Superhero sequel Shazam! Fury Of The Gods proved a disappointment on its opening weekend within the United States bringing in solely 30.5 million US {dollars} (£25 million).

The sequel to Shazam! fell wanting modest expectations of 35 million US {dollars} (£28.7 million) because it debuted in 4.071 cinemas, in response to studio estimates on Sunday.

The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros film earned lower than the primary movie within the sequence, which took in 53.5 million US {dollars} (£44 million) in April 2019, and joined a listing of DC comedian flops together with Birds Of Prey and The Suicide Squad.

Directed by David F Sandberg, Shazam! Fury Of The Gods” introduced again Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody and Djimon Hounsou, and added Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler and Lucy Liu.

Critics, lots of whom discovered the primary movie charming, have been largely underwhelmed by this outing. It at present holds a 53% Rotten Tomatoes critic rating.

Audiences have been extra constructive in regards to the sequel, giving it a B+ CinemaRating total. Younger crowds have been much more beneficial.

“This movie clearly was lighter than we thought it would be,” mentioned Jeff Goldstein, the pinnacle of home distribution for Warner Bros.

“We know there’s a rolling spring break over the next few weeks when kids are available, which is who it’s targeted towards. We’re hopeful that we can get a big multiple.”

“Shazam! Fury Of The Gods” price a reported 125 million US {dollars} (£102 million) to provide, not factoring in advertising and promotion prices.

Internationally, it grossed 35 million US {dollars} (£28.7 million) from 77 abroad markets together with China, bringing its complete earnings to 65.5 million US {dollars} (£53.7 million).

The DC store at Warner Bros. has been going by way of a serious recalibration for the previous a number of months, with new bosses in James Gunn and Peter Safran forging a path forward for the DC Universe that may formally kick off with a brand new Superman in 2025.

Shazam! 2 was one among a number of holdovers of the outdated regime, which incorporates The Flash coming in June and a brand new Aquaman in December.

“Part of our company’s total overhaul of DC with Peter Safran and James Gunn is to reset it for the future,” Mr Goldstein mentioned. “It’s all about the future for us.”