‘Black Adam’ Earns $67 Million Opening, Highest for Dwayne Johnson in Lead Role
thewrap.comThat figure tops the $60 million opening that lead star Dwayne Johnson posted with the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw” in August 2019 and is consistent with the $67 million opening that Jason Momoa’s “Aquaman” earned in December 2018.
It is also closer to the $70 million projections that independent trackers initially posted before lowering them to $60 million closer to release.
With a reported $195 million budget before extensive marketing costs, “Black Adam” will need to have strong holdover totals over the next two weekends as it is likely to see a steep drop in revenue when Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” comes out on Nov.
11. Critics weren’t impressed by the film with a 41% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences were much stronger with a 90% RT score, a B+ on CinemaScore and a 3.5/5 stars on Comscore/Screen Engine’s Posttrak.
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