‘Black Adam’ on Track for $70 Million Opening, Dwayne Johnson’s Biggest as Lead Star
thewrap.comBlack Adam,” the first superhero film for lead star Dwayne Johnson. Rival distributors and analysts tell TheWrap that the first round of box office tracking has the blockbuster earning an opening weekend of over $70 million, which would be the highest opening weekend the industry has seen since Disney/Marvel’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” three months ago.Johnson has been seen for years as one of the few remaining movie stars that could drive box office numbers on his own, but “Black Adam” is new territory for him, placing him in the lead role of a film that’s part of one of Hollywood’s biggest franchises.
If it does meet or exceed tracking, “Black Adam” would set a new career record for Johnson in a lead role. A rep for Warner Bros., which has yet to release its own projections for “Black Adam,” had no comment for this story.
So far, Johnson’s top three opening weekends have come as part of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, where he co-starred as former secret agent Luke Hobbs opposite the series’ longtime main star, Vin Diesel.
In fourth on his career list is his debut blockbuster, “The Mummy Returns,” where he played the film’s villain, The Scorpion King, opposite Brendan Fraser as it earned a $68 million opening in 2001.
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