Theater counts: Shazam arrives in 4,071 theaters
March 16, 2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods will launch in 4,071 theaters this weekend, a slight drop from the 4,217 locations that hosted Shazam! on its opening weekend back in April, 2019, but still a formidable number. Moving On will also get a wide release this weekend.
Fury of the Gods marks the first release for the DC Extended Universe since Black Adam, which earned $168 million after opening back in October. That was the first DC film to earn over $100 million domestically since the first Shazam!, which ended up with $140.4 million domestically and $363.6 million worldwide. Obviously the pandemic had a lot to do with the two-and-a-half year dry spell for the franchise, but this will be a chance to build momentum ahead of the releases of The Flash and Blue Beetle later this year.
Even if the new Shazam! isn’t expected to post the kind of opening enjoyed by Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania a few weeks ago, it has still mostly cleared out the weekend so far as rival wide releases go. The lone exception is Moving On, a comedy starring Lily Tomln and Jane Fonda that Roadside Attractions has booked in 794 theaters. Its weekend will be worth paying attention to after 80 for Brady’s strong performance recently.
Opening in 357 theaters, Focus Features’ Inside stars Willem Dafoe as an art thief who gets trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn’t go as planned.
Looking ahead to next weekend, Lionsgate projects that John Wick: Chapter 4 will debut in 3,700 theaters. The previous outing in the franchise started out in 3,850 movie houses, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if this one gains a few between now and a March 24.
Theater Counts for March 17
Movie Distributor Theaters Previous
TheatersChange Shazam! Fury of the Gods Warner Bros 4,071 New Scream VI Paramount Pictures 3,676 3,675 +1 Creed III United Artists Releasing 3,477 4,007 -530 65 Sony Pictures 3,405 3,405 n/c Champions Focus Features 3,038 3,028 +10 Cocaine Bear Universal Pictures 2,686 3,196 -510 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Walt Disney 2,650 3,105 -455 Jesus Revolution Lionsgate 2,354 2,519 -165 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Universal Pictures 1,716 1,804 -88 Avatar: The Way of Water 20th Century Studios 1,190 1,675 -485 Moving On Roadside Attractions 794 New Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre Lionsgate 435 2,168 -1,733 Inside Focus Features 357 New Mummies Warner Bros 311 328 -17 A Man Called Otto Sony Pictures 175 347 -172 80 for Brady Paramount Pictures 168 367 -199 Magic Mike’s Last Dance Warner Bros. 86 311 -225 M3GAN Universal Pictures 51 146 -95 Violent Night Universal Pictures 29 33 -4 Emily Bleecker Street 21 78 -57 Theater Counts for March 24
John Wick: Chapter 4 Lionsgate 3,700 Theater Counts for March 31
A Thousand and One Focus Features 800
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