Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is projected to enjoy his best domestic opening ever as a leading man thanks to Black Adam.
The DC superhero movie is set to make between $60 to $62 million this weekend, according to a new report in Deadline.
Black Adam managed to net $26.8 million just on Friday, its first day of release, marking the best opening day for any movie with Dwayne, 50, as the solo lead.
Sizzling sensation: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is projected to enjoy his best domestic opening ever as a leading man thanks to Black Adam
Its audience so far has apparently been 13% Asian, 25% white, 26% Hispanic and 29% black – as well as 65% men and 35% women.
Although The Rock’s 2001 movie The Mummy Returns earned $68 million its opening weekend, that film had Brendan Fraser as its protagonist.
Black Adam is projected to triumph over even the $60.03 million first weekend achieved by Dwayne’s smash hit 2019 movie Hobbes And Shaw.
Triumph: The DC superhero movie is set to make between $60 to $62 million this weekend, according to a new report in Deadline
Colleagues: Dwayne stars amid a cast that includes Straight Outta Compton actor Aldis Hodge, who is pictured with him in the film
Incidentally Hobbes And Shaw, a spin-off of the Fast And Furious franchise, did not have Dwayne as a solo lead but featured him alongside Jason Statham.
Black Adam has become another in a string of recent projects where the audience and the critics sharply disagree on its quality.
The movie currently has a paltry 41% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes but is able to simultaneously boast an 89% audience score.
Throwback: Although The Rock’s 2001 movie The Mummy Returns (pictured) earned $68 million its opening weekend, that film had Brendan Fraser as its protagonist
Together again: Black Adam is helmed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who previously directed Dwayne in last year’s film Jungle Cruise, in which he is pictured with Emily Blun
Black Adam is a spin-off of the 2019 DC Extended Universe movie Shazam!, which featured Dwayne’s character as the villain.
Dwayne stars amid a cast that includes Pierce Brosnan, Straight Outta Compton actor Aldis Hodge and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before breakout Noah Centineo.
The new movie is helmed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who previously directed Dwayne in last year’s film Jungle Cruise based on the Disneyland ride.
Heartthrob: Black Adam is projected to triumph over even the $60.03 million first weekend achieved by Dwayne’s smash hit 2019 movie Hobbes And Shaw
Hunk-tastic: Incidentally Hobbes And Shaw, a spin-off of the Fast And Furious franchise, did not have Dwayne as a solo lead but featured him alongside Jason Statham
