With estimated ticket sales of US$53.4 million in its opening weekend, Shazam! showed that North American movie fans can enjoy a lighter spin on the usual dark superhero tale, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
The family-friendly flick stars Asher Angel as Billy Baston, an unhappy foster kid who is transformed into a muscular, wise-cracking adult superhero when anyone pronounces the secret word. Both the film's reviews and audience responses have been strongly positive, according to Hollywood Reporter. Its domestic take for the three-day weekend was not a bad return on the US$80 million Warner Bros and New Line spent to make it - particularly considering overseas ticket sales of US$102 million so far.
Another new release, horror film Pet Sematary - a remake of the 1989 film based on the Stephen King book - had a solid US$25 million in ticket sales, US$4 million more than Paramount spent to produce it, Variety reported. In third spot was last weekend's box office leader, Disney's Dumbo, at US$18.2 million, down 60 per cent from its opening.
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