Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (movie)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Directed by	David Yates
Written by	J. K. Rowling
Based on	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling (credited as Newt Scamander)
Produced by	David Heyman J. K. Rowling Steve Kloves Lionel Wigram
Starring	Eddie Redmayne Katherine Waterston Dan Fogler Alison Sudol Ezra Miller Samantha Morton Jon Voight Carmen Ejogo Ron Perlman Colin Farrell
Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
Edited by	Mark Day
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production companies	Warner Bros. Pictures[1] Heyday Films[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures[1]
Release dates	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]
Countries	United Kingdom United States[3][4]
Language	English
Budget	$175–200 million[5]
Box office	$814 million[6]

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.

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. "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.