Box office: ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’ stumbles on $30 million opening weekend
shazam It wasn’t a weekend box office magic word.
“Shazam: Wrath of the Gods” opened at No. 1. While he’s number one in North America, Warner Bros. DC Comics’ sequel fell short of expectations with his disappointing $30.5 million debut in 4,071 theaters. Heading into the weekend, the film was expected to raise between $35 million and $40 million, but it wasn’t all that spectacular as it made over $110 million in production and put another $100 million into the market. bottom.
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This is a significant drop from 2019’s Shazam. The first comic book to star Zachary Levi’s quirky hero, it opened for $53.5 million, making him $140 million domestically and $366 million worldwide. It’s also one of the worst starts in the DC Cinematic Universe outside of pandemic-era releases like Wonder Woman 1984 ($16.7 million) and The Suicide Squad ($26 million), which were released simultaneously on HBO Max. There is also one.
At the international box office, “Shazam 2” added $35 million from 77 markets and got off to a dismal start at $65.5 million worldwide.
Reviews and word of mouth may not help you with Shazam: Fury of the Gods for the next week. It earned a CinemaScore of ‘B+’ from the ‘A’ grade of the first film. 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, a significant drop from the original average of 90%. David F. Sandberg is back to direct ‘Fury of the Gods’ centered around Levi’s Billy Batson and his foster brother. — as they team up to battle the daughter of Atlas, who wields a weapon that could destroy the world. Starring Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren.
“Fury of the Gods” is also a victim of a massive reset in DC. It’s the first movie to be released since James Gunn and Peter Safran took over the superhero world and set a whole new direction. Although producers have been careful not to rule out the return of an established DC hero entirely ( Henry Cavill as Superman), fans can see the writing on the wall.
At one point, big events in comics were out of hand at the box office. But much like Shazam 2 and Disney’s poorly received Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumanias, cracks are starting to form, at least when it comes to below-average-rated adventures. ‘Ant-Man 3’ impressed with his $106 million opening weekend in February, but fell apart in the weeks that followed and even got off to the biggest start. Regardless, it will almost certainly be his lowest-grossing trilogy. Led by Dwayne Johnson, DC’s previous standalone adventure “Black Adam” also grossed his $392 million worldwide box office against a budget of over $200 million, greatly disappointing its theatrical release.
That’s not to suggest that superhero fatigue has taken over — and Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” appears to be dominating the summer box office, which points to a future where studios can no longer expect big-budget comic books to hit theaters. Globally at least he can easily achieve $500 million in revenue.
recently [in 2023]”Ant-Man got off to a great start, then slowed down, and Shazam fell,” said David A. Gross, who runs film consultancy Franchise Entertainment Research. “Neither movie found an original, creative way. Neither raised the series.
Elsewhere at the box office, Paramount’s thriller “Scream VI” fell to number two, grossing $17.5 million in 3,676 theaters in North America. Those ticket sales were down 61% for him from his fantastic $41 million debut, and after two weeks on the big screen, domestic sales for the sequel were his $76 million. This horror film added another $40 million internationally, bringing its global tally to her $116 million.
Michael B. Jordan’s sports drama Creed III pulled in $15.3 million from 3,477 venues, down just 44% from the previous weekend to come in third. Three weeks after his release, the film grossed him a staggering $127.7 million. Already his third “Creed” movie has surpassed its predecessor, as the first film finished with his $109 million and the sequel paid off with his $115 million.
Sony’s prehistoric sci-fi thriller ’65’ ranked number one. 4 grossed $5.8 million from 3,405 theaters, down 54% from its debut. The film, starring Adam Driver, has grossed him $22.4 million to date, which isn’t a great result considering its $45 million budget.
Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantomania ranked among the top five films in its fifth opening weekend, earning $4.1 million in 2,650 theaters. So far, it has generated his $205 million in North America, surpassing the original “Ant-Man” ($180 million) and the 2018 sequel “Ant-Man and the Wasp” ($216 million). increase. But worldwide, his $462 million Ant-Man 3 ticket sales are well below his $519 million for the first film and his $622 million for the next. .
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