Warner Bros./DC’s “Black Adam” is meeting box office expectations with a solid $26.8 million opening day from 4,402 locations, as Dwayne Johnson’s DC debut is now projected for a $62 million opening.
That’s a couple steps above the $60 million pre-release projections set by both Warner Bros. and independent trackers, a figure that was also achieved by Johnson’s “Fast & Furious”spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw”August 2019, In August 2019. “Black Adam”It opens ahead of the launch of $53.5 million “Shazam!”In April 2019, and just a few millions below the $67 Million opening “Aquaman”December 2018,
“Black Adam”The critics have given it a poor review with 41% Rotten Tomatoes score, but the film’s long-term fate was always going to come down to how much hardcore fans of Johnson and DC embraced it. CinemaScore gave the film a B+ in its first reviews. That’s the same grade that this year’s Marvel films “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”And “Thor: Love and Thunder” earned, as well as last year’s DC bomb “The Suicide Squad.”
“Black Adam”Warner Bros. should make a profit when international results are taken into account, but Johnson must have strong arguments to push for more. “Black Adam” films — including a showdown with Superman — the film needs to have strong holds between now and the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Nov.
Universal is still seeing mixed results with their films this weekend. The new romantic comedy is one thing. “Ticket to Paradise” is off to a decent start with a $6.4 million opening day — more than the entire opening weekend of last month’s gay rom-com “Bros” — and is estimated for a $16 million opening.
The film, starring George Clooney as Julia Roberts, cost $60 million to make. However this is a positive result given the problems older films have had since being reopened. It is also consistent with the $16 million opening that Focus Features’ “Downton Abbey: A New Era”This May, earned it.
Already, $75 million has been earned overseas “Ticket to Paradise”Has a good chance of profitability if it can run out domestically.
The bad news is that Universal’s franchise horror finale is not good. “Halloween Ends,”The estimated drop in revenue from $41 million on the opening weekend to $8 million for the second weekend is staggering. As it stands, “Ends”It has fallen to fourth place on the charts below “Ticket to Paradise” and Paramount’s “Smile,”This seasonal horror title is showing stronger legs with an estimated $8.6million in its fourth weekend.
Thought “Halloween Ends”With an estimated domestic total of just over $55 million for the 10-day run, it is expected to make a profit. Theaters have lost any hopes that the film would continue to bring in steady box office support throughout October. It is currently playing in theaters and streaming on Peacock. This gives movie-lovers the option to either see it in a theatre or watch it at home.
Sony’s “Lyle Lyle Crocodile”It also appears to be heading towards flop status, as it drops to $4.1million in its third weekend. This gives it a domestic total of $28.7 millions against a $50m co-financed budget.