Shazam! isn’t expected to do quite that well, but then, Aquaman wasn’t either.
Of course, one area where Shazam! would like to be able to be compared to Aquaman for sure is in the realm of box office receipts.
Aquaman became the highest grossing global hit for the DC universe so far, which, to be sure, was something of a surprise for a character that has largely been viewed as one of the Justice League’s punchlines up until now.
The fact is that, because of the wider audience that Shazam! is likely to attract, it’s very possible that the movie could do incredibly well by selling tickets to kids who might not have been allowed to go see something like Aquaman.