Though the second installment, 2018’s “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” didn’t entirely sputter with $654 million at the worldwide box office, its rocky performance put the future of Newt Scamander - the protagonist played by Eddie Redmayne - and company in question. The reality that “Fantastic Beasts” is experiencing diminishing returns after three movies is especially painful, not only to Rowling, who envisioned the prequel story as a five-film franchise, but also to its backer Warner Bros., which bet big on the assumption that all things Hogwarts would remain relevant at the box office - whether or not Harry, Ron and Hermione were involved in the adventures that unfold on screen. With just $405 million at the global box office, it’s the first film in the blockbuster franchise - out of 11 - to just barely break even in its theatrical run. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” a $200 million-budgeted sequel in the “ Harry Potter” spinoff series, is an anomaly in J.K.
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