Two unstoppable forces meet on the battlefield of the weekend and we’ll soon find out which has a more important underlying demographic. On the one side, you have horror fans and Stephen King fans who turned It into a $327 million juggernaut with a $123 million opening weekend. On the other side you have DC comics fans who have made $100 million-plus openings de rigeur. What works against Shazam! is that the film only appears to be tangentially related to the Extended Universe and doesn’t connect to the Justice League in any certain way. Further, only two of the six films have topped the performance of It on opening weekend. Half of them have topped its overall run, though. Ultimately, Pet Sematary has a slight, built-in advantage in terms of opening weekends, though Shazam! being quite a bit more peppy and upbeat than its darker DCEU cousins could give it a chance, especially since Sematary wouldn’t be considered one of King’s more guaranteed potential hits. It will be an interesting comparison at the end of the weekend.
Our Highest Rated Films: Shazam!, The Best of Enemies
Our Best Awards Ratings: No consensus
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The Best of Enemies(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
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6.0 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (5) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): Part of this looks fun because of Taraji P. Henson. Part of this looks execrable. |
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Pet Sematary(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
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3.7 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (2) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): Couldn’t muster up interest in watching the remake of “It” (the original was great). This remake is also disinteresting compared to the original.. |
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Shazam!(Wide Release)See the original CinemaSight
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6.3 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (4) Thomas LaTourrette: (8) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): It looks like it could be mildly amusing or it could be an utter waste of celluloid. |
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High Life(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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5.7 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6) |
1.7 Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (5,Critics) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): This sci-fi drama doesn’t look as fascinating as it should. |
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Peterloo(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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5.7 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (7) |
.7 Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (2,Oscars) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): Normally Mike Leigh is someone to get excited over, but early word isn’t great. |
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The Public(Limited Release)See the original CinemaSight
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5.0 Wesley Lovell: (3) Peter J. Patrick: (6) Thomas LaTourrette: (6) |
Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil) |
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Wesley Lovell (WL): This looks like a sad attempt by Emilio Estevez to establish relevancy he never really had. |
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