Finally, after a very long drought at the box office, a fire-breathing theatrical-windowed tentpole arrives in New Line’s Dwayne Johnson title, Black Adam.
But will it deliver? Knock on wood, everyone hopes so for this DC movie that was shot for less than $200M. The movie arrived hot on domestic tracking this month with a $65M-$70M projection.
However, that forecast has calmed to $60M, especially with reviews currently at 53% rotten on Rotten Tomatoes.
Therein lies Black Adam‘s kryptonite. Hopefully these numbers don’t go any lower. A start in the U.S./Canada at $60M is in the upper echelon of Johnson’s non-Fast & Furious domestic openings, i.e.
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