fears their secret world has been exposed, but Newt releases his Thunderbird to disperse a potion that obliviates recent memories over the city as rainfall, while MACUSA wizards repair the destruction and erase all evidence of their existence. Queenie kisses Jacob goodbye as the rain erases his memories, and Newt returns to England. Jacob opens a bakery with pastries resembling Newt's beasts, and, when Queenie enters, he smiles at her.

Cast

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them panel at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International (left to right): director Yates; actors Redmayne, Waterston, Sudol, Fogler, Farrell, Miller. Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them Cast (Cropped).jpg
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them panel at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International (left to right): director Yates; actors Redmayne, Waterston, Sudol, Fogler, Farrell, Miller.

Zoë Kravitz appears in a photograph as Leta Lestrange, Newt's former love who betrayed his trust, to set up her role in the sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018). [28]

Production

Development

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is mentioned several times as a school textbook in the Harry Potter book series, with Scamander named as the author. In 2001, Rowling published an edition of the "textbook" to be sold to raise money for the British charity Comic Relief. The book is a directory of magical creatures with an introduction by its author, Newt Scamander. It does not contain a narrative.

First announced in September 2013 just two years after the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 , the Fantastic Beasts project marked Rowling's debut as a screenwriter. [29] The film sees the return of producer David Heyman, as well as writer Steve Kloves, both veterans of the Potter film franchise. [30] There were rumors that Alfonso Cuarón would direct, which he refuted in May 2014. [31] [32] Warner Bros. announced that David Yates would direct at least the first instalment of a planned trilogy. [33] [34] James Newton Howard was brought on board to score the film. [35]

Filming

Principal photography began on 17 August 2015, at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, in Hertfordshire, England and wrapped in January 2016. [20] [19] [36] [37] Several scenes were shot on location in London. [38] After two months, the production moved to the Cunard Building and St George's Hall in Liverpool, which was transformed into 1920s New York City. [39] Framestore in London produced the visual effects for the film. [40]

Music

On 9 April 2016, the film's website announced that James Newton Howard would write and compose the score. [41] On 24 October 2016, Pottermore published an official first look at the film's main theme composed by Howard. [42] The main theme incorporated John Williams' themes from the Harry Potter films, such as "Hedwig's Theme". [43] The soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on 18 November 2016, coinciding with the film's release worldwide. [44]

Visual effects

The visual effects were provided by Cinesite, DNEG, Framestore, Image Engine, Moving Picture Company, Milk VFX and Rodeo FX. [45]

Marketing

On 4 November 2015, Entertainment Weekly released the first official publicity shots of the film, including pictures of characters Newt, Tina, and Queenie, and behind-the-scenes shots of production and filming on various sets designed to mirror 1920s New York City. On 10 December 2015, @Fantastic Beasts announced on Twitter that an "announcement trailer" would be released on 15 December. [46] A teaser poster was also released along with the one-minute trailer. [47] [48]

During "A Celebration of Harry Potter" at Universal Orlando Resort in February 2016, a featurette was released showcasing several interviews with various cast and crew members, as well as the first official behind-the-scenes footage. [49] On 10 April 2016, the first "teaser trailer" was released during the MTV Movie Awards. [50] On 10 August 2016, more information and publicity shots for the film were released through Entertainment Weekly, with new information on Ezra Miller's character, Credence Barebone, and the news that Zoë Kravitz would have a role in the series. [51] [52] New images released at the time include the quartet running down a New York City alleyway; David Yates chatting to stars Katherine Waterston and Eddie Redmayne on the set in front of a blown out subway station; Colin Farrell's character, Percival Graves, interrogating an arrested and handcuffed Newt; and Graves and Credence putting up anti-magic propaganda. [51] [53] A final trailer for the film was released on 28 September 2016. [54]

Tie-in literature and merchandise

The film's script was published in book form on 18 November 2016. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay was written by Rowling herself. [55] [56]

On 7 March 2016, a trailer-preview was released about the History of Magic in North America as it is in the Harry Potter universe. [57] On 7 October 2016, Rowling also released on Pottermore four pieces of writing exclusively as an introduction to the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, titled History of Magic in North America. It includes information about scourers in North America, brutal and violent magical mercenaries who played a significant role in the historic Salem witch trials of the 1600s; info about various American wand makers; the role magic played in World War I; the foundation of MACUSA; the harsh enforcement No-Maj/Wizarding segregation; and life in 1920s Wizarding America; with info about wand permits and prohibition; and her fictionalized ideas of "Native American Magic." [58] [59]

On 28 June 2016, Rowling released a second part to her History of Magic in North America series, concerning the fictitious Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, detailing the founding of the pre-eminent American Wizarding academy and allowing users to sort themselves into one of the four houses of the school. The school itself is mentioned in the film. [60]

