"Black Adam" opened in North America with $67 million, setting a record for the opening of a movie starring Johnson

The new DC film "Black Adam" starring Dwayne Johnson won the North American market with 67 million US dollars last weekend, bringing the total box office of the weekend to 113 million US dollars, ending a nearly 3-month slump.

Black Adam's $67 million set a record for the highest opening in North America for a Johnson-starred film. Fast & Furious Hobbs & Shaw took in $60 million, Rampage took in $35.7 million, and Skyscraper took in $24.9 million. (Johnson was defined as a supporting role in Furious 7 and Furious 8)

Among the DCEU works, "Black Adam"'s North American opening performance was comparable to "Aquaman"'s $67.9 million, higher than "Shazam!"'s $53.5 million and "Suicide Squad 2"'s $26.2 million.

"Black Adam" was released in 76 overseas markets simultaneously last week, earning $142 million in global box office in its first week.

"Black Adam" is the last theatrical film released by Warner this year. Due to the huge financial pressure faced by its parent company Warner, Warner's marketing and distribution budget since September is only enough to release "Don't Worry, Darling" and "Black Adam" this year. The next big production of this big studio is "Shazam 2" which will be released in March next year.

In terms of word of mouth, the Rotten Tomatoes rating of "Black Adam" has dropped to 41%, but the popcorn index is as high as 90%, and the MTC overall rating is 41/100. IMDb has more than 49,000 reviews and a score of 7.1/10, and a CinemaScore of B+.

In terms of overseas markets, the UK market ranked first with US$6.1 million, Mexico ranked second with US$5.3 million, Brazil ranked third with US$4.9 million, and South Korea ranked eighth with US$3.1 million.

"Black Adam" is the ninth Hollywood movie in 2022 to break the $100 million global opening mark, higher than Marvel's "Shang-Chi" which opened at $131 million last year. Neither film was released in mainland China.

According to reports, "Black Adam" cost nearly $200 million to produce, which is comparable to the $185 million of "Suicide Squad" and the $185 million of "The Batman," and higher than the $160 million of "Aquaman" and the $100 million of "Shazam!".

The second place in North America last week was "Ticket to Heaven" starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, which opened with $16.5 million. The film is mainly aimed at middle-aged audiences, and 64% of ticket buyers are over 35 years old. The film was invested with $60 million. The film was released in overseas markets at the end of September and has accumulated $80.59 million, bringing the global box office to $97.1 million. The film has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness of 55%, but the CinemaScore score is A-, and the audience has a good reputation.