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Elsewhere, Viola Davis' female-fronted heist pic 'Widows' collects $600,000 and Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne's comedy 'Instant Family' scores $550,000 in previews.
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00:00The wizarding and non-wizarding worlds have been at peace for over a century.
00:06Grindelwald wants to see that peace destroyed.
00:09The Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts, The Crimes of Grindelwald brought in a magical
00:14$9.1 million in Thursday night previews at the North American box office,
00:19ahead of the first Fantastic Beasts film.
00:21The sequel, written by J.K. Rowling, could earn anywhere from $65 to $75 million for the weekend.
00:27Overseas is expected to do far more business as it launches in almost every corner of the globe.
00:32Who's that? A safe house in Paris.
00:35Why would I need a safe house in Paris?
00:36Should things at some point go terribly wrong, it's good to have a place to go.
00:40In 2016, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned $8.8 million in previews
00:45on its way to a $74.4 million domestic debut.
00:48The Crimes of Grindelwald sees Eddie Redmayne return in the role of Newt Scamander,
00:52who is recruited by a young Albus Dumbledore, played by Jude Law,
00:56to take down Gellert Grindelwald, played by Johnny Depp.
00:59You don't suffer from motion sickness, see?
01:02I don't do well on boats.
01:03You'll be fine.
01:05The movie will have no trouble topping the box office chart everywhere.
01:09In North America, the other new nationwide offerings are Widows and Instant Family.
01:13Instant Family sees Mark Wahlberg and Rose Bernstar as a married couple who take in three foster kids.
01:19It collected $550,000 in previews and is expected to earn in the $10 to $21 million range.
01:26Lizzie comes with two younger siblings.
01:28Three kids?
01:29Too much.
01:30Oh my god.
01:31They're adorable.
01:32Why would you show us that?
01:33That's wrong.
01:34Meanwhile, Widows, starring Viola Davis and Michelle Rodriguez, among others,
01:38earned $600,000 in previews and is projected to garner $12 to $18 million.
01:43My husband left me the plans for his next job.
01:48All I need is a crew to pull it off.
01:50For the latest box office numbers, head to THR.com.
01:53Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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