‘Black Adam’ Scores With $67M Opening, ‘Ticket To Paradise’ Flies to $16.3M
After a tough summer, the two star-packed films energized the domestic box office, with combined revenue clearing $100 million for the first time since July 2022.
DC and Warner Bros.’ superhero Black Adam flew to the top of the weekend chart with a promising $67 million to mark the biggest domestic opening of Dwayne Johnson’s career outside of the primary Fast & Furious franchise.
(Johnson’s previous best was Hobbs & Shaw, which launched to $60 million.)
Overseas, Black Adam opened to $73 million from 77 markets for a global start of $140 million. The U.K. led with $6.1 million, followed by Mexico ($5.3 million), Brazil ($4.9 million) and Australia ($4.7 million).
While a $67 million domestic launch would usually be considered a relatively modest start for a big-budget superhero pic, Johnson’s movies are known to have especially strong multiples, which Black Adam will need to cover a production budget in the $195 million to $200 million range, including reshoots.
The New Line/Warner Bros. movie is playing in 4,350 cinemas, including Imax and premium large-format screens. Critics are mixed about the movie, while audiences gave it a B+ CinemaScore and OK exit scores. Males purchased more than 60 percent of all tickets sold.
Black Adam reunites Johnson with his Jungle Cruise director Jaume Collet-Serra and features a team of heroes new to the DC films: the Justice Society of America. That includes Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo) and Dr. Fate (Pierce Brosnan). As for Johnson, he plays Black Adam, an antihero imbued with ancient power.
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