Black Adam is supposed to change the hierarchy of power in the DC Extended Universe. It's what Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been saying all this time.
Now that we're only a few winks away from its premiere and things aren't looking good for what was billed to be the DCEU's first big win in a while. Despite earlier previews claiming it is a solid film, critics are saying otherwise. At the moment, Black Adam holds a 55% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It's not on par with Catwoman in terms of mediocrity but it makes it the fourth-worst DCEU film.
If it's any consolation, the DCEU has a weird relationship with critics; its best-reviewed films don't do particularly well at the global box office.
The struggling universe's highest-grossing film, Aquaman, holds a score of 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it made over a billion throughout its theatrical run. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice comes second at $872 millio,n but it had a mediocre 29% Rotten Tomatoes score. In fact, the only DCEU film that made over $500 million and scored more than 80% on Rotten Tomatoes is Wonder Woman (93%).