A "story pack" based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was released for the video game Lego Dimensions by WB Games and TT Games. The pack includes a constructible model of MACUSA, figures of Newt Scamander and a Niffler, and a six-level game campaign that adapts the film's events. The pack was released on the same day as the film, alongside a "fun pack" containing figures of Tina Goldstein and a Swooping Evil. The cast of the film reprises their roles in the game. [61]

Release

Theatrical

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them had its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on 10 November 2016 and was released worldwide on 18 November 2016. [11] [62]

Home media

Fantastic Beasts was released on Digital HD on 7 March 2017, and on 4K UHD, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on 28 March 2017. [63]

Reception

Box office

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them grossed $234 million in the United States and Canada and $580 million in other countries for a total of $814 million. [8] The film was made on a budget of $175 million, with an additional $150 million spent on marketing. [6] [64] Worldwide, the film grossed $219.9 million during its opening weekend in around 64 markets on 24,200 screens, both the fifth-biggest in Rowling's wizarding cinematic universe, and the seventh-biggest for the month of November 2016. [7] [65] IMAX totalled $15 million from 605 screens. [66] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $164 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it the ninth-most profitable release of 2016. [67]

United Kingdom and Ireland

Fantastic Beasts went on general release in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 18 November 2016. It debuted with £15.33 million ($19.15 million) from 666 cinemas, the biggest debut of any film in 2016, ahead of the previous record holder, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (£14.62 million). [66] [68] The film vied with Bridget Jones' Baby and briefly won first place, only to be surpassed during the last days of 2016 by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story . [69]

United States and Canada

In the United States and Canada, estimates predicted that the film would gross $68–85 million—or more—in its opening weekend. The film was released on 18 November in 4,143 cinemas, of which 388 were IMAX screens, and more than 3,600 were showing the film in 3D. [70] [71] It grossed $29.7 million on its first day, the second-lowest opening day among Rowling's adaptations (behind the $29.6 million Friday of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ). [72] This included $8.75 million it earned from Thursday-night preview screenings beginning at 6 p.m. in 3,700 cinemas. [73] In total, the film earned $74.4 million in its opening weekend, falling in line with projections and finishing first at the box office, but it recorded the lowest opening among films in Rowling's Harry Potter universe. [7] [74] It made $8 million from 388 IMAX screens, $9 million from 500 premium large-format locations and $1.75 million from Cinemark XD. [7]

The film's opening was considered a hit, taking into account the fact that the story was not based on an existing, popular source, and the film itself was missing the franchise's main character, Harry Potter. [64] It was the top choice among moviegoers, representing 47% of the weekend's total $157.6 million tickets sales. [75] On its second Friday, it had a gradual drop of 37% ($18.5 million) from the week before, the second-best Friday drop for any Harry Potter film, behind The Philosopher's Stone. This was in part due to Black Friday, the most lucrative day of the Thanksgiving Day stretch. [76] It ended up grossing $45.1 million in its second weekend (a drop of just 39.4%), finishing 2nd at the box office behind newcomer Moana . [77]

Other markets

Outside North America, the film debuted day-and-date in 63 countries, along with its North American release, where it was projected to gross $90–125 million in its opening weekend. [78] [79] It opened 16 November 2016 in 9 countries, earning $6.9 million from 5,070 screens. [80] [81] It opened in 38 more countries on 18 November, earning $16.6 million for a total of $23.5 million in two days. [80] In three days, it made $53.6 million. [82] Through Sunday, 20 November, the film had a five-day opening weekend of $145.5 million from 63 countries, above the initial projections. [66] It earned another $132 million in its second weekend after a large debut in China and Japan. [83]

It recorded the biggest opening day of all time among the Harry Potter franchise in South Korea ($1.7 million), the Philippines ($1.2 million), [84] the UAE ($429,000) and Ukraine, the second biggest in Mexico ($1.8 million), Russia and the CIS ($1.7 million), Brazil ($1.3 million) and in Indonesia ($480,000), all behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and the third biggest in the United Kingdom ($5.4 million), behind Part 1 and Part 2. [80] It also scored the second-biggest Warner Bros. opening of all time in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. [80] Notably, France opened with $1.8 million, Spain with $1.4 million, and Germany with $1 million ($2 million including paid previews). [80] In terms of opening weekends, the film posted the biggest opening among the Harry Potter franchise in 16 markets, including South Korea ($14.2 million, also the third-biggest opening for the studio), Russia ($9.8 million) and Brazil ($6.4 million), the biggest opener of the year in Germany ($10.2 million), Sweden, Belgium and Switzerland and the biggest Warner Bros. debut in those along with France ($10.2 million), the Netherlands and Denmark. Italy debuted with $6.6 million, the biggest for a U.S. film in the country. Australia opened with $7.4 million, followed by Mexico ($5.8 million) and Spain ($4.5 million). [66]

