1/12/2024 0 Comments Shazam box office tracking![]() And there’s a very simple reason for that. However, Shazam 2’s box office failure may be only the second or third time it’s occurred in the mercurial world of big budget Hollywood spectacle. We’ve seen this phenomenon occur in politics, business, and even academia. If party control changes hands in the legislature, an entire Congress or state assembly can be viewed as “a lame duck” in the final days of the calendar year. This can be an election year where the sitting President of the United States is rounding out their second term (or announced they are not running again), and therefore may have little political capital left for allies to rely on, or it can have added resonance to a leader who has already been defeated in an election and has a matter of weeks or months left before departing. presidents) who has reached the end of their term in office and has no hope of continuing on. In the popular parlance, the term “lame duck” generally refers to an elected official (especially U.S. In an age where interconnected superhero movies that cross-promote each other are increasingly relied on to prop up the fiscal calendars of entire media empires, a modern and bizarre phenomenon has begun to take shape: the ignominious death of the lame duck superhero movie. It’s also probably the final nail in the coffin of the character’s chances to appear in another DC film, at least in his current incarnation.Īnd yet, it’s worth considering whether the problem that damned Shazam 2 is that the character was already doomed to the dustbin of Hollywood franchise history-one more product launch that had preemptively been discarded by a studio intent on rebranding, and another tax write-off for that same studio’s parent company. ![]() And the 43 percent drop between openings that Fury of the Godsjust demonstrated is brutal. While the sequel reportedly cost the same amount as the first film, with a reported budget of $100 million (a rarity in Hollywood), no studio gets into the superhero franchise game so sequels can make less than their predecessors. Shazam! Fury of the Gods opening weekend prediction: $27.That is a grim opening for a film that’s predecessor, 2019’s Shazam!, bowed at $53.5 million. I’ll project that this doesn’t match what part 1 accomplished and fall about $10 million under it. ![]() And while Shazam! was well-received, I wouldn’t say it’s beloved (similar to Ant-Man). Moviegoers could be experiencing a little sequelitis and comic book adaptation fatigue by the time this hits. ![]() That said, Ant-Man has not been a runaway success compared to expectations. Creed III and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania are recent examples. In 2023, sequels are managing to build upon previous installments. Some estimates had Fury as low as $35 million. Last fall’s spin-off Black Adam climbed with $67 million out of the gate and a $168 million domestic haul (the presence of Dwayne Johnson provided an assist).Įarly tracking last week indicated potential trouble for the sequel. Shazam! managed to slightly exceed its forecasts when it earned $53 million in its premiere with a $140 million eventual gross. Sandberg is again in the directorial chair. Newcomers to the franchise include Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, Meagan Good, and Helen Mirren. The DCEU title finds Zachary Levi returning to the superhero role with Asher Angel (as alter ego Billy Batson), Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, and Djimon Hounsou back from the 2019 original. **Blogger’s Update (03/16): My Shazam! estimate continues to fall as I’m taking it down from $32.9M to $27.9M.īlogger’s Update (03/15): Two days before its premiere, I’m significantly lowering my estimate from $42.9M to $32.9MĪrriving four years after its predecessor was a solid hit with critics and audiences, Shazam! Fury of the Gods hopes for box office luck and plenty o’ green beginning March 17th.
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