‘Fantastic Beasts’ tops domestic box office

The most recent Harry Potter spinoff solid a spell on the home field workplace on its opening evening.

“Improbable Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore” grossed $20.1 million on April 15, its opening evening, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo database.

Warner Bros. reduce out references to a homosexual affair within the film for its launch in China, with a rep saying the “nuanced cuts” have been made to “reply sensitively” to China’s market.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 2” adopted on Friday, grossing $10.9 million that day and $100.5 million cumulatively.

Motion-adventure flick “The Misplaced Metropolis” got here in third, with $2.1 million Friday and $74.1 million cumulatively.