While Black Adam isn’t going to get Marvel-level numbers in India, the DC superhero film has posted a healthy total despite it being a non-holiday, in the middle of the week. Black Adam serves as Dwayne Johnson’s debut in the superhero genre and has registered an opening in the range of Rs 6 crore to Rs 7 crore on its first day release in India.
The film opened in India on Thursday and will be released in the US and other countries on Friday. Black Adam’s opening is in line with the 7 crore that The Batman made on its first day earlier this year. But it will probably fall short of the 8 crore that Jurassic World Dominion made on its opening day. Dominion’s opening day was the biggest for a non-Marvel release in Hollywood in the post-pandemic era. Numbers are expected to increase over the weekend. However, the Rs 6-7 crore opening is higher than the opening day figures of some recent Bollywood films. Ayushmann Khurrana’s Doctor G made only 3.8 crore, Runway 34 made 3 crore, Jersey made 3.1 crore and Ek Villain Returns 6.7 crore.
Comparatively, Spider-Man: No Way Home made a net of Rs 32 crore on its first day of release last year. Marvel’s post-pandemic partner releases Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder made Rs 27.5 crore and Rs 18.6 crore in their opening days, respectively.
In Black Adam, The Rock plays the anti-hero Teth Adam, who has the powers of Shazam. But unlike this superhero, he is willing to kill to protect his people. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and also stars Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell and Pierce Brosnan.
Produced on a reported budget of $200 million (i.e. four times the reported budget of Brahmastra), Black Adam has attracted mixed to negative reviews from critics. The Indian Express“Salini Langer He wrote, “Black Adam isn’t all bad though. It’s pretty fun, despite all the banging and banging. surprisingly cohesive… This installment is clearly just a trailer to all the battles and disasters yet to come. That’s an exhausting thought.”
