Most of the others are national emergencies on foreign soil. This one is domestic. But if it was real emergency, it would have some impact on the box office. But this one is a political ploy meant to override the budgeting power vested in Congress by the Constitution. So it should not be considered a national emergency in real terms.
Shazam at this point is a lesser known name than Wonder Woman and Aquaman were before their releases. The latter characters have gained recognition from appearing in the ensemble movies. Shazam needs extra marketing push to get audiences familiar with the name.
Since December 2017, MGM has teamed with Annapurna to jointly distribute their titles. A few days ago, they rebranded their joint venture as United Artists Releasing, seeking to offer third-party distribution countering major studios. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/annapurna-mgm-united-artists-releasing-1203128801/
To pick on a group of people or attack a random black person because an assaulter is black is not primal need. Not all of that violence is a result of primal need.
He said it's primal rage. It is NOT. It is learned.
Discussion of the merit/demerit of his comments is not about crucifying him. It opens an opportunity to reflect on our past as a society. We live in an open society. Anyone's public comments are open to criticism.
Neeson sounded out of touch in both The Independent and GMA interviews. In the interviews, he did not tackle the racism head-on. He said he felt the urge and did attempt to take it out on blacks some time ago when his friend told him she was raped by a guy who was black. He might have come from a tribal/segregated society. I felt sorry for him. But this is 2019. He should address the racism head-on to clear this up.
I too think it will do well domestically if it stays family-friendly and does not deviate too much from people's perception of Aladdin's magical world.