{"id":1731718,"date":"2022-11-09T06:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T11:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1731718"},"modified":"2022-11-09T09:48:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T14:48:23","slug":"despite-a-henry-cavill-cameo-as-superman-black-adam-bombs-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-a-henry-cavill-cameo-as-superman-black-adam-bombs-at-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite a Henry Cavill Cameo as Superman, \u201cBlack Adam\u201d Bombs at Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespite-a-henry-cavill-cameo-as-superman-black-adam-bombs-at-box-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1731718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><em>Black Adam<\/em> might have brought Henry Cavill back as Superman, but his cameo is not enough to keep the Dwayne Johnson-led film from bombing at the box office.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.03-06.30-themixnet-636408afcff0c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1728\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Adam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The film has only grossed $319.4 million at the worldwide box office after three weeks. It\u2019s only made $137.1 million domestically and $182.3 million at the international box office. It earned $67 million domestically in its opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/movie\/Black-Adam#tab=box-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to The-Numbers<\/a>, the film had a production budget of $200 million. That means the film has only earned 1.6 times its production budget so far. Films typically have to earn at least 2 to 2.5 times their production budget to break even.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.07-11.02-themixnet-63698e6f5b4a0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Black Adam (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/04\/black-adam-star-dwayne-johnson-further-explains-the-struggle-to-get-henry-cavill-back-as-superman-no-was-never-an-option\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Black Adam\u2019 Star Dwayne Johnson Further Explains The Struggle To Get Henry Cavill Back As Superman: \u201c\u2018No\u2019 Was Never An Option\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Black Adam<\/em> did exceed predictions for its opening weekend take. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-box-office-forecast-black-adam-and-ticket-to-paradise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Office Pro predicted<\/a> the film would earn $63 million domestically. As noted above it brought in $67 million.<\/p>\n<p>As far as what the film would make domestically for its entire run at the box office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/long-range-box-office-forecast-black-adam-and-ticket-to-paradise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Office Pro predicted<\/a> anywhere from $135 million to $175 million. It has already surpassed the lower figure, it\u2019s unclear how much higher it will go given it will face stiff competition with <em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em> this upcoming weekend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_183511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-183511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.04-09.30-themixnet-633ca5e1848bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1073\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-183511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from Marvel Studios\u2019 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. \u00a9 2022 MARVEL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the film appears to be hitting expectations or maybe even slightly exceeding them, those expectations don\u2019t actually make the film profitable.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, as noted above the expectations are below what the film needs to actually break even depending on whether it needs to make at least 2 or 2.5 times its production budget.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.25-02.32-themixnet-63574ac1b614a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Black Adam (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Comic Culture from Bounding Into Comics. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Black Adam is also at the bottom of the list compared to other DCEU films. The only films that it\u2019s currently beating at the domestic box office is <em>Birds of Prey<\/em>, <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>, and <em>Wonder Woman 1984<\/em>. It will more than likely surpass Shazam! as it\u2019s only $3 million behind that film which grossed a total of $140.3 million. However, it has a long way to go to catch Justice League, which grossed $229 million.<\/p>\n<p>On the global side, it looks similar to the domestic grosses. However, instead of only being $3 million behind Shazam!, it\u2019s $44 million behind.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188291\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-188291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.07-11.02-themixnet-63698e72b8b9c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1095\" height=\"498\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Box Office History for DC Extended Universe Movies via The-Numbers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/10\/24\/legacy-media-critics-trash-black-adam-face-no-accusations-of-being-racist-or-review-bombing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legacy Media Critics Trash \u2018Black Adam\u2019, Face No Accusations Of Being Racist Or Review-Bombing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>YouTuber OMB Reviews predicts the film will be a \u201cmassive financial flop\u201d if it does not get into the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to explain by comparing the film to Marvel Studios\u2019 <em>Eternals, \u201c<\/em>It\u2019s seeming more and more that <em>Eternals\u00a0<\/em>is likely going to be the bare minimum that this film makes around $400 million dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bolstering he point he compared <em>Black Adam<\/em> and <em>Eternal\u2019s<\/em> total gross following their third Sunday, \u201cEternals, though was around $136 million. So this film is very much tracking domestically in a very similar way. <em>Black Adam<\/em> is still performing just a little bit better, but if this film continues to be somewhat similar to <em>Eternals<\/em> domestically and is almost exactly similar if maybe just a hair better internationally, we\u2019re looking at a film that is not going to get to the $500 million mark.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>As for why the film isn\u2019t raking in the cash, the film and its marketing made it clear it was embracing wokeness through its casting. The film features blatant woke casting including a race-swapped Hawkman played by Aldis Hodge and a race swapped Cyclone played by Quintessa Swindell.<\/p>\n<p>Swindell also claims to be a nonbinary trans actor despite that being an impossibility as humans are born either male or female.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186720\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.26-05.46-themixnet-6358c9a5e9d93.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Black Adam (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/10\/23\/black-adam-producer-hiram-garcia-declares-long-term-plans-for-superman-are-about-more-than-a-fight-between-the-two-characters-that-does-not-reward-the-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Black Adam\u2019 Producer Hiram Garcia Declares Long-Term Plans For Superman Are About More Than A Fight Between The Two Characters: \u201cThat Does Not Reward The Fans\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some might argue that audiences are fading on comic book films, but four of the top 10 grossing films of 2022 are comic book movies including <em>Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/em>, <em>The Batman<\/em>, <em>Thor: Love and Thunder<\/em>, and <em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s unlikely that audiences are tuning out of comic book films, another possibility is the confusion surrounding the DCEU amid the Warner Bros. Discovery merger and David Zaslav\u2019s new regime. It\u2019s quite possible many stayed home given they see Black Adam as a continuation of the DCEU and the DCEU has had mixed receptions especially with Justice League Suicide Squad. Not to mention one of the most recent DCEU installments, <em>Wonder Woman 1984<\/em>, was panned by audiences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.05-03.16-themixnet-62ec8b79cc142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Black Adam (2022), Warner Bros. Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another possibility is that Black Adam is not a top tier comic book character. In fact, he\u2019s not even a hero in the comics, but rather a villain that is sometimes cast as an anti-hero or antagonist.<\/p>\n<p>For comparison, The<em> Batman<\/em> premiered in March of this year and it grossed $134 million in its opening weekend alone. It went on to earn $369.3 million domestically and $398.2 million internationally for a global take of $767.5 million. Batman is arguably DC\u2019s most recognizable and iconic character.<\/p>\n<p>And maybe the most obvious reason is that film just isn\u2019t really that good from a a story perspective.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_181652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181652\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.21-03.46-themixnet-632b31c0c4595.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"660\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-181652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Black Adam (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of Black Adam\u2019s poor performance at the box office?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/10\/27\/youtuber-ninja-knight-uses-concept-art-to-argue-that-black-adam-has-a-woke-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTuber Ninja Knight Uses Concept Art To Argue That \u2018Black Adam\u2019 Has A Woke Agenda<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Adam might have brought Henry Cavill back as Superman, but his cameo is not enough to keep the Dwayne Johnson-led film from bombing at the box office. 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