Shazam! Fury of the Gods has did not stay as much as its expectations with a disappointing world opening of $65.5 million. Despite opening at primary in North America, Variety experiences that the newest DC Universe film from Warner Bros. solely managed to generate $30.5 million from 4,071 theaters.
Box workplace analysts had predicted that Shazam! Fury of the Gods would gross round $35 million to $40 million from North American theaters alone. However, Fury of the Gods fell wanting these expectations, elevating issues about the way forward for the franchise following the DC Universe shakeup at Warner Bros. Discovery.
The worldwide debut of Shazam! Fury of the Gods additionally did not impress, with solely $35 million collected from 77 markets. This determine is considerably decrease than the $158.6 million collected by the unique Shazam! film throughout its world rollout in 2019.
In addition to Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom are additionally at present in numerous levels of post-production at Warner Bros. Discovery, with all 4 DC Universe films set to hit theaters this 12 months. Will the characters from these films make appearances in the brand new DC Universe? Only newly-named DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran Safran know.
David F. Sandberg directed Shazam! Fury of the Gods from a script written by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan, Shazam! Fury of the Gods. The movie stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Marta Millans, Cooper Andrews, Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren.
The official Shazam! Fury of the Gods synopsis reads as follows: “Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Billy—aka Shazam—and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of their world.”
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