Today, “Black Adam” is now streaming on HBO Max, giving more fans a chance to watch the DC antihero movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
“Black Adam” premiered in theaters on October 21. It centers around Teth Adam (Johnson), a superhuman from ancient Kahndaq who used his godly powers for vengeance and was then quickly imprisoned. After nearly 5,000 years, present-day archeologists free Adam so he can help save Kahndaq from the crime syndicate Intergang. However, he’s provoked by the Justice Society: Doctor Fate (played by Pierce Brosnan), Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo) and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell).
While the “Shazam!” spin-off was praised by some, many critics and fans were let down by the movie. NPR’s Glen Weldon called Johnson’s performance “under-seasoned” and “ponderous.” IndieWire reporter David Ehrlich referred to “Black Adam” as a “lifeless spectacle” and called the characters “a cheap photocopy of one from Gotham or the [Marvel Cinematic Universe].”
Also, “Black Adam” performed poorly at the box office, earning $400 million worldwide against a $195 million budget – which doesn’t include marketing and other costs related to promotion and distribution. However, Johnson disputed claims that “Black Adam” would lose between $50 million and $100 million. In a tweet, Johnson cited financiers, saying “Black Adam” would net between $52 million and $72 million.
There’s still hope for “Black Adam” to do well now that it’s streaming on HBO Max for its toptechtrends.com/2022/11/03/warner-bros-discovery-falls-short-of-expectations-in-q3-despite-success-of-game-of-thrones-spinoff/”>millions of subscribers. Plus, the movie is making its streaming debut over the holiday season which could strengthen its chances.
Another superhero movie with an antihero, “toptechtrends.com/2022/09/07/morbius-coming-to-netflix-minions-sony/”>Morbius” was a box office flop and bombed an embarrassing two times in theaters, only earning $163 million worldwide and $74 million domestically with a budget of $75 million. Despite not making a satisfactory profit, Sony thankfully has a five-year deal with Netflix, so the movie was a success after all. “Morbius” made it to Netflix’s top 10 list when it debuted on the service in September.
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