It opened in China on 25 November alongside Disney's animated Moana but did not face significant competition from it. It earned $11.2 million on its opening day from 11,600 screens, the best among the Rowlings cinematic universe. [85] [86] In total, it had an opening weekend of $41.1 million, dominating 60% of the top five films with 70,000 screenings per day. This alone surpassed the entire lifetime total of all Harry Potter films save the last one. [83] [87] Similarly in Japan—typically the biggest or second biggest market for the previous Harry Potter films—it debuted with $15.5 million, besting the total lifetime of all the previous films except for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows – Part 2. [83]

The film also set a number of IMAX records. In total, the opening weekend was worth $7 million from 276 screens, which is the second-highest ever in the Wizarding World, behind Deathly Hallows – Part 2. In 33 territories, it opened at number one, and was also the third-highest-grossing November international IMAX opening ever, and the No. 1 start for IMAX in November in 19 countries including Japan ($1.1 million), the UK, Russia, Germany, and the Netherlands. [66] In China, it had the biggest IMAX opening among the franchise with $5.1 million from 347 IMAX screens. [83] Overall, the film has earned a global cumulative total of $19.1 million from the format. [83]

It has become the highest-grossing film in Rowling's cinematic universe in Russia ($16.7 million) and the second-highest in South Korea ($24.6 million). China ($41.1 million) the United Kingdom ($37.6 million), followed by Germany ($18.4 million), France ($16.7 million), and Spain ($13.3 million) are the film's biggest-earning markets. [83]

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a rating of 74% based on 347 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them draws on Harry Potter's rich mythology to deliver a spin-off that dazzles with franchise-building magic all its own." [88] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score 66 out of 100, based on reviews from 50 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [89] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it a 90% positive score and a 74% "definite recommend". [7]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film five out of five stars, hailing it as "a rich, baroque, intricately detailed entertainment" and a "terrifically good-natured, unpretentious and irresistibly buoyant film". [90] NME 's Larry Bartleet also gave it five out of five, calling it "more enchanting to your inner kid than the Potter films ever were". [91] Robbie Collin of The Telegraph called the film a "spectacular feat of world-building" and said "The film is immaculately cast, and the chemistry between its four heroes holds your eye with its firework fizz." [92] IndieWire's Eric Kohn gave the film a B+ saying that it "delivers the most satisfying period fantasy since Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street  ", and that its layers of sophistication made it one of the best Hollywood blockbusters of the year. [93] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film 3 out of 4 and expressed surprise at the analogies underlying the film, calling it "the first anti-Trump blockbuster". He calls Rowling "a champion of outsiders facing intolerance, segregation and demonization" and that although the film gets bogged down in exposition, the unexpectedly moving subtext carries the day. Travers concludes "The real stars here are the beasts, supposedly ugly, weird and dangerous, but paragons of FX creativity in service of genuine ideas." [94]

Mike Ryan of Uproxx gave the film a positive review, writing "Newt Scamander is nothing like Harry, but it has to be this way. It all has to be different. And it is, but, again, with just enough 'sameness' to make us feel like we are at home again. I'm looking forward to wherever these movies are taking us". [95] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film is "likely to draw in just about everyone who followed the Potter series and to please most of them". [96] In a mixed review, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club found the film "patchy but occasionally charming." [97] David Edelstein of New York Magazine called it a "distinctly unmagical slog", remarking that the beasts "aren't especially fantastic and the effects are too blandly corporate to be exhilarating". [98]

Accolades

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards and won for Best Costume Design, [99] becoming the first Wizarding World film to win an Academy Award. It was also nominated for five British Academy Film Awards, including Best British Film, and won for Best Production Design.

