Shazam! | April 5, 2019 | 21st Most Profitable Film of 2019

[YM!]

We’ll probably get another trailer in time for Lego Movie 2.

[NamakFiskKa]

3 hours ago, grim22 said:

The 2 DC movies together will be about 60-70% of Aquaman's budget and have a shot to match Aquaman globally combined.

Talk about a studio dietitian 

Edited January 19, 2019 by NamakFiskKa

[Heat Vision]

 They might actually stick to that 63 million budget for Birds of Prey.

 

I thought for sure that Shazam would have a 100-125 million budget.

[reddevil19]

12 hours ago, nevermore said:

Fantastic news for Shazam. It's pretty much flop proof with that kind of budget.

It is, but if it makes less than 600 million worldwide (and less than JL domestically), the "DCEU IS DEAD!!" articles will pour in... 

 

2019 is definitely looking like a brand-stabilizing year for DC movies, looking to maximise profitability by going with lower scale movies, fairly unique in the superhero landscape, thus branching out for the brand. WB/DC smart on that front, but the movies also need to deliver quality, otherwise we'll be back to square one before WW84

[Spidey Freak]

23 minutes ago, reddevil19 said:

It is, but if it makes less than 600 million worldwide (and less than JL domestically), the "DCEU IS DEAD!!" articles will pour in... 

Which shouldn't be taken seriously because why assume that a Shazam movie would easily outgross something like Ant-Man? They are literally on the same C-D List. Shazam wasn't even called Shazam until 7 years back.

 

If it manages to break out like an Aquaman or GOTG then cool, but why keep that as an expectation? Even Venom, a bonafide smash, couldn't beat JL domestically.

[reddevil19]

1 hour ago, Spidey Freak said:

Which shouldn't be taken seriously because why assume that a Shazam movie would easily outgross something like Ant-Man? They are literally on the same C-D List. Shazam wasn't even called Shazam until 7 years back.

 

If it manages to break out like an Aquaman or GOTG then cool, but why keep that as an expectation? Even Venom, a bonafide smash, couldn't beat JL domestically.

Because - as much as some people on here claim it's just DC stans playing victims - there IS a bit of a bias in the reporting for DC projects on most "geek" sites, and that just feeds the narrative. Goalposts for DC movies seem to constantly move. I look forward to Captain Marvel outgrowing Wonder Woman and that turning into "DC left money in the table with WW! JUST LIKE BVS!!" I do hope I'm wrong, but I am a bit of a pessimist... 

[TombRaider]

This looks like something that'd have come out in 1995

[Gavin Feng]

5 minutes ago, TombRaider said:

This looks like something that'd have come out in 1995

I take this as praise because HLW is getting worse and worse every year IMO.

[TombRaider]

1 hour ago, Gavin Feng said:

I take this as praise because HLW is getting worse and worse every year IMO.

yeah it wasnt shade. it feels like an old fashioned action family movie

[TMP]

Zachery Levi as Shazam looks like Turbo Man

[Heat Vision]

5 hours ago, reddevil19 said:

Because - as much as some people on here claim it's just DC stans playing victims - there IS a bit of a bias in the reporting for DC projects on most "geek" sites, and that just feeds the narrative. Goalposts for DC movies seem to constantly move. I look forward to Captain Marvel outgrowing Wonder Woman and that turning into "DC left money in the table with WW! JUST LIKE BVS!!" I do hope I'm wrong, but I am a bit of a pessimist... 

And if Captain Marvel does Ant-Man/Doctor Strange numbers it will be defended until the end. God forbid Wonder Woman would have made less than 700 million.

[Napoleon]

So we're getting a new trailer today or not?

[nevermore]

4 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

So we're getting a new trailer today or not?

No. The latest scoop is that it's coming on the 22nd.

[grim22]

 

[charlie Jatinder]

 

Edited January 20, 2019 by Charlie Jatinder

[charlie Jatinder]

On 1/19/2019 at 5:52 PM, Spidey Freak said:

Which shouldn't be taken seriously because why assume that a Shazam movie would easily outgross something like Ant-Man? They are literally on the same C-D List. Shazam wasn't even called Shazam until 7 years back.

 

If it manages to break out like an Aquaman or GOTG then cool, but why keep that as an expectation? Even Venom, a bonafide smash, couldn't beat JL domestically.

If Shazam origin out gross Ant Man sequel, isn't it bad on Marvel. And that's when AM & TW was well received and MCU is much bigger internationally.

 

Still can't believe AM & TW finalled under $275mn domestically and $750mn worldwide.

[Eric Duncan]

It seems like it'll be a TV Spot for the NFC Championship Game tonight. With this and Detective Pikachu getitng spots there, I guess this is to compensate for a lack of Super Bowl presence.

Edited January 20, 2019 by CoolEric258

[Zakiyyah6]

Geez does this film look entertaining. I had a smile on my face after that sneak peek. 

[YM!]

Looks like fun.

[cax16]

Awesome!