

Discovery’s continuation of the Sam Raimi horror series, modestly budgeted under $20 million, has been a sleeper hit with $54 million U.S./Canada through Sunday. It will debut on Max May 23, more than 60 days after it opened. In practice, DC Comics’ “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” had a 21-day window before its PVOD debut. “We believe in full windowing,” he told exhibitors to great applause. “Evil Dead Rise” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection “Shazam: Fury of the Gods”: 21 DaysĪt last month’s Cinemacon, WBD CEO David Zaslav received a lot of attention for making a rousing speech in support of theaters. However, 11 of the titles were available in less than three weeks. Five films held the theatrical window over 45 days, including Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 4,” an outlier at 60 days. The range of theatrical windows remains wide. ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Leads VOD, While ‘A Man Called Otto’ Takes the #1 Netflix Slot
