《哈利波特》前傳《神奇動物在哪裏》即將於大陸影院上映

At first glance, the new Harry Potter prequel "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" hardly seems tailor-made for Chinese audiences, especially given its elements of witchcraft and the supernatural — which can be a deal breaker for China's state censors.

乍一看之下，這部《哈利·波特》前傳《神奇動物在哪裏》不是爲中國觀衆定製的，尤其是其中的魔法和超自然元素--這些在中國的電影審查方面可能會遇到大問題。

But nearly 20 million people have purchased Chinese versions of J.K. Rowling's novels about the boy wizard since they were first available across the Pacific 16 years ago.

但是自從16年前JK羅琳小說《哈利·波特》第一次在太平洋地區發售以來，已經有近2000萬中國人購買了它的中譯本。

And hordes of adoring fans propelled the last Harry Potter film, 2011's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," to $60.8 million at the Chinese box office, back when the country's total theatrical gross was about $2 billion.

而且2011年《哈利·波特》系列電影最後一部《哈利·波特與死亡聖器下》上映的時候，大批中國粉絲貢獻了6080萬美元的票房，而當時中國的總票房還只有20億美元。

Although it's been five years since the last movie, Potter-mania hasn't waned.

雖然自從最後一部電影結束已經5年過去了，但是《哈利·波特》的狂熱並沒有退去。

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the eighth book in the series — and a script for a London stage play — quickly sold out its initial 300,000 copy print run when it became available for preorder in China in late September.

九月下旬，當該系列第8部小說《哈利·波特與被詛咒的孩子》（倫敦還演出了該部小說的同名舞臺劇）在中國開始預售時，第一批30萬本圖書很快就售罄了。

That's why Warner Bros.' is counting on "Fantastic Beasts," the first "Harry Potter" film since "Deathly Hallows Part 2," to be a monster at the Chinese box office, which could really use one after its worst slump in five years amid a dearth of bankable hits and a reduction of online ticketing subsidies.

這也是爲什麼華納兄弟正指望《哈利·波特與死亡聖器下》之後的又一部哈利·波特系列電影《神奇動物》可以在中國票房市場上大賺四方，在由於缺少賣座電影以及網絡售票補貼減少等原因而面臨五年來最嚴重的衰退之後，《神奇動物在哪裏》成了華納兄弟真正可以仰仗的東西。

The film, a prequel set in 1920s New York, opens there on Nov. 25, one week after its stateside debut.

《神奇動物在哪裏》是《哈利·波特》系列的前傳，背景設在上世紀20年代的紐約，在美國上映一週後將於11月25日登陸中國內地影院。

To ramp up the anticipation, all eight "Harry Potter" films were screened at last June's Shanghai International Film Festival.

爲加大對這部電影的預期，此前的全部8部《哈利·波特》系列電影都在去年6月份的上海國際電影節上進行了放映。