BlackAdam tops the weekend box office once again with another $18.5 million as studios make way for BlackPantherWakandaForever.
Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Black Adam continues to defy classification, even after three weekends at the box office. The superhero film debuted to a strong $67 million last month, which was a personal best for star Dwayne Johnson but a so-so result for a DC Extended Universe tentpole. It has held relatively well in its third weekend, grossing an estimated $18.5 million, but has only managed $137 million domestically so far.
Once you take into consideration that it cost a reported $195 million to produce , that doesn’t seem like a good enough result. But when you remember that it will probably be annihilated by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever next week, the figures seem positively concerning. Black Adam is expected to wrap up its global run with around $400 million, going by current trends.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY And while Black Adam is pacing slightly ahead of Johnson’s Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, it won't have the cushion of a China release. Hobbs & Shaw grossed $200 million in China, which no doubt helped push its lifetime global haul to around $760 million. Johnson’s biggest solo hits worldwide remain the two Jumaji movies, which have grossed a combined total of over $1.7 billion.
Universal’s Ticket to Paradise took the third spot with an estimated $8.5 million, pushing its running domestic total to over $46 million. This is another win for the romantic comedy genre this year after the similarly budgeted The Lost City, which admittedly had a more adventurous vibe than Julia Roberts and George Clooney’s relatively more laid-back film. Two holdover horror titles rounded out the top five.
As expected, studios chose to sit this week out to clear the path for Disney’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is currently projected to make anywhere between $175 million and $200 million in its opening weekend. You can watch our interview with Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler here, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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