We’re looking at a potential $12M+ three-day there. While Fury of the Gods is leading Friday presales in China, the same cannot be said for Saturday and Sunday. If we remove China from the equation as well, the like-for-like launch was $55.5M at current exchanges. The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word SHAZAM is transformed into his adult Super. ![]() In terms of overseas comps, next to the 2019 film, and with previews and Russia backed out, the start was $83.5M at today’s rates. Also preventing a stampede here is that Shazam isn’t your typical dark DC property, rather a silly PG-13 movie. Let’s see if the pic overindexes and beats tracking: Both Creed III and Scream VI blew away their projections with respective franchise-high starts of $58.3M and $44.4M. Overall, both overseas and domestic, Shazam 2 is bound to see a lower start than the 2019 original ($53.5M domestic, $102M WW), with a bit of that having to do with China running cold on Hollywood fare. On Thursday, Shazam 2 notably hits Germany, Italy, Australia, Brazil and Mexico, while Friday adds the UK, Spain, Japan and China. Wednesday includes Korea among majors, but France is going two weeks later to take advantage of playing into Easter holidays. As reported by Variety, DCs latest film, Shazam, if early tracking. RELATED: Helen Mirren On ‘Shazam! Fury Of The Gods’ Stunt Injury & Her Limited Conception Of What DC Superhero Pic Is Aboutįury of the Gods will roll out overseas between Wednesday and Friday in what is projected to be a $45M-$50M international start. Shazam is projected to earn as much as 40 million domestically during its opening weekend, beginning on April 5, 2019. Discovery chief David Zaslav installed Gunn and Safran.Families turned out for the first movie at 27%, and word is that they could rep even more this time around at 50%. Shazam had a relatively humble production budget of 80 million, while Aquaman enjoyed a sizeable budget of approximately 160-200 million. Courtesy Everett Collection New Line Cinema’s Shazam Fury of the Gods is tracking for a low-key domestic debut of 35. Fury of the Gods is tracking to receive a hugely underwhelming opening weekend at the domestic box office that would fall way below the numbers for The Rock’s failed franchise-starter. Safran is a producer on Shazam! The sequel is the first DC pic to hit theaters since Warner Bros. Febru9:35am Shazam Fury of the Gods Warner Bros. Shazam! 2 is also the first of four DC films due out this year that were made before James Gunn and Peter Safran took over as heads of DC Studios in November and began reshaping the upcoming slate. Shazam! 2 stars franchise newcomers Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler, who take on the roles of goddesses Hespera, Calypso and Antaeus, respectively. When the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth, the kids are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives and the fate of their world. The sequel follows Billy Batson (Angel) and his fellow foster kids, who are still figuring out how to balance being teenagers with their superhero alter egos. ![]() The family-friendly movie topped out at $366 million at the worldwide box office, including $140.5 million domestically and $43.8 million in China (the sequel recently landed a China release date). It cost a reported $100 million to produce, far less than a usual Hollywood superhero tentpole. The first Shazam!, starring Zachary Levi and Asher Angel in the lead roles, debuted domestically to $53.5 million in April 2019. Shazam! Fury of the Gods opens in theaters March 17 and is the second studio superhero pic of 2023 after Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which debuted last weekend in theaters across the globe. Box Office Blues: Global Revenue Forecast Shows 2024 Trailing 2023 in First Post-Pandemic Setback
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