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There’s apparently no one on this planet who can stop the vengeful being from reigning over the box office. And true enough, after a strong first week, the DC Comics anti-hero film Black Adam continued to rule the box office, with a current total of $250 million globally. The film, starring Dwayne Johnson, made $7.5 million on its second Friday and has now earned an estimated $39 million this weekend from 76 overseas markets, including France, Holland, Turkey, Germany, Denmark, and the United Kingdom, among others.
Johnson’s career has continued to rise, and Black Adam became his 18th film to surpass the $100 million mark.
Next week, the film will go up against the highly anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever which hits theaters on November 11.
Rihanna made her long-awaited return to music with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single on Marvel’s blockbuster sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The song was released on Oct 28, in advance of the movie, which premieres in theatres on Nov 11.
The song, a tribute to the life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman, was written by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and director Ryan Coogler.
Ticket to Paradise, a romantic comedy that reunites long-time friends and co-stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney, could defy box office odds.
Already, the combined charm of Roberts and Clooney is working at the international box office, where Ticket to Paradise has generated an impressive $72 million to date. Universal reported that Ticket to Paradise is outpacing The Lost City, which tapped out with $85 million overseas, as well as pre-pandemic meet-cute stories like Last Christmas ($88 million overseas) and Crazy Rich Asians ($64 million overseas) at the same point in their respective international rollouts.
The stars still have big followings overseas, where audiences are more loyal to celebrities than they are in North America.
That’s been the case for several films aimed at older audiences, such as Elvis ($151 million domestically), Where the Crawdads Sing ($90 million) and Bullet Train ($103 million). Thanks to positive word-of-mouth, those films showed impressive endurance in theaters at a time when blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion and Thor: Love and Thunder were dominating box office charts.