Warner Brothers' BLACK ADAM Secures Chinese Theatrical Release Date

Warner Brothers' BLACK ADAM Secures Chinese Theatrical Release Date

Some good news for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema's Dwayne Johnson led Black Adam, as the film has finally secured a Chinese release date!

By RockReigns - Oct 24, 2022 03:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Black Adam

Some good news for Black Adam, as Warner Bros. and New Line's DC Comics movie has finally secured a release date in China!

Black Adam has done something Marvel's Phase IV has not been able to do over the past couple of years by landing a release date in the Middle Kingdom, where it's set to hit theaters on November 11th! 

With Dwayne Johnson being such a huge, incredible star in China, the superhero film is expected to do at least between $95 million and $130 million, which should easily put the movie over $500 million at the global box office.

While the movie is down to 39% to Rotten Tomatoes, it does boast a huge 90% positive audience score with over 2,500 verified ratings. This is the highest positive audience score for a solo DC movie since The Dark Knight back in 2008. It also grossed over $67 million stateside and $75 million internationally, which puts it a  little higher than the analysts' predictions on Thursday.

Black Adam held its world premiere in Mexico City on October 3, 2022 and was theatrically released in the United States on October 21, 2022, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for the cast performances, action sequences and technical aspects, but criticism of the plot and antagonist.

In the United States and Canada, Black Adam was released alongside Ticket to Paradise, and was projected to earn $58–68 million from 4,402 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $26.7 million on its first day, including $7.6 million from Thursday night previews, besting the opening day of Shazam! ($20.4 million). It went on to gross $67 million during the opening weekend, the highest of Johnson's leading career.

Outside the United States and Canada, Black Adam earned $73 million from 76 countries over its first five days of release. It had the third-highest opening for a Warner Bros. title in Latin America during the pandemic era. In Malaysia ($2.2 million), Indonesia ($1.4 million) and the Philippines ($1 million), it had the highest opening for a Warner Bros. title during the pandemic. Taiwan ($2 million) had the biggest opening a Warner Bros. film in 2022 and the second-biggest of Johnson's leading career. In Brazil ($4.9 million) it had the second-biggest opening for a Warner Bros. film during the pandemic, while also going on to generate the fifth-biggest opening ever for a Warner Bros. title in India ($3.5 million).

In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam. Nearly 5,000 years have passed, and Black Adam has gone from man to myth to legend. Now free, his unique form of justice, born out of rage, is challenged by modern-day heroes who form the Justice Society: Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Atom Smasher and Cyclone.

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Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/24/2022, 3:36 PM
The Rock's marketing machine in full force. WW total bout to grow some.
RockReigns
RockReigns - 10/24/2022, 3:47 PM
@UniqNo - Hopefully enough to make a profit!
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 10/24/2022, 4:21 PM
@UniqNo - It will be interesting as foreign films in China have been doing worst. Dune, No time to die, and The Batman didn't do so well overseas. Only recent films that did well are Jurassic Park and Minions.

But even before the pandemic most foreign films released in China have grossed less than 100 mil. Thats why a lot of Hollywood studio films are no longer making films aimed at China.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/24/2022, 5:18 PM
@mastakilla39 - it's still the biggest single pot they'll collect outside of the domestic side. Plus China been having STRICT lockdowns. I saw the other day people are being forced to sleep in cubicles. I don't know hoe legit that is though.

Still when the numbers add up it will surely only benefit them. I'm sure domestic second weekend will be harsh, but if that's dropping in China at the same time as black panther in other parts of the world, it will be interesting to see the comparisons.
RolandD
RolandD - 10/24/2022, 5:53 PM
@UniqNo - If there are strict lockdowns, it must be regional. As of my last FaceTime with my daughter last week, she and her husband were going to work and doing regional traveling. No lockdown there. I am talking about the Sichuan region.
WakandaTech
WakandaTech - 10/24/2022, 3:39 PM
Need that CCP blood money

If you think Putin is bad

You have not seen nothing when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party

RockReigns
RockReigns - 10/24/2022, 3:47 PM
@WakandaTech - Oh, for sure.. it's a chit-show.. but Endgame made $350 million in its opening weekend in China. Too much money to pass up.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/24/2022, 5:20 PM
@SethRollins - 350mil usd? opening weekend in China? You sure those numbers are right?
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/24/2022, 5:27 PM
@SethRollins - OK I checked...that is kind of right.... was a 5 day week(end) opening on the Wednesday getting to. That's pretty amazing.
prettynucIear
prettynucIear - 10/24/2022, 5:39 PM
@WakandaTech - My country was invaded by France for a hundred years
RolandD
RolandD - 10/24/2022, 5:56 PM
@WakandaTech - The CCP is not buying tickets. Individual citizens who are vastly not party members are.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/24/2022, 6:08 PM
It should help with it's worldwide box office and then....

Shazam and Superman Vs Black Adam.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/24/2022, 6:33 PM
@marvel72 -


Didnt you attack other studios specially Disney for opening in China ?

Who are you?😐
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/24/2022, 7:16 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - When remind me? There hasn't been any Marvel releases in China for years, if I remember correctly and pretty much everything that came before Endgame I supported.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 10/24/2022, 8:07 PM
@marvel72 -
"There hasn't been any Marvel releases in China for years"
That's not for lack of Disney trying, instead its because China does not want LGBTQ+ content, American symbolism and is generally trying to get Disney to bend the knee fully rather than d*cking them around by just pandering to them occasionally for profit.

In essence, Disney is begging for that CCP blood money, but the CCP wants them to get on their knees and pleasure them first.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/24/2022, 6:14 PM
How? It has satanic magic 🤔?




WB had to cut a huge deal. China probably takes 100% of the profit
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