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Academy Awards 26 February 2017 Best Costume Design Colleen Atwood Won [99] [100]
Best Production Design Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock Nominated
Art Directors Guild Awards 11 February 2017 Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film Stuart CraigNominated [101]
British Academy Film Awards 12 February 2017 Best British Film David Heyman, Steve Kloves, J. K. Rowling, Lionel Wigram and David Yates Nominated [102]
Best Production Design Stuart Craig and Anna PinnockWon
Best Costume Design Colleen AtwoodNominated
Best Special Visual Effects Tim Burke, Pablo Grillo, Christian Manz and David WatkinsNominated
Best Sound Niv Adiri, Glenn Freemantle, Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson and Ian Tapp Nominated
Casting Society of America 19 January 2017Feature Big Budget – DramaFiona Weir and Jim CarnahanNominated [103]
Costume Designers Guild Awards 21 February 2017 Excellence in Fantasy Film Colleen AtwoodNominated [104]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 11 December 2016 Best Art Direction Stuart Craig, James Hambidge and Anna PinnockNominated [105]
Best Costume Design Colleen AtwoodNominated
Best Hair and Makeup Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemNominated
Best Visual Effects Nominated
Diversity in Media Awards15 September 2017Movie of the YearNominated [106]
Empire Awards 19 March 2017 Best British Film Nominated [107]
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne Won
Best Costume DesignFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemWon
Best Make-Up and HairstylingWon
Best Production DesignWon
Best Visual EffectsNominated
Evening Standard British Film Awards 9 December 2016Editor's AwardWon [108]
Irish Film & Television Awards 8 April 2017 Best Supporting Actor Colin Farrell Nominated [109]
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards 19 February 2017Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Period and/or Character Make-UpFae Hammond and Marilyn MacDonaldNominated [110]
Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Period and/or Character Hair StylingNominated
Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Special Make-Up EffectsFae HammondNominated
People's Choice Awards 18 January 2017 Favorite Year-End BlockbusterFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemWon [111]
Saturn Awards 28 June 2017 Best Fantasy Film Nominated [112]
Best Supporting Actor Dan Fogler Nominated
Best Music James Newton Howard Nominated
Best Production Design Stuart CraigNominated
Best Costume Design Colleen AtwoodWon
Best Make-up Nick KnowlesNominated
Best Special Effects Tim Burke, Christian Manz and David WatkinsNominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 18 December 2016 Best Production DesignStuart Craig and James HambidgeRunner-up [lower-alpha 1] [113]
Teen Choice Awards 31 July 2016 Choice AnTEENcipated MovieFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemNominated [114]
Visual Effects Society Awards 7 February 2017 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal FeatureTim Burke, Pablo Grillo, Christian Manz, David Watkins and Olly YoungNominated [115]
Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature Gabriel Beauvais-Tremblay, Luc Girard, Laurent Laban and Romain RicoNominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 5 December 2016 Best Art Direction Stuart Craig and Anna PinnockNominated [116]

Sequels

Initially, in October 2014, the studio announced the film would be the start of a trilogy. In July 2016, David Yates confirmed that Rowling had written the screenplay for the second film and had ideas for the third. [117] In October 2016, Rowling announced that the series would comprise five films. [118]

The first sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was released on 16 November 2018. [119] The second sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, was released in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2022 and in the United States on 15 April 2022. [120] [121]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">J. K. Rowling</span> British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has sold over 600 million copies, been translated into 84 languages, and spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. The Casual Vacancy (2012) was her first novel for adults. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albus Dumbledore</span> Fictional character from Harry Potter

Prof. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting Lord Voldemort, the main antagonist of the series.

<i>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them</i> 2001 book by J. K. Rowling about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2001 guide book written by British author J. K. Rowling about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe. The original version, illustrated by the author herself, purports to be Harry Potter's copy of the textbook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first novel of the Harry Potter series. It includes several notes inside it supposedly handwritten by Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, detailing their own experiences with some of the beasts described, and including inside jokes relating to the original series.

Magical creatures are an aspect of the fictional Wizarding World contained in the Harry Potter series and connected media originally created by British author J. K. Rowling. Throughout the seven main books of the series, Harry and his friends encounter many of these creatures on their adventures in Hogwarts, the Forbidden Forest, or other locations throughout the Wizarding World. In addition, students learn to take care of creatures such as hippogriffs and unicorns in the Care of Magical Creatures class at Hogwarts. Rowling has also written Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a guide to the magical beasts found in the series, and based on the fictional textbook of the same name written by Newt Scamander and used by students at Hogwarts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MuggleNet</span> Harry Potter fansite

MuggleNet is the Internet's oldest and largest Harry Potter and Wizarding World fansite. MuggleNet was founded in 1999. It has expanded over the years to include a handful of partner podcasts, a separate book blog, over half a dozen published works and live events. At one point, it also ran its own forums, social network and separate fan fiction website. Originally owned by founder Emerson Spartz, MuggleNet became an independently-owned and operated brand in early 2020.

The fictional universe of British author J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels comprises two distinct societies: the wizarding world and the Muggle world. In the novels, the Muggle world is the world inhabited by the non-magical majority, with which the wizarding world exists coextensively, albeit mostly remaining hidden from the non-magical humans. The plot of the series is set in 1990s Britain, but in a veiled and separate shadow society wherein magic is commonly used and practised, and those who can use it live in self-enforced seclusion, hiding their abilities from the rest of the world. The term "wizarding world" refers to the global wizard community that lives hidden in parallel with the Muggle world; the different terms refer to different communities within the same area rather than separate planets or worlds. Any new works taking place in this universe are released under the "J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World" brand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Heyman</span> British film producer (born 1961)

David Jonathan Heyman is a British film producer and the founder of Heyday Films. Heyman is best known as the primary producer of all eight installments of the Harry Potter film series, which are based on a series of popular fantasy novels of the same name by author J. K. Rowling. He then produced all three installments of its spin-off prequel series, Fantastic Beasts. His work makes him the second-most commercially successful producer of all time.

