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New 'Fantastic Beasts' film casts a winning box-office spell

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/11/19/20181119-fantastic-beasts.jpg"/></figure></div>LOS ANGELES - Again confirming the magic touch of J.K. Rowling, &quot;Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald&quot; took in an estimated $62.2 million this weekend to lead North American box offices, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.This second Harry Potter prequel came in slightly behind the first &quot;Fantastic Beasts&quot; movie, which earned $74.4 million in its opening three-day weekend, but it has already scored an impressive $253.2 million overseas. Warner Bros. plans three more &quot;Beasts&quot; movies.Written by Rowling and directed by David Yates, &quot;Grindelwald&quot; stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander as he works with Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) to take down the evil Gellert Grindelwald, played with typical panache by Johnny Depp.In a rare weekend when neither horror nor superhero movies dominated, second place went to family-friendly &quot;The Grinch&quot; from Universal, which tallied $38.2 million.The ever-popular Dr. Seuss tale has Benedict Cumberbatch voicing the ill-tempered green title character, with support from Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson and Angela Lansbury.In third spot, with $15.7 million in ticket sales, was Fox&#x27;s &quot;Bohemian Rhapsody,&quot; the foot-stomping biopic about Freddie Mercury and rock group Queen. Rami Malek has drawn strong reviews for his portrayal of the British singer/songwriter.Fourth went to new Paramount release &quot;Instant Family,&quot; starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as a married couple who take in three foster kids over the holidays. It earned $14.7 million and has drawn an &quot;A&quot; rating from audiences polled by CinemaScore.In fifth was Fox&#x27;s &quot;Widows,&quot; at $12.3 million. Directed by Steve McQueen of &quot;12 Years a Slave&quot; fame, it stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth Debicki as a group of women who try to pull off a heist after their husbands are killed in a botched robbery.Rounding out the weekend&#x27;s top 10 were:&quot;The Nutcracker and the Four Realms&quot; ($4.7 million)&quot;A Star Is Born&quot; ($4.4 million)&quot;Overlord&quot; ($3.9 million)&quot;The Girl in the Spider&#x27;s Web&quot; ($2.5 million)&quot;Nobody&#x27;s Fool&quot; ($2.3 million)bbk/jm© Agence France-Presse

LOS ANGELES - Again confirming the magic touch of J.K. Rowling, "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" took in an estimated $62.2 million this weekend to lead North American box offices, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

LOS ANGELES - Again confirming the magic touch of J.K. Rowling, "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" took in an estimated $62.2 million this weekend to lead North American box offices, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.