Shazam!fell over 50% from last weekend and was still able to easily dominate this weekend’s box office with $25.1 million. The DC movie has been receiving praise from fans and critics, who are excited about the lighter tone and family atmosphere. David F. Sandberg, Zachary Levi, and the young cast were able to put something honest and unique on the big screen, giving comic book fans something different from the genre.
Body-swapping comedyLittlestars Regina Hall, Marsai Martin, and Issa Rae debuted at number two this weekend with $15.5 million, which was more than enough to take down theHellboyremake. The Neil Marshall-directed movie took the third position and was only able to bring in $12 million for its debut after it was expected to make anywhere from $16 million to $21 million. However, the remake has been getting torn apart by critics, though some comic book fans were satisfied with the hard R-rating and action. With that being said, the whole production was allegedly far from a pleasant experience behind-the-scenes.
ThePet Semataryremake was able to dig up an additional $10 million at thebox officethis weekend, which was enough to earn the fourth spot. The big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic book has been getting positive reviews from both fans and critics, despite changes made to the source material and has brought in a grand total of $76.8 million globally it two weeks. Disney’s live-action take onDumbotook the fifth spot this weekend after bringing in $9.1 million. So far, the movie has been underperforming at the box office ever since it debuted three weeks ago and has only brought in $266.9 globally in that time.
Marvel Studios’Captain Marvelcontinues to be a box office earner and took in $8.2 million this weekend, which was enough to take the sixth spot. The Marvel Cinematic Universe project stars Academy Award winning actress Brie Larson and recently joined the global $1 billion club as fans anticipate the upcomingAvengers: Endgame. As for the seventh spot this weekend, that went to Jordan Peele’sUs, which brought in $6.9 million.
College dramaAfterdebuted at number eight this weekend after bringing in $6.2 million. LikeHellboy, Laika and Annapurna’s stop-motion family movieMissing Linkdebuted with an unimpressive $5.8 million, which earned it the ninth spot this weekend. It was originally tracking to make anywhere between $8 million and $12 million. STXfilms' civil rights dramaThe Best of Enemiestook the tenth spot in its second weekend. The civil rights drama fell 54% to $2 million for a total of $8.1 million. you may check out the rest of this weekend’s numbers over atBox Office Mojo.
