Shazam 2 is expected to have 'one of the worst' domestic openings for any DC ... trends now

The superhero flick Shazam! Fury Of The Gods appears to be heading for a major box office disappointment. 

The movie, which hit theaters this weekend, had a rough domestic opening, grossing a projected $30 million, making it one of the worst openings for any DC movie, according to TMZ.

If the projections hold, the David F. Sandberg–directed sequel will be down 44% from the first movie's $53.5M opening in 2019. 

The sequel to Shazam is the first of four DCEU films arriving in 2023, followed by The Flash (June 16), Blue Beetle (August 18) and Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (December 25).

Zachary Levi — who debunked rumors that he was being recast in December — returns as the title character, the adult superhero that Billy Batson (Asher Angel) turns into, after being granted amazing powers by a wizard (Djimon Hounsou) in the original film.

Shazam! Fury Of The Gods and The Flash are among the four movies still left from the previous regime at DC Films — run by Walter Hamada - which has since been handed over to James Gunn, 56, and Peter Safran, 57. 

Shazam was the first of these projects to hit the theater, with The Flash starring embattled actor Ezra Miller coming next. 

Also slated for release this year are Blue Beetle and Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom on Christmas Day. 

Gunn previously called The Flash, 'probably one of the greatest superhero movies ever made.' 

Last year, amid a flurry of shakeups at DC Studios involving multiple superhero projects, Levi debunked rumors he was being re-cast in the film.

Levi quote-retweeted a Tweet about the rumor, writing, 'Oooh, I really wouldn’t go believing everything you see on

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