NEW YORK — Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam” opened with an estimated $67 million, in line with studio estimates Sunday, handing Dwayne Johnson his greatest box-office weekend as a number one man and launching the D.C. Comics character he spent a decade to carry to the large display.
“Black Adam” was a $200-million bid to upset the facility steadiness in a DC Extended Universe dominated by the likes of Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman.
The $67 million debut fell properly shy of that stratosphere, even with the appreciable draw of Johnson appearing in his first superhero film. Still, “Black Adam” managed the very best opening weekend since “Thor: Love and Thunder” debuted with $143 million in July.
“Black Adam,” which stars Johnson as an historic Egyptian summoned to the trendy day, was notably hobbled by poor opinions (40% recent on Rotten Tomatoes). Moviegoers have been kinder, giving the movie a B+ CinemaScore. It collected $73 million internationally for a $140 million international haul.
“Black Adam” took a circuitous route to succeed in theaters. The character had initially been deliberate to launch as a villain in 2019’s “Shazam!” earlier than executives pivoted to present Black Adam a standalone characteristic.
While selling the movie, Johnson hasn’t been shy about his need to comply with up “Black Adam” with a showdown with Superman. But whether or not the receipts for “Black Adam” are sufficient to warrant that continues to be unclear. Under new management, Warner Bros. is overhauling its method to DC Comics variations.
Jeff Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros., celebrated the outcomes as a private greatest for Johnson outdoors of the “Fast & Furious” movies.
“It’s all about making good movies. It’s all about finding the right scripts,” stated Goldstein. “Our studio is definitely going through a major revamping of our production leadership and style and approach. I think that we’ll be able to crack this nut. We’re definitely focused in on doing that.”
“Ticket to Paradise,” the Bali-set romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, proved good counterprogramming. The Universal Pictures launch debuted with $16.3 million, properly above latest gross sales for rom-coms, which have struggled lately on the field workplace. The movie is already successful overseas, the place it’s been in launch for the final month, accruing $80.2 million in ticket gross sales.
Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for knowledge agency Comscore, famous it was the primary weekend with a $65 million opener and greater than $100 million in total home ticket gross sales since July.
“This is a very strong starting point for Dwayne Johnson in the mix of DC Comics. He’s like a box-office supercharger,” stated Dergarabedian. “Forty-percent Rotten Tomatoes, but people just want to see Dwayne Johnson on the big screen because he is bigger than life.”
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