LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — The Warner Bros. superhero movie \u201cShazam!\u201d topped the weekend box office, unseating last week’s champion, Disney’s Dumbo revival in North American theaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shazam, based on the D.C. comics character, took a page from Disney’s approach and presented the story with a light, humorous touch, unlike previous Warner efforts such as the grim “The Dark Knight” and “Man of Steel” movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The approach helped the film to earn $53.5 million in North American theaters, slightly more than half of its production budget, per estimates by Box Office Mojo. Directed by David F. Sandberg from a screenplay by Henry Gayden, Shazam stars Asher Angel as Billy Batson, a young boy who can turn into an adult super hero, who was played by Zachary Levi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paramount’s remake of the Stephen King horror short story “Pet Sematary” came in at second place, earning $25m according to Box Office Mojo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, last week’s #1 film, Dumbo, slid by more than 60% in its second weekend at the box office, earning $18.2m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibitors came into the weekend with sales down 16 percent from the same period a year earlier, but hope<\/g> is on the horizon with the release of Disney’s Avengers: Endgame set to land<\/g> in three weeks for what may be a record-breaking weekend at the box office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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