Shazam! Wrath of the Gods Opens to $30 Million – The Hollywood Reporter

Shazam! Wrath of the Gods

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DC and New Line Cinema Shazam! Wrath of the Gods He is the image of a superhero he despises.

The film opened to a dismal $30.5 million domestically from 4,071 theaters, far short of its debut’s $53.5 million domestic opening. Shazam! In 2019, not adjusted for inflation.

This is one of the worst starts for a major Hollywood superhero movie, as well as one of the worst films in the DC Cinematic Universe, including those released during the pandemic. Wrath of the Gods It cost at least $110 million to produce before marketing.

The news was bad abroad Wrath of the Gods It opened to just $35 million from 78 markets — including bombing in China with $4.4 million — for a worldwide debut of $65.5 million.

In North America, experimental tracking has been suggested Shazam! Wrath of the Gods It will open to at least $35 million this weekend. Others believe he earned $40 million.

Shazam 2Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score is 54 percent. That compares to a 90 percent for the 2019 film. The sequel also earned a quieter B+ CinemaScore, compared to the first’s A.

Families — who played a major role in the first film’s sudden success — remain an experiential challenge for moviegoers in the age of a pandemic. Parents and children also participated in the second part.

Wrath of the Gods It is the twelfth installment in the DC Extended Universe and the first to be released since Warner Bros. Chief Discovery. David Zaslav by exploiting James Gunn and Shazam! Franchise producer Peter Safran is running DC Studios and engineering an overhaul.

Wrath of the Gods Also coming up is the future of DC characters and the actors who were introduced before Gunn and Safran took over the scale. Superman actor Henry Cavill, for one, won’t be returning. Levi spoke about his future at the Hollywood premiere on Tuesday, saying Hollywood Reporter: “I am very happy with this movie…. I hope it won’t be the last.”

Directed by David F. Sandburg Shazam! Wrath of the Gods From a script by Henry Jayden and Chris Morgan. Asher Angel and Zachary Levi return as Billy Bastson aka Shazam. Djimon Hounson, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, and in her first film since Spielberg’s breakout. west side storyRachel Ziegler also stars.

The other new wide release of the weekend was Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlins on the side of the road moving forward, which debuted to nearly $2 million from 791 screens. The comic relied on the elderly, and they, like the families, are an experimental challenge. moving forward It came at No. 12.

again in the top 10, Sixth scream It collected $17.5 million from 3,675 theaters for a domestic total of $76 million. The bright picture fell by 61 percent. Overseas, it earned another $11.3 million from 53 markets against a foreign tally of $40 million – a good showing for a horror picture – and $116 million globally against a budget of $33 million.

Creed III It also remained a top contender, earning $15.3 million from 3,477 locations in its third outing against $127.6 million domestically. Added pic by Michael B.

At the box office niche is Focus Features’ The Willem Defoe heist-thriller inside It came in at number 14, with a total of $470,000 from 375 locations.

March 19th, 7:45 a.mUpdated with revised estimates.