
Women over 25 gave the threequel the best grades at 86% positive, followed by women under 25 at 83%.Īlso worthy, Warners didn’t dilute grosses down here with a day-and-date HBO Max model many believe this film can still clear $100M-plus domestic, and that’s great for the exhibition ecosphere.Īnd as far as HBO Max goes, the company likely looks forward to a possible uptick in subs when the film hits the service sometime around Memorial Day weekend.

Comscore/Screen Engine exits show 38% women over 25–the biggest demo for the pic, which is amazing for the pandemic, followed by 33% men over 25, 16% women under 25 and 13% men under 25. distribution picked a holiday to launch the movie to get the biggest audience they could and its the biggest opening for a female-skewing property during the pandemic.

If there’s any positive takeaways from Dumbledore, they include that Warner Bros. If reality didn’t set in for Rowling on Grindelwald, or even the first Fantastic Beasts movie, it should set in now: The majority of your Potter fans do not want to see Fantastic Beasts. There isn’t a script in for a fourth Fantastic Beasts. It was buzzed back in early 2021 that a Harry Potter spinoff series was being kicked around for HBO Max, but no writers were attached at the time. There are no immediate, concrete plans for the Harry Potter franchise. I understand she had no fingerprints on this threequel, nor could she put the brakes on it again the threequel’s production monies were committed by a previous administration.

WarnerMedia Studios and Network exec Ann Sarnoff took on that oversight. exec Josh Berger, who gets an EP credit here on Dumbledore, ran the Wizarding World franchise until roughly a year-and-a-half ago. However, as is the nature of bruised franchises at the box office, no matter how great a third installment could be conjured up, it’s hard to restore business after fans turn their backs on the previous movie.īox Office: Top-Grossing Films In North America Since 1989įormer Warner Bros London-based Warner Bros.

The threequel’s production was pushed in 2019 so that the script could be developed more. The continued production of these off-beat Potter canon movies are all about the studio’s commitment to their own George Lucas, meaning Rowling, and the further build-out of the Wizarding World which spans theme parks, stage shows, the set tours, etc. China Censors ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Threequel Dialogue As Market Continues Ban Of Onscreen Gay References
