VIDEO : ?Shazam? Opens With $50 Million Weekend

/New Line?s ?Shazam? is on pace to meet box office expectations after earning an opening night total of $20.5 million from 4,217 screens. The DC blockbuster is estimated to earn $50-51 million in its opening weekend, which would mean a $54-55 million domestic launch after Fandango advance screenings are included. For superhero films, the closest comp for ?Shazam? is the 2015 Marvel film ?Ant-Man,? which opened to $57.2 million. Like that film and fellow DC entry ?Wonder Woman,? ?Shazam? earned an A from audiences on CinemaScore.