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David Yates’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” starred by Johnny Depp and Jude Law among others, and “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” have secured their big screen release dates in China in April. In the matter of the fact, latest move from the Hollywood franchise movies came against the backdrop of a mishap of Sony Picture’s which had botched to secure a release date for its “Spider Man: No Way Home,” a billion-dollar epic rolled out on last December, in the world’s largest theatrical market, China. Nevertheless, the latest Transylvania sequel “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania,” directed by Kluska and Drymon, will be released in Chinese theatres on April 3, 2022, just a couple of days before the Qingming or Tomb Sweeping Holidays, however, “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” will take a traditional approach and will open on April 8, a Friday.
Fantastic Beasts and Hotel Transylvania sequel snatch China release date
The Fantastic Beasts sequel, in tandem, will be released in the UK at the same date. “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” was released on January 14 in the US, however, the animation film has received mixed reviews from the critics, as Rotten Tomatoes ranked the movie at 51 per cent and critics of Metacritic scored the movie at 46 per cent.
Aside from that, “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” will be released in the North American domestic market on April 15, 2022, suggesting that the movie will have adequate time to metamorphosize a marketing campaign for domestic box office.
“Fantastic Beasts and where to Find Them,” the first movie in the Fantastic Beasts series, grossed a jawdropping $86 million over first weekend and “Fantastic Beasts: The crimes of Grindelwald” had grossed about $57.3 million, though the latest “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” reportedly harnesses potential to seize a $100 million-plus box office debut.