Black Adam rules the box office for second week in a row with $108M during Halloween weekend
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Black Adam rules the box office for the second week in a row with $108 million over the Halloween weekend
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Warner Bros.’ superhero photo Black Adam will top the Halloween weekend box office for the second week in a row with an expected domestic total of $108 million.
The 50-year-old action megastar remains King of the Box Office, as his film is expected to bring in nearly $30 million in the coming week, according to Deadline.
Last week, the newly minted DC superhero opened with a massive $67 million domestically and $140 million worldwide.
The DC Extended Universe movie was the highest-grossing film at the box office since Thor: Love and Thunder debuted last July at $143 million.
Bringing in: Dwayne Johnson has conquered the box office for second week as Black Adam is expected to earn $25.5 million in second weekend
On Wednesday, Johnson took to Instagram to thank his 343 million followers for giving him the biggest box office opening of his entire career at Black Adam.
“We made history,” Johnson captioned his lengthy Instagram video.
The action star spoke directly into the camera while filming himself at his gym and lavishly thanked his fans for seeing the film, which has been a “passion project” of his for 15 years.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you,” said the former wrestler, blushing from his training. “I’m delivering a huge package of gratitude right now.”
![Black Adam rules the box office for second week in a row with $108M during Halloween weekend 2 King of the Box Office: Johnson took to Instagram on Wednesday to thank his 343 million followers for giving him the biggest box office opening of his entire career with Black Adam](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1667076268_862_Black-Adam-rules-the-box-office-for-second-week-in.jpg)
King of the Box Office: Johnson took to Instagram on Wednesday to thank his 343 million followers for giving him the biggest box office opening of his entire career with Black Adam
Johnson went on to say that he believes in “being the hardest worker in the room” and that while it is “nice to be important” he believes it is “more important to be nice.”
With his famous muscles bare in a lavender training tank, The Rock spoke of “checking the controlables and working hard” with his own two hands so he can perform for his fans.
Dwayne called his massive fan base his “No. 1 boss” and described how the film’s immense success at the box office was “humiliating” and “motivating” to him.
![Black Adam rules the box office for second week in a row with $108M during Halloween weekend 4 Blushing with gratitude: The action star spoke directly into the camera as he filmed himself at his gym and profusely thanked his fans for seeing the film, which has been a 'passion project' of his for the past 15 years](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1667076270_195_Black-Adam-rules-the-box-office-for-second-week-in.jpg)
Blushing with gratitude: The action star spoke directly into the camera as he filmed himself at his gym and profusely thanked his fans for seeing the film, which has been a ‘passion project’ of his for the past 15 years
![Black Adam rules the box office for second week in a row with $108M during Halloween weekend 6 Black Adam: The character was initially planned as a villain in the 2019 movie Shazam, but Johnson pulled Warner Bros. about splitting the character's stories into separate movies](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1667076272_231_Black-Adam-rules-the-box-office-for-second-week-in.jpg)
Black Adam: The character was initially planned as a villain in the 2019 movie Shazam, but Johnson pulled Warner Bros. about splitting the character’s stories into separate movies
The DC superfan gave a diplomatic shoutout to his “friends” at Marvel before declaring that he loves DC “through and through” and that Marvel’s rival is “in my blood.”
Johnson named Superman and the Green Lantern as some of his favorite superheroes, but shared that he has always had a special affinity for Black Adam.
The Jumanji star opened up about the experience of seeing Black Adam – an all-powerful super being from ancient Egypt – as a young boy, saying it was “arresting” to see a major brown-skinned comic book character.
![Black Adam rules the box office for second week in a row with $108M during Halloween weekend 8 Johnson, 50, was caught last week at a promotional event for the film](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1666566742_242_Black-Adam-starring-Dwayne-Johnson-opens-to-67-million-to.jpg)
Johnson, 50, was caught last week at a promotional event for the film
“The brown skin was the thing that really caught my attention,” said Johnson, who is half black and half Samoan. “That’s the man I ever wanted to be.”
The film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, debuted to mixed reviews, earning a new 40 percent rating on Rotten tomatoes from critics, while the public gave it a 90 percent score.
Johnson’s performance has been praised by critics who recognize that the action star is tailor-made for the superhero genre and that the role of Black Adam is a perfect showcase for his innate charisma and magnetism.
![Black Adam rules the box office for second week in a row with $108M during Halloween weekend 10 Who cares about critics? Despite mediocre reviews, the 50-year-old action megastar is widely expected to remain King of the Box Office as his film is expected to bring in nearly $30 million in the coming week, according to Deadline (pictured last week).](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1667076275_455_Black-Adam-rules-the-box-office-for-second-week-in.jpg)
Who cares about critics? Despite mediocre reviews, the 50-year-old action megastar is widely expected to remain King of the Box Office as his film is expected to bring in nearly $30 million in the coming week, according to Deadline (pictured last week).