Peak superhero will debut at $ 51 million – Variety



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Warner Bros. '"Shazam! "Reaches the top of the national box office with an estimated $ 51 million in sales on 4,217 sites in North America in its early days.

The story of the super heroes of DC and New Line brought $ 20.5 million to the United States on Friday and $ 29.2 million worldwide. The international sum of "Shazam" is currently $ 44 million.

Asher Angel plays in the movie as a young boy named Billy Batson who turns into a titular adult superhero (Zachary Levi) when he says "Shazam". David F. Sandberg, from a scenario by Henry Gayden. The film received A CinemaScore rating and 91% fresh notes on rotten tomatoes.

Paramount's "Pet Sematary" remake is expected to generate about $ 23 million from 3,585 national sites, after raising about $ 10 million on Friday to land in second place.

Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer made the second film adaptation of Stephen King's novel, starring John Lithgow, Jason Clarke and Amy Seitmetz. It contains 61% rotten tomatoes and a C + CinemaScore, which is rather typical of horror movies.

Meanwhile, three top performers will complete the top five at the box office. Reimagination of Disney's "Dumbo" live is expected to pocket an additional $ 18 million in its second frame, while the third weekend of "We" by Jordan Peele is expected to land in fourth place with $ 14 million. Captain Marvel, of Disney-Marvel, is expected to rank fifth with an estimated $ 12 million in his fifth frame.

The "Dumbo" estimate marks a sharp 60% drop for the big-eared elephant. It has totaled $ 136 million worldwide since its release, including $ 62 million from national theaters.

The horror picture "We" has totaled $ 142 million for Universal since its release on March 22, with an additional $ 46 million.

STX Films' "The Best of Enemies" will open the night for a distant number 6, which is expected to debut with $ 4 million from 1,705 movie theaters. He earned $ 1.62 million Friday.

Sam Rockwell and Taraji P. Henson play Ann Atwater and PC. Ellis, a civil rights advocate and leader of Ku Klux Klan, co-chair reluctantly at a community summit, competing for the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina, in the summer of 1971. movie received an Un CinemaScore.

The documentary Aretha Franklin of Neon, "Amazing Grace", will be presented at eight screens this weekend for an estimated $ 87,000.

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