Shazam!< also surprising at the Box Office USA, in second place Pet Sematary
Do you know what the magic word of this first weekend at the American box office is? But of course Shazam !, the film starring DC and Warner Bros. with Zachary Levi has in fact reached $53 million in 4,217 screens, easily surpassing the North American charts. The proceeds are encouraging and even exceed the forecasts, which had made an estimate of about $40/45 million. The film also earned $3million in advance projections and globally took home $ 102 million to a total of 79 international markets, reaching a total of $ 158.6 million.
Certainly Shazam's debut, in economic terms, is lower than that of other Cinecomics, but it should also be noted that production has spent far less than films like Aquaman or Wonder Woman. If we consider that the film by David F. Sandberg cost Warner Bros. and the New Line $ 98 million it is already a good result to have collected more than 60 million more and only on the first weekend!
According to Jeff Goldstein, president of Warner Bros. internal distribution, this weekend's "exciting result" is due to the fact that Shazam! he doesn't take himself too seriously. Although it is still in the superhero genre, it has a lighter tone than the others in titles like Wonder Woman or Aquaman, which were much darker.
Besides Shazam! which, as we know, tells the story of the orphaned adolescent Billy Baston (Asher Angel), who turns into a superhero just by uttering the magic word, even other films have been successful. Let's talk about the Paramount Pet Sematary horror remake, which debuted with $ 25 million in 3,585 locations. The supernatural thriller, based on the novel by Stephen King, cost $ 21 million in production.
In third place at the US box office we have Dumbo, the Disney live action directed by Tim Burton, which grossed $ 18.2 million in its second weekend, marking a 60% drop from its debut. However, the film has exceeded $ 200 million globally, including $ 76 million in North America.
Universal's horror film, Noi by Jordan Peele, now in its third weekend at the cinema, grossed $ 13 million and totaled $ 152 million. The psychological thriller, starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke, grossed $ 200 million worldwide.
Completing the top 5 is Captain Marvel, which adds $ 12.7 million. Played by Brie Larson, the cinecomic has exceeded $ 1 billion.
Other positions include the documentary on Aretha Franklin Amazing Grace, which produced $ 57,353; the historical drama Peterloo, which grossed $ 30.426 and finally, at the last place, The Best of Enemies, the film starring Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell grossed $ 4.5 million in 1705 screens. Astute Films has completely financed the film, distributed by STXfilms. According to the distribution, given that this is a title of little appeal compared to those mentioned above, viewers will go to see it in the coming weeks.
Summing up, therefore, this weekend has continued to show that the people in the cinema love the cinecomic and the films of fear! In any case, compared to last year there was an increase in the sale of tickets by 16%.