Box Office Results: Shazam! Fury of the Gods Tumbles in Opening Weekend

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didn’t get off the ground this weekend, grossing just $30.5 million in its debut frame from 4,071 theaters, according to Deadline. For comparison’s sake, the original sold $53 million worth of tickets during its opening weekend back in 2019.

Internationally, the DC superhero sequel fell way short of expectations with $35 million, which means the Zachary Levi vehicle managed just $65.5 million worldwide. Both numbers are considerably less than even ($67 million domestic, $140 million WW).

Audiences awarded a B+ CinemaScore compared to the A given to the original pic. The trade notes that felt too disconnected from the previous DC universe and wasn’t seen as essential viewing for those eagerly waiting for James Gunn’s upcoming slate. In other words, there was nothing driving audiences to see aside from their love of the first film.

, meanwhile, drew in $17.5M (-61%) in Week 2 and has now slashed its way to $76M. earned $15.3M (-44%) to bring its domestic total to $127.7M, effectively passing the domestic gross of 2015’s ($109M) and 2018’s ($115M) after just three weeks.

1.) (NL) 4,071 theaters Fri $11.7M, 3-day/Wk 1 2.) (Par) 3,676 (+1) theaters, Fri $5.2M (-73%), Sat $7.4M, Sunday $4.8M, 3-day (-61%)/Total $76M/Wk 2 3.) (UAR) 3,477 (-530) theaters Fri $4.3M (-42%),Sat $6.6M, Sun $4.3M, 3-day (-44%)/Total $127.7M/Wk 3 4.) (Sony) 3,405 theaters, Fri $1.575M (-64%), Sat $2.5M, Sun $1.6M, 3-day (-53%)/Total $22.4M/Wk 2 5.) (Dis) 2,650 (-455) theaters, Fri $1.175M (-30%), Sat $1.8M, Sunday $1M, 3-day (-43%), Total $205.8M/Wk 5 6.) (Uni) 2,687 (-517) theaters, Fri $1.09M (-38%), Sat $1.7M Sun $1M 3-day (-39%)/Total $58.4M/Wk 4 7.) (LG) 2,354 theaters (-165), Fri $960K (-30%), Sat $1.4M, Sun $1.1M, 3-day (-32%)/Total $45.4M/ Wk