Warner Bros.’ film Black Adam remained atop competition for the second weekend running, hauling in a modest estimated $27.7 million in North American box office receipts, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
A feature that explores the origin story behind 2019’s Shazam, the DC Comics superhero, Black Adam stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a former slave bestowed with special powers.
Coming in second for the Friday-through-Sunday period was Universal’s Ticket to Paradise, a romantic comedy starring A-list stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The flick brought in $10 million.
Horror films, though, scored more broadly at the box office in the run-up to Halloween.
Prey for the Devil, a Lionsgate flick, was in the number three spot, pulling in $7 million. Paramount’s Smile at fourth and Universal’s Halloween Ends at fifth, brought in $5 million and $3.8 million, respectively.Warner Bros.’ film Black Adam remained atop competition for the second weekend running, hauling in a modest estimated $27.7 million in North American box office receipts, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.