Franchise
Fantastic Beasts
3 films•2016–2022•Warner Bros.
58%average critics68%average audience$163.2Mdomestic average
Films
3
2016–2022
Domestic
$489.5M
lifetime
Worldwide
$1.88B
lifetime
Avg opening
$59.6M
3-day
Avg legs
2.67x
opening → total
Return
3.2x
on $580.0M of budget
The Fantastic Beasts series runs to 3 films from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) to Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), together grossing $489.5M domestic and $1.88B worldwide. The biggest hit is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) at $814.0M worldwide, which also had the biggest opening weekend, $74.4M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | 2016 | $74.4M | $234.0M | 3.14x | $814.0M | A | 74% | #12 |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | 2018 | $62.2M | $159.6M | 2.57x | $655.8M | B+ | 36% | #21 |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | 2022 | $42.2M | $95.9M | 2.30x | $407.2M | A- | 64% | #20 |
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Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 3.0 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
3.2x
$1.88B worldwide on $580.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $489.5MInternational $1.39B
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven4.5x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
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