Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (movie)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy movie directed by David Yates. It is a spin-off of and prequel to the Harry Potter movie series. It was produced and written by J. K. Rowling.

Fantastic Beasts
and Where to Find Them
Directed byDavid Yates
Produced by
Written byJ. K. Rowling
Based onFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by J. K. Rowling (credited as Newt Scamander)
Starring
Music byJames Newton Howard
CinematographyPhilippe Rousselot
Edited byMark Day
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[1]
Release date
  • 10 November 2016 (2016-11-10) (Alice Tully Hall)
  • 18 November 2016 (2016-11-18) (United Kingdom and United States)
Running time
133 minutes[2]
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States[3][4]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$175–200 million[5]
Box office$814 million[6]

It stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo, Ron Perlman, and Colin Farrell.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. Newman, Kim (18 November 2016). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them review: a fiddly start for J.K. Rowling's wizarding prequels". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them". British Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. Rubin, Rebecca (13 November 2018). "Box Office: 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' Sequel Heads for $250 Million Global Launch". Variety. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.