<i>Harry Potter</i> Fantasy literature series by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic, and subjugate all wizards and Muggles.

Lego <i>Harry Potter</i> Lego theme based on the Harry Potter film series

Lego Harry Potter is a Lego theme based on the film series of the same name and the eponymous novels by British author J. K. Rowling. It is licensed from Warner Bros. Lego models of important scenes, vehicles and characters were made for the first six films and all of the published books. The first sets appeared in 2001, to coincide with the release of the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Subsequent sets were released alongside the new films, until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The line then went dormant for three years, with sets being released in 2010 and 2011. In 2018, it was announced that more sets based on the Harry Potter franchise would be released, including new sets based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katherine Waterston</span> British-born American actress (born 1980)

Katherine Boyer Waterston is a British-American actress. She made her feature film debut in Michael Clayton (2007). She had supporting roles in films including Robot & Frank,Being Flynn and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013), before her breakthrough performance in Inherent Vice (2014). She portrayed Chrisann Brennan in Steve Jobs (2015), and went on to star as Tina Goldstein in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and its sequels. Her other film roles were in Alien: Covenant (2017), Logan Lucky (2017), The Current War (2017), Mid90s (2018) and The World to Come (2020).

<i>Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald</i> 2018 film by David Yates

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is a 2018 fantasy film directed by David Yates and written by J. K. Rowling. The sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), it is the second instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series and the tenth overall in the Wizarding World franchise. It features an ensemble cast including Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, William Nadylam, Kevin Guthrie, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp. Set in 1927, it follows Newt Scamander and Albus Dumbledore as they attempt to take down the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald while facing new threats in a more divided wizarding world.

<i>Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore</i> 2022 film by David Yates

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a 2022 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves, based on a screenplay by Rowling. It is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), the third instalment in the Fantastic Beasts film series and the eleventh overall in the Wizarding World franchise. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, and Mads Mikkelsen. Set several years after the events of its predecessor, the film sees Albus Dumbledore tasking Newt Scamander and his allies with a mission that takes them into the heart of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald's army.

<i>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them</i> (soundtrack) 2016 film score by James Newton Howard

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 2016 film of the same name, composed by James Newton Howard. A limited edition vinyl was first released on 4 November 2016. The soundtrack was later released in both digital and physical formats on 18 November 2016 by WaterTower Music.

<i>Fantastic Beasts</i> Fantasy film series prequel to the Harry Potter series

Fantastic Beasts is a film series directed by David Yates, and a spin-off prequel to the Harry Potter novel and film series. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of three fantasy films as of 2022, beginning with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and following with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022). Following the 2001–11 Harry Potter film series, Fantastic Beasts marks the second film series in the Wizarding World shared universe media franchise.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wizarding World</span> Shared fictional universe

The Wizarding World is a fantasy media franchise and shared fictional universe centred on the Harry Potter novel series by J. K. Rowling. A series of films have been in production since 2000, and in that time eleven films have been produced—eight are adaptations of the Harry Potter novels and three are part of the Fantastic Beasts series. The films are owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The series has collectively grossed over $9.6 billion at the global box office, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film franchise of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newt Scamander</span> Fictional character and protagonist of Fantastic Beasts film series

Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamander is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Fantastic Beasts film series.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". British Board of Film Classification . Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022. 132m 40s.
  3. ↑ Newman, Kim (18 November 2016). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them review: a fiddly start for J.K. Rowling's wizarding prequels". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them". British Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (13 November 2018). "Box Office: 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' Sequel Heads for $250 Million Global Launch". Variety . Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. 1 2 Barnes, Brooks (7 November 2016). "Warner Bros., Quietly Thriving, Recasts Its Own Story". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Box Office Kicks Off With $8.75 Million On Thursday". Deadline . Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Box Office Mojo . IMDb. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)". The Numbers . Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon (26 February 2017). "Oscars 2017: Fantastic Beasts Wins First Academy Award for Harry Potter Franchise". IGN . Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 McMillan, Graeme (1 June 2015). "Eddie Redmayne Officially Cast in 'Harry Potter' Prequel 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Kroll, Justin (10 April 2015). "Eddie Redmayne the Frontrunner to Star in 'Harry Potter' Spinoff (Exclusive)". Variety . Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  13. ↑ Hawkes, Rebecca (25 March 2015). "Matt Smith cast in Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts?". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  14. 1 2 Kroll, Justin (15 June 2015). "Fantastic Beasts: Tina Played by Katherine Waterston in Potter Spinoff". Variety . Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Pottermore - Everything we've learned about 'Fantastic Beasts'". Pottermore. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  16. 1 2 Fleming, Mike Jr. (10 July 2015). "Dan Fogler Cast In 'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them' Movie As Jacob". Deadline . Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  17. ↑ Rowling, J.K. [@jk_rowling] (15 August 2015). "Well, I think it's widely known that the characters of (Porpen)tina and Queenie are sisters, but not that their surname is Goldstein" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 August 2015– via Twitter.
  18. ↑ Kroll, Justin (9 July 2015). "'Fantastic Beasts': Alison Sudol Joins 'Harry Potter' Spinoff". Variety . Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  19. 1 2 The Deadline Team (17 August 2015). "David Yates-Helmed 'Fantastic Beast' Filming Starts Up". Deadline . Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 Osorio, Paulette (17 August 2015). "Filming Gets Underway on 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'" (Press release). Warner Bros. Pictures. Business Wire. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Kroll, Justin (24 June 2015). "Ezra Miller Eyes 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'". Variety . Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  22. ↑ Kit, Borys (5 October 2015). "'Fantastic Beasts': Jon Voight Joins Cast for "Harry Potter" Spin-Off". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  23. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (5 August 2015). "Colin Farrell Joins Harry Potter Spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  24. ↑ Kit, Borys (8 October 2015). "Harry Potter Spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts' Casts Ron Perlman (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  25. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts actress chosen from open auditions". BBC. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  26. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (6 August 2015). "J.K. Rowling's 'Fantastic Beasts' Casts 'Brooklyn' Actress Jenn Murray (Exclusive)". TheWrap . Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  27. ↑ Douglas, Edward (20 November 2016). "Fantastic Beasts Producer David Heyman Explains Why They Cast Johnny Depp". Collider . Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  28. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (10 August 2016). "'Harry Potter' Spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts' Adds Zoe Kravitz (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  29. ↑ Tartagloine, Nancy (12 September 2013). "Warner Bros, J.K. Rowling Team For New 'Harry Potter'-Inspired Film Series". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  30. ↑ "'Harry Potter' producer David Heyman officially on board to produce 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them'". Page to Premiere. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  31. ↑ Chitwood, Adam (25 May 2014). "Alfonso Cuaron Says He Will Not Direct Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  32. ↑ "X-Men's Jane Goldman Joining Fables Film Writing Team, Updates on Rowling's Fantastic Beasts". The Mary Sue. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  33. ↑ The Deadline Team (21 August 2014). "David Yates in Talks For 'Harry Potter' Spin-Off 'Fantastic Beasts'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  34. ↑ Sims, Andrew (15 October 2014). "WB names David Yates 'Fantastic Beasts' director". hypable.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  35. ↑ "James Newton Howard to Score 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'". Film Music Reporter. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  36. ↑ Fogler, Dan [@mrdanfogler] (16 August 2015). "#fantasticBeasts tomorrow the adventure really begins! my mustache is ready! are you?! so blessed!..." (Tweet). Retrieved 17 August 2015– via Twitter.
  37. ↑ "Filming To Begin August 17th". FantasticBeastsMovies.com. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  38. ↑ Weintraub, Steven [@colliderfrosty] (11 August 2015). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them starts filming in London on Monday. Heard most of the shoot is in London" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 August 2015– via Twitter.
  39. ↑ Miles, Tina (20 October 2015). "Fake snow on Harry Potter prequelset as Liverpool filming makes progress". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  40. ↑ Kollewe, Julia (3 November 2016). "Harry Potter special effects firm looks east with sale to China group". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  41. ↑ "'Fantastic Beasts': James Newton Howard to score JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter' spin-off - NME". NME . 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  42. ↑ Szalai, Georg (7 October 2016). "Pottermore Debuts 'Fantastic Beasts' Theme Tune". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  43. ↑ Bacardi, Francesca (7 October 2016). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Theme Song Includes a Nod to a Harry Potter Classic". E! News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  44. ↑ Derschowitz, Jessica (7 October 2016). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them theme debuts on Pottermore". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  45. ↑ "FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM - The Art of VFX". www.artofvfx.com. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  46. ↑ Fantastic Beasts [@FantasticBeasts] (10 December 2015). "Your first glimpse at #FantasticBeasts will arrive on December 15. pic.twitter.com/8Qi2QFfG7X" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 December 2015– via Twitter.
