‘Black Adam’ superheroes dominate the North American box office

(AFP) – Superhero film ‘Black Adam’ topped the North American box office this weekend, according to preliminary figures from Exhibitor Relations released on Sunday.

In the feature film from DC comics, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays Teth Adam, a former slave with superpowers, just released from a very long prison sentence, who finds a transformed and hostile universe.

Nothing surprising in this success, noted David Gross, of the specialized firm Franchise Entertainment Research, who recalls that superhero films are generally “very well received”.

“Black Adam”, which also stars Pierce Brosnan, earned $67 million in revenue, far outpacing its competitors.

For comparison, “Ticket To Paradise,” which climbed all the way up to No. said David Gross.

In this film with a five-star cast, Julia Roberts and George Clooney play ex-spouses who put aside their differences and travel to Bali to try to prevent the marriage of their daughter, deemed too hasty.

Any other mood for the third place in the ranking, occupied by the psychological horror film “Smile” and its 8.4 million dollars.

The film tells the disturbing story of a therapist (Sosie Bacon) who begins to lose touch with reality after witnessing a horrific event involving a patient.

The bloody “Halloween Ends,” which features terrifying masked killer Michael Myers, scared enough viewers to take fourth place, raising $8 million.

In a much less gory style, “Enzo the Croco”, adapted from a children’s book, ranked fifth, with $4.2 million collected.

A little boy, just arrived in New York, befriends a singing crocodile, discovered in the attic of his new house, and whose extravagant owner is played by Javier Bardem.

Here’s the rest of the top 10:

6- “The Woman King” (1.9 million)

7- “Terrify 2” (1.9 million)

8- “Don’t Worry Darling” ($880,000)

9- “Amsterdam” ($818,000)

10- “Without filter” (600,000 dollars)