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