‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods stumbles with $30.5 million debut

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods felt the fury of the market in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero film opened at a disappointing $30.5 million in over 4,071 theaters.

What you need to know The “Shazam!” Sequel fell short of his modest expectations ($35 million) as well as the first film in the series ($53.5 million as of April 2019)

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” brought back Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody and Djimon Hounsou and added Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler and Lucy Liu

Second place went to “Scream IV” on its second weekend in cinemas

In its third weekend, “Creed III” grossed another $15.3 million to finish at #3

The “Shazam!” The sequel failed to live up to modest expectations ($35 million) as well as the first film in the series ($53.5 million as of April 2019) and earned a place at the bottom end of modern DC Comics film starts between ” Birds of Prey” ($33 million as of February 2020) and “The Suicide Squad” ($26.2 million as of August 2021), both of which were R-rated.

Directed by David F. Sandberg, Shazam! Fury of the Gods” brought back Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody and Djimon Hounsou and added Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler and Lucy Liu. Critics, many of whom found the first film charming, were largely blown away by this outing. It currently has a 53% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Audiences were more positive towards the sequel, giving it a B+ CinemaScore overall. Younger crowd was even cheaper.

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods reportedly cost $125 million to produce, not including marketing and advertising costs. The DC shop at Warner Bros. has undergone a major recalibration in recent months, with new bosses in James Gunn and Peter Safran, paving a path for the DC Universe to officially begin in 2025 with a new “Superman” Shazam! 2″ was one of several holdovers from the old regime, which includes “The Flash” in June and a new “Aquaman” in December.

Second place went to “Scream IV” on its second weekend in cinemas. The horror picture, distributed by Paramount, fell 61% from its debut and added $17.5 million, bringing its domestic total to $76 million.

In its third weekend, “Creed III” grossed another $15.3 million to finish at #3. The film, directed by and starring Michael B. Jordan, has now grossed $127.7 million in North America.

After winning an Oscar last Sunday, A24 added over 1,000 screens for an additional Everything Everywhere All At Once run, which grossed an additional $1.2 million. The Whale, for which Brendan Fraser won Best Actor, ran 509 screens and grossed $145,230.

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