Black Adam Gomovies (2024)

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Is Black Adam hit or flop? ›

It was not well received by critics and grossed $393 million worldwide, becoming a box-office bomb for failing to break even.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is opening up about why he thinks Warner Bros. and DC Studios ultimately decided not to move forward with Black Adam 2. The actor, who spent 15 years fighting to make the original superhero film, says a second installment was axed due to a "vortex of new leadership."

According to a new report in TheWrap, some of the blame belongs to Dwayne Johnson himself; they claim that there was a plan in place for Shazam to appear in a cameo in the Black Adam post-credits scene, which would have seen “Shazam recruited by Aldis Hodge's Hawkman, and other costumed heroes, into the Justice Society ...

By shouting the name "SHAZAM!", Adam is bestowed the powers of divine origin, originating from Egyptian deities. These powers typically include: Superhuman physical attibutes: strength, speed, durablity, etc.

Add a Review. Large budgeted and badly disjointed, "Black Adam" belongs in the poor category with the likes of "Justice League" and "Superman vs Batman". The story is hackneyed, and the dialog is eye-rolling with terrible worn out humor. It feels like a bad imitation of better Marvel movies.

Given that Sentry is often described as having the power of a million exploding suns, it's easy to see why he handily destroys Black Adam. Being one of the most overpowered superheroes of all time, Sentry has more than enough power to defeat Black Adam in seconds.

Dwayne Johnson has opened up about the cancellation of "Black Adam 2" by DC Studios. The film was dropped right after the studio welcomed new leadership in Peter Safran and James Gunn. Johnson told Kevin Hart he believes the sequel to the superhero blockbuster "got caught in a vortex of new leadership."

As the dialogue in Justice League #73 suggested, while Superman's specific vulnerabilities give Black Adam a chance against him, that doesn't mean the two are equal in power, and the Man of Steel is clearly stronger by any comparison.

In December, Gunn previously shared on Twitter that part of the reason why Cavill wasn't a good fit for the latest iteration of Superman was that the film centered "on an earlier part of Superman's life." At the time, he added, "But we just had a great meeting with Henry and we're big fans and we talked about a number ...

Weaknesses. Magical Vulnerability: Only significant magic can affect him. Lightning: Lightning attacks that cause damage and can cause Black Adam to revert back to Theo Adam.

Can Shazam beat Superman? ›

The comics have shown the former Captain Marvel best Superman in a one-on-one fight while players of the Injustice video game watched Superman defeat Shazam by freezing his mouth shut --so he couldn't say the magic word-- and promptly lobotomizing him with his heat vision.

Millennia ago, he had first chosen an Egyptian man named Teth-Adam to wield the power of the gods against the enemies of man, but he quickly succumbed to his power in the name of global conquest. Shazam sent Teth-Adam away to the farthest reaches of space, naming him “Black Adam” for his grave mistake in judgment.

Though Black Adam made a respectable $393 million worldwide, its budget reached $260 million, not including marketing costs. Several potential reasons were offered for its flop, with many insiders accusing Johnson of using Black Adam to wield his power and organize a DC takeover.

Black Adam Fears the Wizard Who Empowered Him

Unfortunately, this magic word proved confusing in the comics, where many casual fans came to believe that 'Shazam' was actually the name of Billy Batson's superhero identity.

However, his background was later retconned to reveal that he is actually the Aboriginal (Kunwinjku) deity known as Mamaragan. According to this retcon, Mamaragan's songlines guided him to a seat on the Council of Eternity, where he adopted the title of "Wizard" and later Shazam.

Now, the movie stands to lose $50 million to $100 million in its theatrical run, according to the estimates of insiders as well as rival executives with knowledge of similar productions. Sources at Warner Bros.

393.5 million USD

Black Adam / Box office

Zachary Levi is serving a ferocious ka-pow to Shazam! Fury of the Gods haters. Four months after the big-budget DC superhero film flopped with critics (49 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and at the box office ($57 million domestically), the star hit back at the film's detractors on Tuesday's episode of The FilmUp Podcast.