  47. ↑ Fantastic Beasts [@FantasticBeasts] (15 December 2015). "One hour until the #FantasticBeasts trailer. pic.twitter.com/nSgAxvUZmd" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 December 2015– via Twitter.
  48. ↑ Fantastic Beasts [@FantasticBeasts] (15 December 2015). "The Announcement Trailer for #FantasticBeasts is here. https://t.co/kVFBnSN3b7" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 December 2015– via Twitter.
  49. ↑ McCabe, Adam (2 February 2016). "Our favorite moments from 'A Celebration of Harry Potter 2016' at Universal Orlando". Inside the Magic. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  50. ↑ Sullivan, Kevin P. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trailer debuts at MTV Movie Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  51. 1 2 Gettell, Oliver. "Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts casts Zoe Kravitz". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  52. ↑ Kroll, Justin (10 August 2016). "Zoe Kravitz Joins 'Harry Potter' Spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts'". Variety . Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  53. ↑ Hibberd, James. "Fantastic Beasts: First look at Ezra Miller's mysterious character". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  54. ↑ Lewis, Chelsea (28 September 2016). "Final 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Trailer Released". Heroic Hollywood. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  55. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay, #1)". www.goodreads.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  56. ↑ Cain, Sian. "The screenplay of Fantastic Beasts is a rare miss for the wizarding world". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  57. ↑ Goldberg, Matt (7 March 2016). "'History of Magic in North America' Trailer Promises New Stories from J.K. Rowling". Collider . Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  58. ↑ Parker, Brinton (6 October 2016). "J.K. Rowling Just Gave Us Everything to Know Before Fantastic Beasts". POPSUGAR. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  59. ↑ Lee, Paula Young (July 2016). "Pottermore problems: Scholars and writers call foul on J.K. Rowling's North American magic". Salon. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  60. ↑ Anderton, Ethan (28 June 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Featurette Shines a Light on Ilvermorny, the American Hogwarts". /Film . Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  61. ↑ Fahey, Mike (28 November 2016). "All I Know About Fantastic Beasts I Learned From Lego Dimensions". Kotaku . Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  62. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (13 May 2014). "New J.K. Rowling Movie 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Gets Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  63. ↑ Evry, Max (27 January 2017). "Fantastic Beasts Blu-ray and Digital HD Announcement". ComingSoon.net . Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  64. 1 2 Barnes, Brooks (20 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Is a Hit for Warner Bros". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  65. ↑ "Worldwide Openings". Box Office Mojo . Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  66. 1 2 3 4 5 Tartaglione, Nancy (20 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Climbs To Magical $145.5M Overseas – Intl Box Office Update". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  67. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (27 March 2017). "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Box Office Profits 2016: JK Rowling & WB Back In Business". Deadline . Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  68. ↑ Gant, Charles (22 November 2016). "Fantastic Beasts sprinkles magic dust over the UK box office". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  69. ↑ Gant, Charles (4 January 2017). "Rogue One storms past Fantastic Beasts into 2016 top spot at UK box office". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  70. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (17 November 2016). "Box-Office Preview: 'Fantastic Beasts' Hopes to Make Magic With $70-80M U.S. Debut". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  71. ↑ Brevet, Brad (17 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Eyes Fantastic Opening that Could Top $90 Million". Box Office Mojo . Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  72. ↑ Mendelson, Scott (19 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Box Office: Not-So-Magical $29.7M Friday For J.K. Rowling Prequel". Forbes . Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  73. ↑ Mendelson, Scott (18 November 2016). "Box Office: 'Fantastic Beasts' Finds Just $8.75M On Thursday". Forbes . Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  74. ↑ "Box Office Top 20: 'Fantastic Beasts' summons $74.4 million". Associated Press. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  75. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (21 November 2016). "'Moana' To Bite Into 'Fantastic Beasts' Family Crowd At Thanksgiving Box Office". Deadline . Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  76. ↑ Mendelson, Scott (26 November 2016). "Friday Box Office: 'Fantastic Beasts' Tops $355M Global, 'Doctor Strange' Passing $200M U.S." Forbes . Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  77. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (24 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Tops Tuesday,'Moana' Beats 'Frozen' In Previews: Pre-Thanksgiving Box Office". Deadline . Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  78. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (13 November 2016). "'Doctor Strange' A Marvel As Pic Nears $500M WW, 'Billy Lynn' Walks With $13.2M; 'Arrival' Lands $10.2M – Intl Box Office". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  79. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (15 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Box Office To Wolf Down As Much As $200M+ Worldwide: Weekend Preview". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  80. 1 2 3 4 5 Tartaglione, Nancy (17 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Unleashes $16.6M on Day 2 Overseas; $23.5M Running Cume". