Shazam Fury Of The Gods Box Office Mojo (2024)

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Was Shazam Fury of the Gods a success? ›

It was also a box-office bomb, grossing $134 million worldwide against a production budget of $110–125 million.

"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" cost a reported $125 million to produce, not factoring in marketing and promotion costs. Internationally, it grossed $35 million from 77 overseas markets including China, bringing its total earnings to $65.5 million.

Neither Mirren nor unicorns are enough to make this worth seeing. Content collapsed. Shazam! Fury of the Gods could be the end of the road for this incarnation of the character and while it may not be as good as the first film, it is a fine enough note to potentially leave on Content collapsed.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods serves as the sequel to Shazam! released in 2019. The film continues the story of Billy Batson who — upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" — is struck by the Living Lightning of the gods and transformed into his adult superhero alter ego.

The announcement of the DCU reboot by James Gunn was a significant factor in the underperformance of Shazam 2. The uncertainty surrounding the future of the Shazam franchise, coupled with the confirmation that the old DCEU was coming to an end, led to a loss of interest among fans.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods would have needed to have brought in around $250 million to break-even, but this isn't factoring in marketing and promotional costs. Since Fury of the Gods only grossed $133.5 million, it was far from its target and marked a dramatic loss for DC.

We do know that a third Shazam! movie was planned, but the idea was ultimately scrapped when the Dceu went through a revamp. Our good friends at ComicBookMovie.com had a talk with Asher Angel, the star of the Shazam!

Shazam is in a strength class similar to Superman but can also command lightning. Shazam's magical powers give him a clear advantage over Superman whenever they meet in battle. The two heroes have fought several times, and Shazam almost always wins unless outside forces are at play.

But Fury of the Gods (now streaming on Max) also features another key DC figure: Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman, who makes a surprise cameo near the end of the film.

The film went into pre-production in 2009, with Peter Segal as director, John August as writer and Dwayne Johnson being considered to star as the villain Black Adam, but the project fell through; Johnson acts as an executive producer on Shazam!

How bad is Shazam 2? ›

Review scores, first off, are poor. The original Shazam was the third highest reviewed film in the DCEU with a 90%. The sequel, same star, same director, is a 53%, only above the original Suicide Squad, Batman V Superman, Justice League and Black Adam itself, which had a 39%.

Fury of the Gods' ending, Wonder Woman makes a partial appearance earlier on in the film. Billy has a dream where he's on a date with Gadot's character in Paris and tries to turn down a partnership with her. Disgruntled, the dream Wonder Woman stands to leave.

Mister Mind is a two-inch alien caterpillar of high intelligence with telepathic powers who usually carries out his villainous plans through an organization called the Monster Society of Evil.

At the beginning of the series he was 10 years old. As time passed, he ended up around 17 by the time Flashpoint rolled around (He was explicitly mentioned to be 16 when he started dating Star Girl around 2004/2005). He then got de-aged to 15 for the reboot.

The original Shazam, in contrast, reviewed well and performed well enough to warrant a sequel, and ended up grossing $366 million globally. Not incredible by most superhero standards, but solid enough in the DCEU at the time. This sequel, Fury of the Gods, looks to dramatically underperform that.

In addition, the balance between humor and action was poorly achieved. The high standards of comedy and wit set by the first Shazam! film were not met by Fury of the Gods. The humor sometimes felt forced and out of place, and the action scenes were overly violent and gloomy for a family-friendly film.

Summary. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom surpasses a previous DC movie's global gross in just four weeks, a notable achievement for the sequel. The film has already grossed $396.2 million worldwide, nearing the $400 million mark and outperforming DC's 2022 film, Black Adam.