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'Dumbledore' tops North American box office with $43M

Eddie Redmayne arrives on the red carpet for the "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" premiere in New York City on April 6. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI
1 of 3 | Eddie Redmayne arrives on the red carpet for the "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" premiere in New York City on April 6. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo

April 17 (UPI) -- The Eddie Redmayne-Jude Law fantasy film, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $43 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Coming in at No. 2 is Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with $30 million, followed by The Lost City at No. 3 with $6.5 million, Everything Everywhere All at Once at No. 4 with $6.2 million and Father Stu at No. 5 with $5.7 million.

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Rounding out the top tier are Morbius at No. 6 with $4.7 million, Ambulance at No. 7 with $4 million, The Batman at No. 8 with $3.8 million, K.G.F.: Chapter 2 at No. 9 with $2.9 million and Uncharted at No. 10 with $1.2 million.

This weekend's Top 10 movies earned a total of about $108 million, compared to last weekend's box-office take of about $117 million when Sonic the Hedgehog was No. 1.

Moments from 'Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore' red carpet event

Left to right, actor William Nadylam, director David Yates, actor Dan Fogler, actor Eddie Redmayne, actress Victoria Yeates and actress Jessica Williams arrive on the red carpet for Fantastic Beasts, "The Secrets of Dumbledore," an IMAX Exclusive FANtastic Event at AMC Lincoln Square IMAX Theater in New York City on April 2, 2022. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo

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