New Line’s Covid-delayed DC sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods finally will hit theaters this weekend in 77 offshore territories and the U.S.
with a global outlook between $80M-$85M — $35M of that coming from domestic. The David F. Sandberg-directed pic previously had been scheduled to open on December 21, but Warner Bros decided in August that it wasn’t going to play second fiddle to Avatar: The Way of Water and moved the DC sequel to mid-March — where it now has access to Imax auditoriums as well as Dolby, PLF screens and motion seats.
The total theater count for Friday is north of 4,300 locations. Previews start at 3 p.m. Thursday in 3,400 theaters. The L.A.
premiere of the movie starring Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and Rachel Zegler is tonight, but Sandberg won’t be attending as he tested positive for Covid.
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