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  81. ↑ Scott Mendelson (17 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Box Office: J.K. Rowling Prequel Nets Promising $6.9M In Overseas Debut". Forbes . Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  82. ↑ McClintock, Pamela; Ford, Rebecca (18 November 2016). "Weekend Box Office: 'Fantastic Beasts' Heads for $75M-Plus Opening After $29.7M Friday". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  83. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tartaglione, Nancy (27 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Tops $470M Global; 'Moana' Catches $16.3M Wave Overseas". Deadline . Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  84. ↑ "Opening at no.1, 'Fantastic Beasts' finds P126.42-M in just 4 days". Philippine Daily Inquirer . 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  85. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (26 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Cumes $227M Overseas; Bests Potter Bows In China". Deadline . Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  86. ↑ Frater, Patrick (24 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Sees Powerful Chinese Opening". Variety . Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  87. ↑ Frater, Patrick (28 November 2016). "China Box Office: 'Fantastic Beasts' Enjoys $40 Million Opening". Variety . Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  88. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  89. ↑ "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  90. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (13 November 2016). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them review – JK Rowling goes steampunk". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  91. ↑ Bartleet, Larry (14 November 2016). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Film Review". NME . Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  92. ↑ Collin, Robbie (13 November 2016). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them review: JK Rowling's spectacular feat of world-building". The Telegraph . Archived from the original on 13 November 2016.
  93. ↑ Kohn, Eric (13 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Review: The 'Harry Potter' Prequel Is One of the Best Blockbusters of the Year". IndieWire . Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  94. ↑ Travers, Peter (15 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': Potter Prequel Gets Political". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  95. ↑ Ryan, Mike (12 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them' Is A Worthy, But Much Different, Successor to Harry Potter". Uproxx. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  96. ↑ DeFore, John (13 November 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  97. ↑ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (17 November 2016). "The Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them can't find itself". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  98. ↑ Edelstein, David (17 November 2016). "Fantastic Beasts Is a Distinctly Unmagical Slog". Vulture . Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  99. 1 2 Nordyke, Kimberly (24 January 2017). "Oscars: 'La La Land' Ties Record With 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022. (Colleen Atwood) (WINNER)
  100. ↑ "Oscar Nominations: Complete List". Variety . 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  101. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (5 January 2017). "Art Directors Guild Awards Nominations: 'Rogue One', 'Game Of Thrones' & More". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  102. ↑ Copeland, Wesley (10 January 2017). "BAFTA 2017 Nominations Announced". IGN . Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  103. ↑ Petski, Denise (3 January 2017). "Casting Society Unveils 2017 Artios Awards Film Nominees". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  104. ↑ "Excellence inFantasy Film". costumedesignersguild.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  105. ↑ "La La Land Leads with 12 Nominations for the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards". Critics' Choice. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  106. ↑ "Diversity in Media Awards 2017". Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  107. ↑ Pape, Danny (7 February 2017). "Star Wars: Rogue One Leads Empire Awards 2017 Nominations". Flickreel.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  108. ↑ Norum, Ben (9 December 2016). "Evening Standard British Film Awards: Kate Beckinsale and Hugh Grant crowned". Evening Standard . Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  109. ↑ "Here's the full list of nominees for this year's Irish Film and Television Awards". Entertainment.ie . 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  110. ↑ "2017 nominees" (PDF). local706.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  111. ↑ Park, Andrea (15 November 2016). "People's Choice Awards 2017: List of Nominations - CBS News". CBS News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  112. ↑ McNary, Dave (2 March 2017). "Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: 'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead". Variety . Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  113. ↑ Wilson, Cavin (12 December 2016). "St. Louis Film Critics Association announces nominations for awards". St. Louis Dispatch. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  114. ↑ Vulpo, Mike (24 May 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016 Nominations Announced: See the "First Wave" of Potential Winners". E!. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  115. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (10 January 2017). "'Rogue One' Leads Visual Effects Society Feature Competition With 7 Nominations As 'Doctor Strange,' 'Jungle Book' Grab 6 Each". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  116. ↑ "The 2016 WAFCA Awards Nominations". 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  117. ↑ Bell, Amanda (1 July 2016). "Fantastic Beasts Movie Sequel Has Already Been Written". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  118. ↑ Khatchatourian, Maane (13 October 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' to Be Five-Film Franchise". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  119. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (3 August 2016). "'Fantastic Beasts' Sequel in the Works With J.K. Rowling and David Yates, Release Date Set". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  120. ↑ Crouch, Aaron (22 September 2021). ""Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' Sets New 2022 Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  121. ↑ Fantastic Beasts UK [@BeastsMovieUK] (29 September 2021). "#FantasticBeasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore will release in cinemas across the UK & Ireland on April 8, 2022" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 September 2021– via Twitter.

Literature

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.