Superhero movies continue to make money, as do films that star Dwayne Johnson (even when they aren’t good).
The latest entry into the DC Universe, “Black Adam,” has now crossed 250 million at the worldwide box office. In its second weekend, the movie dropped 59 domestically from its opening with about 27 million in ticket sales, which is a fairly standard drop for a front-loaded superhero picture.
It’s also in line with a lot of the second weekend drops for films starring Johnson in recent years, such as 55 for “Jumanji: The Next Level” and “Jungle Cruise,” and 58 for “Hobbs and Shaw.” It is quite a bit lower than DC’s previous film this year, “The Batman,” but that film’s 50 drop was unusually good for a superhero flick.”Black Adam” will get to enjoy another weekend free from other superhero blockbuster competition next weekend, but its reign will come to end the following weekend when
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