In the United States and Canada, Shazam! was released alongside The Best of Enemies and Pet Sematary,[100] and was projected to gross $40–50 million[101] from 4,260 theaters in its opening weekend.[100] Two weeks before its release, the film grossed $3.3 million from Fandango advance screenings, higher than the $2.9 million made by fellow DCEU film Aquaman the previous December.[102] It then made $5.9 million from Thursday night screenings on April 4, for a combined preview total of $9.2 million.[103] The film grossed a total of $20.5 million on its first day, including Thursday previews but not the March screenings.