Black Adam had a rather poor showing at the box office despite having one of the biggest stars on the planet as its lead. New information has emerged that extensive reshoots due to poor test screenings led to the movie overshooting its budget.
Much has been said about Black Adam's box office performance. There were initial reports that the movie was set to lose $50 to $100 million at the box office. The Rock dismissed the reports and revealed that Black Adam will turn a modest profit.
The superhero movie starring Dwayne Johnson initially had a budget of $190 million. This is comparable to other much more popular DC movies such as The Flash ($200 million) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ($205 million). Marvel movies have a similar budget for most of their titles. However, Black Adam received mixed reviews from fans and audiences. This led to the movie struggling at the box office considering the hype created by its lead actor and the big budget. Black Adam earned $391 million at the box office before being moved to HBO Max last week.