Shazam! Fury of the Gods Budget

What is the budget of Shazam! Fury of the Gods?

"Shazam! Fury of the Gods," a comedy released in 2023, was directed by David F. Sandberg and stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel. The production budget was $110,000,000, placing it in the high-budget range for comedy productions of its era.

Key Budget Allocation Categories

While specific budget breakdowns are not publicly available, typical cost drivers for a comedy production like this include:

• Talent Salaries & Producing Deals: Established comedic talent can command $15 to 20 million per film, with top-tier stars earning even more through producing credits and backend deals.
• Production & Location Filming: While comedies generally avoid the VFX costs of action films, location shooting in recognizable cities or exotic locales adds meaningful production expense.
• Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising): Comedies rely heavily on marketing to build opening-weekend momentum.
• Pre-Production: In June 2020, Marta Milans confirmed that she would reprise her role as foster mother Rosa Vásquez from the first film, and revealed that filming had been delayed by the pandemic.

What were the major cost factors in Shazam! Fury of the Gods?

Several factors contributed to the overall production costs of "Shazam! Fury of the Gods."

• Talent Salaries: Talent Salaries & Producing Deals is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.
• Production: Production & Location Filming is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.
• Marketing: Marketing & P&A (Prints & Advertising) is one of the primary cost drivers in comedy productions of this scale.

How Does Shazam! Fury of the Gods's Budget Compare to Similar Films?

At $110,000,000, Shazam! Fury of the Gods sits in the high-budget range. Here is how it compares to productions with a similar budget:

• 300: Rise of an Empire (2014): Budget $110,000,000 , Gross $337,580,051
• Ocean's Twelve (2004): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $362,744,280
• Deadpool 2 (2018): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $785,896,632
• Deepwater Horizon (2016): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $121,790,376
• Ender's Game (2013): Budget $110,000,000, Worldwide Gross $125,537,191

The median budget for wide-release comedy films in the 2020s ranges from $30 to 80M for mid-budget to $150M+ for tentpoles.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Box Office Performance

"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" earned $57,638,006 domestically and $134,221,819 worldwide at the box office. Against a production budget of $110,000,000, the film showed modest profitability in theatrical release.

A film typically needs to earn approximately twice its production budget to cover marketing and distribution costs. For "Shazam! Fury of the Gods," that break-even threshold was roughly $220,000,000. With worldwide earnings of $134,221,819, the film fell short of that threshold but recouped its production costs in theatrical release.

• Production Budget: $110,000,000
• Worldwide Gross: $134,221,819
• Net Return: $24,221,819
• ROI: approximately 22%

At 22%, "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" returned its production investment but margin was tight after marketing and distribution costs.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Production History

Principal photography began on May 26, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia, with Gyula Pados serving as cinematographer. Production on the film was delayed from an initial mid-2020 start due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production was begun with the help of PandemicProof Productions overseeing covid compliance, including a scientifically rigorous air monitoring protocol designed by Sabrina McCormick at George Washington University and Jacob Bueno de Mesquita at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs.

In June 2022, Sandberg revealed that composer and conductor Benjamin Wallfisch was unable to return from the first film due to scheduling conflicts with another DCEU film, The Flash (2023); his replacement, Christophe Beck, had already begun work by then. A single, "Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Main Title Theme)" was released as a digital single by WaterTower Music on February 23, 2023, and the soundtrack album was released on March 10.

Awards and Recognition

8 nominations total

Critical Reception

Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 78% positive score, with 64% saying they would definitely recommend it. Chicago Sun-Times Richard Roeper gave the film two out of four stars, writing, "As we pick up Billy/Shazam's story about four years later, it quickly becomes apparent this is just going to be a by-the-numbers, second-tier adventure with only a few small chuckles and one or two genuinely touching moments.