[UPDATE] Shazam 2’s first-weekend box office numbers have arrived, and they came in below expectations. The movie earned $30.5 million in the US and Canada over the weekend, which was down 43% compared to the original movie’s first-weekend ($53.5 million) back in 2019.
Worldwide, the movie has now made $65.5 million, which includes $35 million from international markets. Shazam 2 was projected to make $85 million worldwide for its first weekend. All of these box office numbers come from Deadline.
“Shazam’s inability to fly at the box office has largely to do with the fact that there’s no want-to-see among core DC fans in regards to this sequel. It’s not part of a connective tissue in the DC universe, nor was it ever, and that’s a problem that DC Bosses James…