‘Shazam 2’ Gets Release Date in China
thewrap.comA day after word dropped that Marvel movies was coming back to China, multiple sources are reporting that DC Studios’ “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” will receive a theatrical release in what is still the biggest overseas marketplace.
Opening just under four years after its well-reviewed and well-received predecessor, the David F. Sandberg-directed action fantasy again stars Zachery Levi as the “grown-up” superhero alter ego of Asher Angel’s Billy Batson, a young foster kid who is gifted powers from a wizard. “Shazam!” earned $139 million domestically and $366 million worldwide on a $90 million budget, although only $43 million of that came from China.
Its arrival in China follows news that Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will play in China early this month — long after its mid-November global launch — and that “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” will get a Chinese release alongside its Feb.
17 domestic opening. Those two will be the first MCU movies to play in China since Sony’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home” grossed $199 million out of $1.131 billion globally and Disney’s “Avengers: Endgame” earned a record-high $620 million out of $2.8 billion worldwide in 2019.
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