Box Office: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Levitates to Number One With $29.7 Million on Friday

19 November 2016 7:27 AM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is soaring to number one at the box office this weekend, ahead of “Doctor Strange” and “Trolls,” which have won the past two frames.

The “Harry Potter” spinoff from Warner Bros. earned $29.7 million on Friday at 4,144 locations, and is expected to earn a hefty $76 million by the end of the weekend.

Stx Entertainment’s “The Edge of Seventeen,” and Open Road’s “Bleed for This” will also open in the top 10 this weekend. The former, a high-school comedy drama starring Hailee Steinfeld is heading for an opening in the $5-6 million range after earning $1.7 million on Friday at 1,945 locations. The latter, a boxing biopic led by Miles Teller, made $882,000 on Friday at 1,549 locations and is on its way to earning around $3 million this weekend.

DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls” and Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” should round out the top three after earning an additional »

- Seth Kelley

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