Shazam! ended the weekend as another recent win for DC with an impressive number one finish that should see some solid legs until that OTHER superhero movie comes out.
Shazam! grossed $53.5 million over the weekend and while some have pointed out this is the lowest opening for the recent DC films, it’s still an impressive opening because Shazam! isn’t a huge brand name like Batman or Superman. A lot of the film’s success has to be the great reviews (91% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing) and the positive word of mouth (the film earned an “A” CinemaScore from opening weekend moviegoers). The gross for the film actually has reached $56.8 million thanks to grosses from the late March, Fandango special event. Internationally, Shazam! generated an estimated $102 million from 79 international markets as the film opened day-and-date in virtually all overseas territories outside of Japan, where it will open on April 19. Leading the way was a $30.9 million opening in China.
Debuting in second place is Pet Sematary with $24.5 million. The gross is in line with where the film was tracking heading into the weekend although I thought it would’ve debuted a tad higher than this. The opening does rank as the second largest debut of a Stephen King adaptation after 2017’s It and given its $21 million budget, it’s on the way to being a moderate success. There are a couple of things that are a little concerning and make me think that the film will see a bit of a hefty drop next week. Heading into the weekend, Pet Sematary was fresh on Rotten Tomatoes but the percentage gradually dropped and it now sits at a rotten 59%. The film also earned a “C+” CinemaScore which isn’t entirely great, especially for a horror film. Internationally, Pet Sematary opened in the first 46 international markets, representing 73% of the marketplace, and grossed $17.3 million. The performance was led by a $3.1 million opening in Russia.
Falling to third is Dumbo which grossed $18.2 million. The film dropped a massive 60.4% which is very high for a family film. With a budget of $170 million, the film needed a far better hold and it’s not going to come close to matching its budget stateside. The film has grossed $76.2 million at the domestic box office and internationally the film brought in an estimated $39.6 million from 55 markets for an overseas gross that now totals $137.5 million and a global tally that is now just shy of $214 million. It’s going to need more heavy lifting from international grosses to helped the bleeding it’s experiencing on the domestic front.
In fourth, we find Jordan Peele’s Us which grossed $13.7 million. That’s a drop of 58.5% and a lot of that has to do with Pet Sematary taking some of the horror crowd. The film isn’t having the legs of Get Out but with a bigger opening, Us is still killing it at the box office. The film has grossed $152.3 million to date and that’s on a slim $20 million budget. The film also added another $10.3 million internationally this weekend as its global gross now totals over $216 million.
Rounding out the top five is Captain Marvel which grossed $12.4 million. That’s a drop of 39.8% which is an impressive hold considering it has been out for five weeks and there are multiple options for moviegoers to seek out. The film has grossed $373.8 million stateside and also added another $14.1 million internationally for a global gross that now stands at $1.037 billion.
Check out the full top ten results below:
| Film | Total | % Change | Gross to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onward | $10,601,952 | -72.9% | $60.3 |
| Bloodshot | $9,176,695 | NEW | $9.17 |
| I Still Believe | $9,103,614 | NEW | $9.10 |
| The Invisible Man | $5,890,805 | -61.1% | $64.3 |
| The Hunt | $5,304,455 | NEW | $5.3 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | $2,522,584 | -67.3% | $145.7 |
| The Way Back | $2,356,115 | -71.2% | $13.3 |
| The Call of the Wild | $2,226,720 | -67.1% | $62 |
| Emma. | $1,295,215 | -73% | $9.9 |
| Bad Boys for Life | $1,102,208 | -63.5% | $204.2 |
